Local companies awarded $4,500 in grants to the Caring & Sharing Food Pantry.

Local companies awarded $4,500 in grants to the Caring & Sharing Food Pantry during the third quarter of 2025. The monies from Paulding Putnam’s Operation Round Up program and Erie Insurance helped the pantry purchase furniture for its community room and contributed to the 2025 annual budget which funds operations, including food purchases, according to the food pantry. Operation Round Up granted funds to buy tables and chairs for the pantry’s community room. The space is used for meetings and as a work area for sorting food, packaging meal kits and, eventually, for hosting educational workshops for clients.