Lord’s Cupboard celebrating 35 years

The Lord's Cupboard of Jefferson County is celebrating its anniversary this month.

Thirty-five years ago in September 1983, The Lord's Cupboard became an official 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization.

The Lord's Cupboard of Jefferson County started its operations with a distribution of Christmas Boxes in December of 1982. Since then the organization has operated out of several spaces in Fairfield, with an ever-growing client list and a continually expanding list of services offered.

The emergency food pantry is currently operating at 303 N. Fourth St., and distributes about 500 food orders per month to Jefferson County's food-insecure households. More than one-third of those served by the pantry are under the age of 18.

Donations of food or cash are always accepted at The Lord's Cupboard 1-4 p.m. Monday through Friday. Contact director Laura Cohen at LordsCupboard@LISCO.com or 472-8457 for more information or for a tour of the facility.

To celebrate its anniversary, The Lord's Cupboard is hosting a fundraising Trivia Night Oct. 12 at the Fairfield Arts & Convention Center. A happy hour pregame, featuring appetizers by Hy-Vee Food Store, is at 6 p.m., and the triva competition, with host Ken Malloy, begins at 7 p.m.

Teams of up to eight attendees will compete for prizes in categories including movies, television, music, literature, sports, animals, arts & culture, and general & random. Each person purchases their own ticket for $15.

Tickets are available at the Fairfield Arts & Convention Center ticket office, 472-2787 or www.fairfieldacc.com.

More information about Trivia Night can be found on the Fairfield Arts & Convention Center website and on the Lord's Cupboard Facebook page.