Retired Oregon Teacher Leads Food Pantry to Serve Low-Income Students


credit: Register Guard

Chris Ferguson, a retired teacher in the Bethel School District, has led a farmers' market-like food pantry at Cascade Middle School every Monday for the last year.

At 62, Ferguson is one of the district's most dedicated volunteers. Ferguson hauls boxes full of fruits and vegetables from FOOD for Lane County each week to give to low-income families.


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