Left to right: Bill Warren-Ripley County Food Pantry; Pastor Tommy Beatley-Fishes and Loaves Food Pantry; Anne Baran-Batesville Area Ministerial Association Food Pantry; and Sandra Wagner-Sunman Food Pantry. provided

(Ripley County, Ind.) - Local food pantries were met with an added bonus this past holiday season. 

The Ripley County Community Foundation proactively granted to $2,250 to each of the five Ripley County Pantries from United Way contributions and matches from Main Source Bank. 

Recipients of the United Way Grant were Batesville Area Ministerial Association Food Pantry, Fishes and Loaves Community Food Pantry, Milan Community Emergency Relief, Ripley County Food Pantry, and Sunman Food Pantry.