Our Daily Bread Food Pantry Receives Grant from The League Club

At their annual Briefcase Breakfast on April 14, 2023, The League Club of Naples awarded Marco Island food pantry, Our Daily Bread Food Pantry with a $25,000 grant.

This is the first year that Our Daily Bread Food Pantry (ODBFP) has received a grant from The League Club.  “I  feel like we have really come so far,” said Executive Director Amanda Nelson, “being affiliated with The League Club means a great deal to all of us and those in our community. We are truly grateful for their support.”

The grant is to purchase food for the guests who attend and participate in ODBFP’s weekly mobile outreaches, home deliveries, weekly appointments, and Saturday pantry. Last year this organization fed 195,000 guests and is expecting to increase to 225,000 in 2023.

Since their inception in 2016, ODBFP has been feeding the food insecure on Marco Island, in Goodland, Isles of Capri and parts of Naples.

The League Club President Denise Hadley said, “The heart and soul of The League Club is our Community Involvement Committee. For over three decades The League Club has addressed critical needs of at risk adults and children in the areas of food scarcity, shelter, education, and the arts through grants to nonprofit agencies in Collier and Lee Counties.”

The League Club has supported 182 agencies over the 36 years they have been giving out grants totaling over $6.5 million dollars.

These monies are raised from the League Clubs Annual Fundraiser, Naples Tables, held every spring in Naples.

The League Club, Inc. is a 501 ©(3) organization of women in Southwest Florida strengthening communities through fellowship, education, volunteerism and philanthropy. The League Club is open to women who have been or are active members of a Junior League that is a member of the Association of Junior Leagues International.