Chinook Food Pantry's Amelia Funk honored at AARP Banquet

Amelia Funk was the volunteer director of Chinook's Food Pantry from 2000 until she retired from the position in 2015. Until her retirement she was the only director to serve the Food Pantry since its creation in 1998.

In September, 2017, Funk received a letter from AARP Montana (American Association of Retired Persons Montana) notifying her she was a nominee for the 2017 Andrus Award for Community Service based on her years of service to the Food Pantry. The Andrus Award is the Association's most prestigious volunteer award and each year honors the legacy of Dr. Ethel Percy Andrus, the founde...