Lions Club members load flour into The Pantry, which has recently been renovated, in Oxford, on Tuesday, Sept. 5, 2023. The renovated facility features an expanded and covered loading dock, a 10-feet by 10-feet walk-in freezer and a cooler of the same size, as well as more interior space. The Pantry reopened for clients Sept. 6. (©Bruce Newman)

Lions Club members Larry Mardis, center, and Jim Herbert, right, help put chicken into a walk-in freezer at The Pantry, which has recently been renovated, in Oxford, on Tuesday, Sept. 5, 2023. The renovated facility features an expanded and covered loading dock, a 10-feet by 10-feet walk-in freezer and a cooler of the same size, as well as more interior space. The Pantry reopened for clients Sept. 6. (©Bruce Newman)