Who We Are

The Good Samaritan Food Pantry (GSFP) is a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt, non-profit organization to serve the residents of the ADM School District and the Van Meter School District, Dexter, Linden and Redfield.

GSFP partners with Adel Ministerial Alliance, local churches and businesses, civic organizations, Food Bank of Iowa and area residents to provide supplemental food for those with need.

 

Our Vision: A community where everyone is healthy and thriving.

Our Mission: To lend a helping hand by providing access to basic needs while offering connection and hope.

 

GSFP is an equal opportunity provider. 

Adel Food Pantry Volunteers

Staff Members

Operating Manager:
Celia McCollum

Volunteer Coordinators:
Bonnie Conover
Christine Gage
Patricia McGowan
Bruce & Jan Thorsen
Donna Scharlau

Board of Directors

A seventeen-member board provides strategic vision and monitors GSFP’s fiscal and operational integrity. The current members of the board are:

  • Sara Benn – President
  • Trish Radke – Vice President
  • Nanci Sande – Treasurer
  • Suzy Lowman – Secretary
  • James Bierly
  • Gloria Clark
  • Rebecca Dali
  • Nicole Drake
  • Dawn Flora
  • Stacey Gaidies
  • Lori Geadelmann
  • Jane Persons
  • Carol Schepers
  • Tania Schramm
  • Della Weems
  • Lynn Wilkerson