EDITOR’S NOTE: The following clarification was submitted by Michael Ambler, pastor at Grace Episcopal Church in Bath. The original story appeared on page A1 on Friday, Aug. 24.

BATH — An article in the (Aug. 24) Weekend Times Record about food relief discussed several different food programs without making clear that they were distinct from one another. This may have confused some readers.

The Bath Area Food Bank is an ecumenical program of around a dozen local churches. The BAFB operates a food pantry, which provides groceries. The pantry is located at the Bath United Church of Christ, on Congress Avenue.

The BAFB is supported by its member churches and by donations from the larger community. Tony Zumba Studios, mentioned in the article, is one donor, for which the BAFB is very grateful.

In addition, Grace Episcopal Church operates a Mobile Food Truck the last Tuesday of each month.

The truck comes to Grace at the end of each month, when finances are often tightest for people in need. The truck is sponsored by Grace and by contributions from Grace parishioners, area individuals and institutions.

One major supporter is the Davenport Foundation, which made a substantial grant for 2012. Each truck costs about $1,000, and serves more than 200 people with meats, vegetables and packaged goods.

The connection between the pantry and the truck is that, like almost all food programs in the state, both are supplied by Good Shepherd. Good Shepherd gets food from many different sources, and like a wholesaler, distributes it to local programs that in turn make it available to people who need it.

In past years, Good Shepherd has offered Thanksgiving turkeys. Here in Bath, those turkeys were the centerpiece of Thanksgiving baskets that were then distributed through the BAFB pantry.

This year, Good Shepherd has said that it does not expect to have turkeys available. This means that the pantry may not be able to make Thanksgiving baskets this year. But the issue has to do with supply, not with funding.

Both the BAFB pantry and the truck rely on the generosity of the community. The truck, in particular, has funding in place through the end of 2012, and is now beginning to look for funding to allow it to continue into 2013.