February 21, 2024

Last Saturday, with below freezing February temperatures, we provided a warm welcome to our neighbors.  Linda offered our neighbors a recipe and a sample for a tasty smoothie made with various canned and/or fresh food items available in the pantry this week. It was quite a busy morning assisting 137 families representing 486 individuals. Six new families were provided 3 1/2 days of food for the week.

Our community donated lots of food last week. Several grocery carts are stationed in our pantry foyer to hold the donated food. What comfort it was to arrive and find the carts filled with food items for the week. The canned fruits, veggies, cereal, and beans helped us restock our shelves. MANNA delivered lots of fresh produce and meat this week.  We received sweet and russet potatoes, onions, and peppers. We are grateful to our Tuesday volunteers who helped us place over 6,000 pounds of food on our shelves. Speaking of volunteers, two faithful volunteers who moved to Florida, Jim and Joann, spent Tuesday morning of their vacation assisting us with our MANNA delivery. It's always a pleasure to see our volunteers from far and near.

 The Lord's Acre of Fletcher, our Garden, is beginning to "spring up" all kinds of surprises. It's worth a "drive by" to view the raised beds and peep in the hoophouse. The radishes are thriving!

 On behalf of the Executive Committee, thank you to our volunteers and our area churches, civic groups, local merchants, and families for all you do to feed our community helping to reduce food insecurity.  We thank you and appreciate your food and monetary donations.