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Despite the cold and rainy weather, club members were on hand to help with the Thanksgiving food distribution at St. Anne's. A funeral and mercy meal meant the food pantry volunteers had to set up in the back corner of the parking lot, rather than inside the Father Smith Center. Anyone who has helped before can appreciate what an undertaking it is to move upwards of 80 bags of nonperishable food items from the basement of the church and across the parking lot, but that is exactly what had to be done in order to make sure the food pantry clients had their needs met this month. According to food pantry coordinator Melinda Nies, 110 clients were served on Monday, a significant increase from other months, due to the the Thanksgiving holiday. In addition to the usual nonperishable food items, frozen meats, fresh fruits, vegetables and dairy, clients were provided with a Thanksgiving turkey and all the trimmings including fresh carrots, potatoes, onions and apple cider. The next distribution is on Monday, December 16th and will include food for a Christmas meal. We currently have 6 volunteers for that day and every hand will be needed! Anyone that can stay longer than 10:30 or is able to arrive at 10:30 and stay until noon, please plan to do so. Plan for the possibility of being outside because all of the food will need to be moved from the basement of the church to the Father Smith Center (across the parking lot) to be distributed. |
