More Food Pantry Pictures

The food is ready to go. There are 196 boxes in this corner and more on the packing tables. We try to pack a good nourishing box. Canned veggies, fresh bread, canned fruits, toothpast, soap, dish detergent, soups and canned meats and tuna, dried beans or peas. Sometimes we have quart cartons of milk but we don't have refrigeration so it has to be the milk that is in cartons that don't have to be refrigerated until after its opened. Presently we can only give one box per household. One day I would love to be able to give larger boxes to the larger families.

At Thanksgiving and Christmas we splurge and put a Ham in the box. We have been blessed with getting FEMA funds for the past couple of years. FEMA stipulates that we spend the money locally and that it goes only for food. The pantry partners decided that everyone deserved a ham for a Christmas feast. Last year was the first time we did it. This year we will do it again. The Thanksgiving box had a 2lb. can of chicken, and cornbread mix and cranberry sauce. All the recipients had to do was add the celery and onions and sage and some broth and they had a nice dish of chicken and dressing.