Today’s Wish List asks for Parmesan Cheese; I’ve included the details below.
Sarah texted me last night and sent two photos of the boxes delivered today from the Army Of Goods. Wow, you people are amazing. The timing could not have been better.
“Another big day at the pantry!,” wrote Sarah, “We served 57 families in two hours, including six new families just today. We are out of Prego sauce, Parmesan cheese, canned spaghetti, meatballs, canned chicken, and corned beef hash and running low on kid’s shampoo, wipes, and peanut butter. Getting items from the Army Of Good has been so helpful.”
I’ll volunteer at the food pantry tomorrow to help package the backpacks for the children of the pantry families. I confess my heart did a flip when I read Sarah’s message. Would she have enough?
I needn’t have worried. Sarah always has enough. But not of everything. And she can always use more.
The pantry and its growing number of users are not in danger of having no food. Supplies will continue to arrive from the Regional Food Pantry, local supermarkets, farmers, and other sources.
Every family will get enough food to eat. But the kind of food is limited. You have significantly boosted their morale and hope.
Sarah’s requests come from what her customers want and love. It’s a big deal to get those foods to her there. The pantry always runs out of some kinds of food, and the families very much appreciate the food we are sending. Thanks, and thanks.
But they are incredibly grateful for the food we have been providing, which the families miss and their children like. There is no cause for alarm, I told myself. But I do hope we can continue providing these kinds of items. They disappear almost immediately. That won’t stop. The message is that we are doing a lot of good, well beyond anyone’s expectations.
Below, and just at the right time, two truckloads of food from the Army of Good arrived at the pantry today.
Below is the White Rose, St. Terese’s calling card for charity and compassion.
