Great news from the Food Pantry: Sarah raised thousands of dollars in just a few days to buy the Pantry a used but healthy new truck to bring food to the Cambridge Food Pantry. This is a huge step forward for the pantry.

She raised enough money today to buy it; she’ll pick it up next week. Picture below. Below are pictures of what you did for the backpack program last week.

Below is the food needed for now, two items that disappear as quickly as they go on the shelves.

Thanks to your generous contributions, the kids received big, fat packs of everything they asked for (see above). Your support has significantly impacted their lives, and we’re truly grateful for it. The pack-pack program ends for the summer in two weeks. (Above are the contents of today’s backpack for two.)

Today, Sarah seeks two things in great demand: coffee and  Laundry soap.

The first is Seattle’s Best Coffee Post Alley, which lends Dark Roast Ground Coffee in 12 Oz bags, a pack of three, for $17.94.

The second, always hard to keep on the shelves, is Clorox Fraganzia Liquid Laundry Detergent in Ocean Scent, 40 Oz. It is compatible with all front—and top-load washing machines and costs $5.99 each.

You can browse the updated Amazon Cambridge Food Pantry Wish List anytime; it seems many of you are. It’s all right here.

The cereal the Army Of Goods sent.

They asked for spaghetti O’s, which is what you sent.

Sarah did a fantastic thing by raising thousands of dollars to buy this desperately needed truck in just a few days.

Some of you did contribute, and thanks.

The existing truck was a catastrophe waiting to happen, endangering the future supply of food from the pantry banks and other donors. This new (used) truck is a huge step forward for the pantry. Sarah is great to watch; she has energy and strength, and when she told me a week ago that she would get this truck, I knew it was true. She does what she says she will do.