Sarah Harrington asks us for help every day. She seeks the least expensive items, often purchasing one item at a time. We are learning to focus on certain items that are the most sought-after and loved by the needy, people who love to send good out into the world.

The growing number of people needing food help left some of her shelves bare.

But day after day, we filled them up, thanks to your support. It was a battle against time, among other things.

Your contributions have made a significant impact on Sarah’s cause, and I was stunned when I went to the pantry this afternoon and saw the tangible evidence of your help—there were no empty shelves.

I wrote all week about empty shelves. You might enjoy seeing them packed up and some even stockpiled.

The Army of Good sent her everything she asked for, something I wonder if anyone expected or thought possible.

I was there today taking photos of the shelves you filled or helped to fill.  I told Sarah I needed to take them so the people sending this help could see what they had done. All I can think of is “wow” and “thanks.” Your efforts are truly appreciated, and we cannot thank you enough for your invaluable support. She asked me to thank you also.

 

Contrary to what we see every day, there is a lot of good out there, and for me, the food pantry glowed as an almost sacred home for it. I feel it when I walk in there and see Sarah and her volunteers hauling boxes, cutting them open, stacking them on shelves, and putting them outside in a bin for recycling.

(Let’s Leep It Going With a special day today, the Campbridbe Pantry’s Food Health Day For Children).  We’ll do that and Women’s Day as often as possible. Four things to buy to keep the Pantry children clean and healthy. Help if you can:

1. Suave Moisturizing Body Wash, with Wild Cherry  Blossom and Vitamin E Extract, No Parabens, Not Phathaltes, 18 Oz Pack of 6, $17.82.

2.  Suave Kids 3-in-1 Shampoo Conditioner, Body Wash, Paragon Free and Dermatologist Tested Kids’s Shampoo, 3 in 1 Formula, 28 Fl. Oz, Pack of 4,  $21.20.

3. Colgate Fresh Whitening Toothpaste with Mini Strips, Clean Mint Toothpaste for Bad Breath, Helps Fight Cavities, Whitens Teeth, 6.3 Oz, Pack of 4, $10.65.

4. Alberto Vo5, Blooming Freesia Moisturizing and Hydrating Shampoo with Coconut Milk, Vitamin E, and Biotin—Long-Lasting Fragrance—15 Oz, $2.38.

These are all items Sarah says the pantry is entirely out of and needs help to get. They are all inexpensive and sold on the Pantry Amazon Wish List.

You did a lot of good for hundreds of adults and children for whom food—which they often can’t afford to buy—has lost its magic. Your support brought back that magic, and on behalf of the people looking for food, thank you, thank you. A lot of the food you sent is too expensive for the food banks and pantries to buy or for the food-deprived to be able to bring home.

You brought joy, meaning, hope, and dignity to people who were on their knees. We can only provide some of the food the pantry needs, but we can help them get the food and items their customers want and need that the pantry and suppliers can’t.

This is turning into one of the most meaningful experiences of my life. I am forever grateful to those who want to share it with me.

 

I have mashed potatoes and mix.

 

Lemonade is needed and popular all summer.

Ramen Shrimp and Chicken Flavor.

Boxes and boxes of women’s pads and tampons.

Salad dressings are something the Pantry customers love but which the pantry can hardly ever open in stock; it was so popular.

Popcorn, a snack, and something valuable when the TV is on.

 

Soup for dinner is never left after the doors are open.