“Sarah, I’m sending you some lunch bags. These reusable snack bags would be nice for anyone with kids! Thank you, and bless you for all you do!”
—Carol, Illinois. Carol also paid $17 for the shipping. Thanks, Carol, for your generosity and thoughtfulness. It is much appreciated.
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Sarah and anyone who runs a food pantry faces all kinds of unseen challenges, from unpredictable or financially struggling food banks to rigid government regulation to declining government donations to her customers’ fierce struggle to take home the food they have always loved and used.
If you are food-deprived, your life is full of challenges—detergent or food, dental paste or food, warm meals, or dish soap. No one has enough to get everything they want—just some things sometimes and the best things rarely or never.
Sarah is taking on that challenge, and I hope to help her with it, along with the Arm of Good.
We’re doing two things on the blog today. The first is launching a Coffee Day campaign; please look below.
Go For The Bold Ground Coffee, Dark Roast, 12 Ounce (Pack Of Three), $15.94.
Just Bright Ground Coffee, Light Roast, 12 Ounce Pack of 3, $15.94.
Fresh Hazelnut Flavored Coffee, Ground Medium Roast, 12 Ounce (Pack of 3), $15.94.
Fresh Colombia Ground Coffee, 12 Ounce (Pack of 3), $16.21.
Coffee is one of the most challenging things for Sarah to get on the shelves and keep.
Secondly, I’m listing the most popular and favorite things on the pantry shelves, the most loved and so far impossible to keep continuously available.
I’m taking what I hope is the lead by adopting the very popular Tide— one of the things people sacrifice food to get more than anything else. This is because they believe it does the best job of detergent cleaning dishes and removing stains and smells from their children.
I hope others will consider looking at the most popular lists below daily and picking one item to donate when possible. I buy Tide once a week now, so these items will stay on the Wish List for a while.
Today, we are launching a coffee campaign on the blog. Even more than Tide, coffee disappears and is just not available. That’s a big deal for moms and dads with two or three kids and two or three jobs.
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I hope we can help. Once again, Sarah has chosen four coffees as the needed food of the day:
Go For The Bold Ground Coffee, Dark Roast, 12 Ounce (Pack Of Three), $15.94.
Just Bright Ground Coffee, Light Roast, 12 Ounce Pack of 3, $15.94.
Fresh Hazelnut Flavored Coffee, Ground Medium Roast, 12 Ounce (Pack of 3), $15.94.
Fresh Colombia Ground Coffee, 12 Ounce (Pack of 3), $16.21.
Below, two of the most popular items at the Cambridge Food Pantry—the ones they can’t keep in stock—are listed. My hope and fantasy is that some of you out there will keep an eye out for these items and buy them once in a while, once a week, and see if we can keep the flow going.
Velveeta Shells & Cheese, Original Shell Pasta & Cheese, Sauce Meal (3 Ct. Pack, 12 oz Boxes, $7.47.
Tide Liquid Detergent, Hygienic Clean, Heavy Duty, Original Scent, 21 loads, 34 fl. oz, $6.99.
(Special Price: Zatrain’s Red Beans & Rice, 8 Oz) $1.78.)
You can access the Cambridge Pantry Amazon Food Wish List by clicking here.
The Wish List, which is updated throughout the day and night, can be accessed at any time by clicking on the green button at the bottom of every blog post on my blog. Thank you. You are welcome to make choices in your own time and in an affordable way.
When I can’t sleep, I send some Tide.
What happened to the Mansion good works… there is no mention any more. No time for such work…?
I’ve mentioned the Mansion on the blog at least a dozen times in the past weeks and months; Bob, the Mansion was sold to a Hedge Fund company months ago, and the staff, activity, and volunteer functions have changed, as I said. The people I worked with are gone, and the schedules have changed.
For now, I’m not doing much there or getting any guidance; I’m not sure what my role will be; the new people have never spoken to or met me. They are rarely even there. The staff I know is gone. I continue to do what work I can and help the residents when I can, but I’m not writing about it right now. When the situation becomes clear, and I have something new to say, I’ll write about it again, as I have.
I was wondering also. I knew management changed but didn’t know how it has affected you two. The people must miss you both so much. You’re such a blessing to them. I hope it works out to continue.