Today, we’re celebrating Pasta Day with a heart full of gratitude!

We want to thank you for your recent contributions to the Cambridge Pantry.

Your quick and generous donations of Clam Chowder and Refried Beans allowed us to stock these items for the first time in the pantry’s history.

This has not only enabled us to plan ahead for a few weeks, a previously impossible task, but it has also significantly improved our ability to serve the struggling food-challenged people in this community.

The Pantry families and children will have warm and nutritious dinners this week as a cold front arrives.

Your support has made an enormous difference, and we are truly grateful. Your generosity allows us to make a big impact in our community. Thank you.

We have exciting news to share!

The pantry has received a grant to build a new storage room. This will enable us to stock the food people want and prevent running out once or twice a week.

Your contributions have made this progress possible, and we are delighted to share this news with you. Doing good feels good, and we all need that.

Today, Sarah is asking for three different kinds of pasta—Velveeta Shels, Ravioli, spaghetti, and Meatballs—and has found great prices: two under $5 and one $7.47. These are three warm and filling winter dinners.

Always putting herself in the shoes of the challenged, she is thinking ahead to cold and snowy weather where warm meals matter:

Here is the pasta she is seeking. Thanks. We are on a good and beautiful roll:

Chef Boyardee Spaghetti and Meatballs, 14.5 Oz Cans, Pack of 4, $4.48.

Velveeta Shells & Cheese, Original Shell Pasta & Cheese Sauce, three-ct Pack, 12-Oz Boxes, $7.47.

Beef Ravioli, 15 Oz, Pack of 4, $4.48.

(Some of the many remarkable pantry volunteers.

This is a reminder that you can access the Cambridge Pantry Amazon Food Wish List by clicking on any link above the Cambridge Food Pantry green button at the bottom of every blog post.

Everything on the list is urgently needed and is updated frequently. We are delighted that many people browse the list and make their own choices.

Sarah’s choices usually mean the pantry is out of items and unable to replenish them. She is crafting a whole new food pantry, and we fully support it.

(Sue is unloading Army of Good donations.)

Today is Pasta Day; Tomorrow is Rice Day