Sarah’s items today, a matter of pride and need:

Amazon Basics Dish Soap, Fresh Scent, 30 Fl oz, Pack of 4, $15.40.

Tide Liquid Laundry Detergent,  Clean Heavy- Duty, Original Scent, 24 Loads, 34 fl oz, $5.50.

The people who come to the Cambridge Food Pantry are almost painfully sensitive to shame and pride. Nobody wants to need help eating and feeding their families.

(Photo Above, Diapers on the shelf)

Most work hard and long jobs and can’t keep up with the greed of some American Corporations. No profit seems like enough;  that’s how the system seems to work sometimes. I never take photos. It makes life difficult for the pantry and its members. I know they feel shame, guilt, and depression over their struggles to feed their families.

Being clean and proud is very important to them, and also to Sarah and the food pantry staff and volunteers. Mixed in among food as healthy as Sarah can find are what I call the “Items Of Health,” things that stretch budgets (including the pantries) and often require pantry patrons to give up some food for other items.

In every independent rating, Tide is voted the best all-around cleanser for clothes, stains, and odor. Tide never stays more than an hour or two on shelves. The pantry members cannot afford the supermarket prices for Tide; the pantry wish list offers it at a much lower price.

One of our missions is to ease their shame and discomfort by making sure they have the items they need to be healthy, clean, and proud, especially during the Holiday season.

Today, Sarah has asked for help getting Dish Soap and Tide—two items that always disappear quickly—back on the shelves. These items are important for health, pride, morale, and cleanliness.

We are deeply grateful for any help you can provide. These items are currently available at discounted rates on the Amazon Wish List Program.

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