AMEN Serves 305 Families During August

The AMEN Food Pantry continues to serve large numbers. The call for assistance from the community to assist with providing food was excellent and thanks to all that assisted with the food shortage. The Central Texas Food Bank is beginning to have food and hopefully service will become normal in the next few weeks.

Items in need are the following: pork and beans, ranch style beans, oatmeal, pineapples, peaches, stew, canned chicken, dumplings, canned salmon, hamburger helper and saltine crackers. The pantry currently has ample supply of green beans, peas, and corn. A total of 305 families were served for the month of August for a total of 859 individuals. A total of 133 volunteers for 352 hours served the pantry. A total of 7,751 pounds of food were donated. The impact of inflation has brought more individuals to require food. As noted the donated food increased dramatically from an average of 2,000 pounds to the level of 7,700 pounds for August. AMEN is open every Thursday from 10 a.m. till noon and will have staff on location to receive donations. Drive to the side of the building at garage door area. There will not be any food distribution on Thursday. If possible, bring your produce during this time and early Monday mornings, an ideal time is 8:30 a.m. Mobile pantry at Waldeck served 105 families for a total of 236 individuals. A total of 21 volunteers distributed 7,484 pounds of food. The mobile pantry will continue to be a drive thru format. The next distribution date is Sept. 17.

AMEN continues to thank all in the community for their assistance at the food pantry. Monetary donations can be mailed to P. O. Box 571, La Grange, Texas 78945.