AMEN Serves Over 300 Families in February

The AMEN Food Pantry continued to be very busy in the month of February. A total of 333 families were served for the month for a total of 961 individuals. A total of 173 volunteers for 580 hours served the pantry. A total of 8,894 pounds of food were donated.

AMEN has no paid staff, all functions of the pantry are served by volunteers. There are activities that require volunteers not only on open Pantry days, but also on all days of the week. Food donations from H-E-B and Walmart require drivers to retrieve and bring to the pantry. How does one volunteer? Contact your local church if you are a member, you do not have to belong to a church to volunteer. Leave a message at (979) 968-3943 that you have an interest in volunteering or drop by during open hours Monday 9 a.m.-noon.

The food pantry is asking all clients to bring shopping bags if possible.

The mobile food pantry at Waldeck served 67 families, 150 family members. There were 11 new clients and 28 volunteers that distributed 3,494 pounds of food.

Questions are asked about how to drop off product at the pantry, bring items during open hours or leave a message for special drop off times if needed. Normal receiving hours are Monday 9 a.m. to noon and Thursday 10 a.m. to noon. Monetary donations can be mailed to P.O. Box 571 La Grange, Texas 78945.

AMEN appreciates the community for their assistance at the food pantry.