WOW! the total is in and it is BIG! Impressive...... the shelves are all filled at least for now and many people will benefit from the wonderful food donated by Blount County residents.
Many people have helped to sort and shelve the food. Volunteers from the community, local churches, the board and the Maryville High School National Honor society have helped to put everything away in record time. Clients are already benefiting from the return to soup and a variety of cereals. Soon there will be pasta packed in every bag and tomato sauce to go with it. Clients are also having the pleasure of choosing one "extra" with each visit.... What is an "extra" you might ask - extras are those interesting items that we never seem to have enough to pack for everyone and often they are not on every one's favorite list. So choosing is a must. It could be olives, or artichokes, sauce mixes or nuts, maybe even some fancy tea or salad dressing. At any rate the clients really enjoy having at least one choice!
The board of the CFC would like to thank everyone who donated food, has worked to sort and shelve and especially the Postal Workers/Letter Carriers that took extra time on their routes to collect food.
At a rate of 1200 - 1600 pounds of food leaving each time the CFC is open this food will last approximately 25 - 28 days. Of course there will be foods purchased to fill in the gaps and round out the menu, but what a magnificent help this food drive has been.
We just keep going..... "Feeding the Hungry of Blount County".... Our mission and such a blessing!
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