Even though yesterday was my last day volunteering at the Trinity Lutheran Church Food Pantry for our class, I have decided to continue spending time at TLC on Fridays during Spring semester.
Since the clients at the food pantry can only come in once a month and it was getting closer to the end of the month, we had more customers than we have had in the pervious weeks we've volunteered. We had a variety of families come in, from different sizes, new customers, different races, homeless or not. Along with each bag we had a lot of fresh produce yesterday and it went fairly fast. Many members of the church and the community have helped to donate homemade items such as: chili, bread, brownies, fruit dessert bars, and so forth. Other ideas that were given to clients yesterday were: apples, Thomas Kemper rootbeer, eggs, butter, soymilk, apple juice, fruit bars and so forth. As each client came in we invited them to the next community meal that will be coming up in Febuary. The TLC recieved over 80 guests last Friday for the January community meal, which they were very thrilled about.
Every Tuesday and Friday when the pantry is open there is a freshly brewed pot of coffee for the clients to help themselves to. Due to the cold weather the food pantry has decided to not only pass out coffee next week, but freshly made soup. They plan to set up a nice little seating area for the customers to relax and talk to fellow community members.
All in all I truly enjoyed this experience at TLC and I can't wait for my experiences to grow and learn more throughout Spring semester.
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