By Carol Cromley
The Memorial Drive Lunchbox Program started in May,
2010 with people volunteering from St Timothy Methodist Church, MDPC and Rock
Of Ages Lutheran Church. Each church was taking one or more days a week to be
responsible for serving those in need. As it began, we gathered folks from the
three churches and walked around the tables filling lunch containers, much like
what we do now for Bountiful Bags on Thursdays. Now there is a fourth church, A
New Thing Christian Church, that serves on Wednesdays.
To start with, we gave out less than ten lunches a
day, and we have grown to 50 or 60 on many days. The "working poor"
are also being served...those who have part time jobs only, like the
sign-holders you see along the road. Bottled water is included for each lunch.
Summer times we serve a lot more children, too, and we try to add drink boxes
for them or other special treats.
Bananas are an addition to the daily menu, and the
folks at Rock of Ages donate & make up fresh sandwiches to replace some of
the packaged items we used to purchase. The sack lunches are placed in grocery
bags, to keep costs to a minimum.
Your cash donations (checks marked for Lunchbox)
are used for the packaged items put in the bags with the sandwiches.
Those who hand out the lunches frequently hear happy "thank you's" and
"bless you" for being there.
So "Thank you and Bless you" for the all your help
that makes this program continue for our neighbors in need.
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