If you have been watching television on Sunday nights you might have seen the new show called the “Big Give#” on ABC. This show gives contestants the chance to make some amazing differences in the lives of some unsuspecting strangers. They are told to see how they can multiply an original investment that they are given to benefit someone in need. It is said that the purpose of the show was to inspire others to do what they can to help others in their own communities. We have all seen how fast the flu virus can spread between individuals this winter. How fast do you think the “Giving Bug#” can spread in our area?
After talking to different area food pantries, it seems the need is great and the “bang for your buck#” is obvious.
The Port Byron food pantry is housed in the Port Byron United Methodist Church on South Street, where they give food away on a weekly basis on Wednesdays to residents of Port Byron School District. They get food from the Syracuse Food Bank, as well as local residents supplying food and money donations.
This food pantry is managed and run by volunteers who are giving of their time to sort, pack and distribute these items, all the while trying to stretch their available supplies to help all who come in need.
If each of us could send as little as $5 (or more) to your local food pantry just imagine the difference we could make. That money could be multiplied dramatically using the available advantages for a food bank; USDA free food, grant programs and wholesale and bulk buying. There are people in your area that are relying on the generosity of others to feed their children. Not because they don't want to work, not because they are lazy, but because our economy is making it very difficult, if not in some cases impossible, to put food on their tables consistently.
So I challenge you, if your children went to bed having had supper tonight, I ask you to catch the “Giving Bug#” and send a check to your local food pantry for those who are struggling right now.
Carol Burns
Sterling
The Port Byron food pantry is housed in the Port Byron United Methodist Church on South Street, where they give food away on a weekly basis on Wednesdays to residents of Port Byron School District. They get food from the Syracuse Food Bank, as well as local residents supplying food and money donations.
This food pantry is managed and run by volunteers who are giving of their time to sort, pack and distribute these items, all the while trying to stretch their available supplies to help all who come in need.
If each of us could send as little as $5 (or more) to your local food pantry just imagine the difference we could make. That money could be multiplied dramatically using the available advantages for a food bank; USDA free food, grant programs and wholesale and bulk buying. There are people in your area that are relying on the generosity of others to feed their children. Not because they don't want to work, not because they are lazy, but because our economy is making it very difficult, if not in some cases impossible, to put food on their tables consistently.
So I challenge you, if your children went to bed having had supper tonight, I ask you to catch the “Giving Bug#” and send a check to your local food pantry for those who are struggling right now.
Carol Burns
Sterling