I have no flippant remarks about that food bank down there off the corner of 6th and M Street. If you don't know where I am talking about.....just drive down M Street on any given Thursday around 930 a.m. .....you'll see a long line of folks waiting for some help. A very long line.
I was going to write all bout "this and that" of the program down there that was started nearly 35 years ago....named R.E.A.C.H. but I just want to show what is the food bank....inside. Have you not ever wondered what goes on in there? Do they pass out just junk food and day old stale bread? Is there glorious church music being played ....perhaps a sermon as the folks gather up a little ol' bag of groceries?
Over 30 volunteers ...a couple of co_coordinators named Sara and Beverly....and then there is Brenda, the coordinator of this Rio Linda Elverta Food Closet (REACH).....serving up to 500 Rio Linda / Elverta residents.
Just think.....this is just one outlet that helps with the community's needy. So let me take you the reader here..... to look at the volunteers unloading, helping set up, the food storage and the distribution table lines.....inside this place.
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With the community help.....with the local businesses .....and other churches of our the area .....there is about $1000.00 coming in each month. This helps pay for fuel to pick up truck loads of groceries..... to buying meat products. You'll see the pleads for donations a lot on Face Book and then there is the Food Source Store that donates in a big way. In fact...there are many in the community that is silently helping out like the elder woman that unloads her car trunk of food each Thursday......but more help is needed.
Oh.....there is no junk food. I was very impressed with the quality and selection of grocery offered. Lot's of produce and some diary. Folks of need ....usually go home with an ample supply of grocery for their families. Did I say that pet food to toiletry is given too?!
I'll be posting about the many other churches and organizations that help out here in R.L. each month. One last thing.....no glorious church music was being played ....no sermons. Just plain good ol' fashion help from the folks that care.
https://www.facebook.com/riolindaelverta.foodcloset
Next week: those art murals that are appearing in Rio Linda. This post will indeed cause some uproar.
