It’s a day of great value for the Army Of Good. Pantry Director Sarah Harrington has selected two items that her “customers” want, need, and often can’t find at the Cambridge Food Pantry.
Sarah is innovative and practical. She always considers the costs to other people’s pocketbooks and searches for bargains and the best food at the lowest costs.
Your contributions, no matter how small, have made a significant difference. I don’t have the heart to pass up making so many families very happy for less than $4.
The first is Amazon Brand Happy Belly Grated Parmesan Cheese Shaker, 8 Oz., for $2.96.
The second is Progresso, Italian Style Bread Crumbs, 15 oz. $2.17.
It was with great pride and joy that I learned yesterday that the Army of Goods’s total donation for April was 3,828 pounds of goods and products, a significant increase of 800 pounds from the previous month. Small acts of great kindness can add up to great things. We are becoming a permanent part of the pantry story
This is a testament to your generosity and the impact it’s making. Thank you, thank you.
Sarah said it was “crazy good” news.
It may seem like a small thing to donate, but one of the mothers in one of the pantry families told me it is a big thing to her and her kids. (She texts me to thank the Army of Good and me for the food they are getting. We try to get what the pantry can’t get or afford.
“Flavoring food is so important,” one of the pantry family mothers texted me, “especially when you haven’t been able to do it for months or years. We are very grateful to see some cheese shakers and bread crumbs. They mean a lot.”
It is a message to the pantry families and, beyond that, to the outside world. Compassion and caring are a part of us all, no matter what you see on the news. America is a country of great heart.
