Today's unexpected produce delivery of 172 pounds of tomatoes, peppers, eggplants and greens from Faith's Community Garden was gratefully received by OPEN M.
According to Food Services Manager, Marcia, "The timing of this could not be better! With SNAP payments probably suspended next week due to the government shutdown (affecting 77,000 Summit County residents), and this being the 5th week of the month when demand is always high, there will be a lot of demand at the local food pantries. Normally, we have around 35 families per day here at OPEN M. Last week we averaged around 60 per day, 1/3 of whom were new. THANK YOU! Please know how much we appreciate the people of Faith Lutheran Church!"
And thank you to our volunteer gardeners and garden helpers!
