The Volunteers at the Water Into Wine Food Pantry have worked hard to serve our clients and offer the best balance. In 2018, we upgraded our process to offer "Clients Choice". The abandoned the method of boxed goods being shoved into the hands of clients, and now offers a modified process of selecting your goods from shelves, more like a grocery shopping experience. This new method has worked well.
When looking back, we realized that the one day per month was lacking. Many of our clients had doctor's appointments and other prior engagements. In order to meet the need of country residents, we have worked on the following scheduled format of distribution. Each week, if we have the items in stock to make a good box, we will open a couple of hours for clients to come through and receive a food box. That food box will count as your monthly box and will be flagged as so in our computer data base. We are trying to keep this day as the Wednesday of each week. We will still offer our third Wednesday of the month from the hours of 8:30AM-3PM. If you have not picked up during the month, you may come on that day. To close out the month, we will try to open the Wednesday at the end of the month to catch those who has not picked up during the month. Our hopes are that this new format allows our clients to pickup as needed instead of scheduled pickups. This will also apply for our agencies who pickup. If you have questions regarding a particular Wednesday to see if we are in operation, please call the church at 606-349-6301 to check on opening hours. EXAMPLE: Open: April 3rd- Boxes (Subject to Change Call) April 10th-Boxes (Subject to Change Call) April 17th- Boxes Large Pantry Day (guaranteed) 8:30AM-3PM April 24th- Boxes (Subject to Change Call) If you pick up at either of these dates you will not be eligible to attend any other pantry day during that month. We are working to make sure that the boxes will remain the same size for each distribution. There is no need to try and get on the big day, each other date will have the same size box. Remember Senior Citizens will still have a day on the third Thursday of each month for senior commodities. the hours will remain from 8:30AM-3PM. The truck will not arrive with senior boxes until after 12:30PM on that day. Please ask about registering for our waiting list as we are now taking applications again.
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Nelliveen Fletcher
4/5/2019 08:46:29 am
You all are doing a great service. There is so many families in need. Thanks for everything you do. I myself have utilized your pantry due to food shortages and tight budget due to loss of income. Keep up the great work. You all are making a difference.
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