Hospitality At Its Best - Mobile Market

What does one do with fresh produce, reclaimed groceries and recovered food? How about throw a party and invite a few hundred of your neighbors. Once a month the Food Bank of Central & Eastern North Carolina and Duke Memorial Methodist Church throw that party.

Our family had the opportunity to help the Mobile Food Pantry this month. We were blown away by the heart, by the brains and by the spirit of the event. There were 129 families served on site and another 170 deliveries to sick and shut-ins . Everyone was in a great mood and we are looking forward to the next event (September 19,2015).

The Brain: The Mobile Food Pantry ran like a machines. Clients are given numbers at 8:30 to line up at 10:30. No need to wait. Volunteers were trained ahead of time. The day of, we were welcomed and told precisely what they would do. Well oiled machines have nothing on this team!

The Heart: For those clients that are waiting, there is coffee and snacks. Also there are a lot of smiles. Why? The number one lesson we were taught is to treat everyone with love and respect. Have a smile, make sure the food is presented well and be ready to answer questions.

The Soul: The time opened with prayer and the volunteers were there with hearts full of God's love. As we were leaving, one of the leads pulled my son aside and complimented him on his smile, attitude and all the help he provided. That is a class act!

Interested in joining us? The next event at Duke Memorial will be September 19. See you There!

Here is a lovely song by Gungor, "Beautiful Things"