Yearly Archives: 2016

Pantry Update 12/20/2016

Merry Christmas! The pantry served 56 families today. We also received a large donation of canned goods from a local church. If you or anyone you know is in need of food assistance this holiday season, we will be open for our regular distribution days of Saturdays from 8am to 11am and Tuesdays 10am to 1pm, including Christmas Eve and New

2016-12-20T19:12:17-06:00December 20th, 2016|Latest News|

Pantry Update 12/17/2016

The pantry served 61 families a week's worth of nutritious food. We also received a large donation of diapers, paper products and canned veggies! New Building Update: This week, the building crew poured the slab and erected the exterior framing. Great job, guys! Next up will be the exterior paneling... the cold weather will certainly not help at all. Amazing Grace

2016-12-17T20:15:50-06:00December 17th, 2016|Latest News|

Pantry Update 12/10/2016

148 Families (620 people) received groceries this week. Someone donated Christmas Music CDs to add to the joy of giving this week. Volunteers unloaded and stocked 5,800 lbs of Grocery Rescue from area stores. These items are either dented cans or bent boxes that stores cannot sell, but are still very usable. We appreciate these donations to help feed those who

2016-12-11T14:19:29-06:00December 11th, 2016|Latest News|

Pantry Update 11/29/2016

Amazing Grace Food Pantry was honored to serve 2378 people during the month of November. Besides receiving the overflowing grocery cart full of food each week, they also received Turkey or Ham along with all the side dish ingredients to prepare a very nice Thanksgiving meal for their families. This was all made possible by generous donations from area residents and

2016-12-09T22:22:01-06:00November 29th, 2016|Latest News|

Groundbreaking 2016 Update

The Amazing Grace Food Pantry Groundbreaking Ceremony was a huge success Saturday, November 19th. God had the right people in the right place. A tour of the current pantry kicked off the ceremony. Check out our Building Hope page to see the new building progress as it happens. This new building will have a waiting area for clients so they will

2016-11-21T09:05:23-06:00November 21st, 2016|Latest News|

Pantry Update 11/15/2016

Are you loving this weather this week in Texas? We at Amazing Grace Food Pantry are! 306 people received an abundance of groceries today while volunteers gladly served them. This is the time of year that everyone wants to reach out to those in need and we’re so thankful for the folks that come to drop off Thanksgiving products to help

2016-11-16T09:59:21-06:00November 16th, 2016|Latest News|

Saturday Update 11/12/2016

Another great day at Amazing Grace Food Pantry! Turkeys or Hams with all the fixin’s were given out to 123 families for a total of 528 people this week. There was a great team of volunteers this wee, including a Boy Scout and his family. He has selected Amazing Grace Food Pantry pallet racks for his Eagle Scout project – yay!

2016-11-13T01:12:07-06:00November 13th, 2016|Latest News|

Tuesday Update 10/08/2016

The pantry crew processed 3,300 lbs of donated product; sorting, marking and storing for distribution to clients. Volunteers passed out Thanksgiving boxes and bags consisting of turkeys, hams and roasting chickens. During the holiday season it is especially essential that the community comes together to help those less fortunate. Our little pantry now serves over 1,800 people every month and this

2016-11-09T23:29:19-06:00November 9th, 2016|Latest News|

Pantry Update 11/01/2016

Can't believe it's November already - the weather feels like September making for a beautiful day to serve groceries to 213 people today. 11 Volunteers worked hard picking up and stocking donations before doors opened for clients.  Hundreds of pound of onions and cabbages were among the produce for families today. Pantry teams are preparing to gather Thanksgiving meal items for

2016-11-03T14:45:43-05:00November 1st, 2016|Latest News|

Pantry Update 10/29/2016

Beautiful day at the pantry today, temps in mid 70's. 3 volunteers were a no-show, but those who pitched in worked double duty serving 267 people with nutritional food for the week. We're getting ready to provide Thanksgiving boxes and turkeys this month. Your monetary contributions and canned food are greatly needed and appreciated during these Holiday months when more families

2016-10-29T16:58:55-05:00October 29th, 2016|Latest News|