Andy Culp unloaded pallets of macaroni, spaghetti, applesauce, and other nonperishable food items delivered by the JustServe truck. The truck is one of 250 being delivered across the nation in celebration of America 250, funded by donations from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
JustServe is a free, global volunteerism website that connects volunteers with nonprofit organizations through project and organization boards. Dian Crooks, a JustServe specialist, said that the organization worked with Ashure Ministries in Catawba County a few years ago, and wanted to expand into Burke and spread awareness about their offerings to local nonprofits.
Burke United Christian Ministries Executive Director Alice Horton said a shipment of this size is rare, and when the organization serves nearly 8,000 individuals a year, every bit helps.
Food Ministry Director Sharon Malone (right) opens a box while Dave Faherty from WSOC-TV records. “We are in such need,” she said, explaining that BUCM typically serves 800-1,000 families a month, and goes through about 160 pounds of food per family. “We’re a rural community and we don’t get a lot of notoriety like Charlotte, so it really means a lot to us, because we do have a lot of people in need.”
Roy Lee used a battery-powered pallet jack to assist in unloading approximately 19,000 pounds of food. Lee works in the pantry, where a delivery like this could supply food for about four to six months.
Andy Culp unloaded pallets of macaroni, spaghetti, applesauce, and other nonperishable food items delivered by the JustServe truck. The truck is one of 250 being delivered across the nation in celebration of America 250, funded by donations from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
JACOB CHRISTOPHER photos / THE PAPER
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints’ national America250 initiative to send trucks filled with nonperishables to 250 food banks across the U.S. made a stop at Burke United Christian Ministries on Thursday, May 14.
The load of about 19,000 pounds of shelf-stable food comes at a time when communities from coast to coast are in need.
“Now that food is much more expensive, people are a lot more scared,” said Alice Horton, BUCM’s executive director. “People are fearful and are trying to make their resources stretch. This is an opportunity to make that happen.”
The food was donated through a joint effort by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and local organizations. The Hunger and Health Coalition in Boone also received donations.
The food bank deliveries are part of the church’s America Gives initiative, in celebration of the United States’ 250th birthday.
— JC
JustServe is a free, global volunteerism website that connects volunteers with nonprofit organizations through project and organization boards. Dian Crooks, a JustServe specialist, said that the organization worked with Ashure Ministries in Catawba County a few years ago, and wanted to expand into Burke and spread awareness about their offerings to local nonprofits.
JACOB CHRISTOPHER / THE PAPER
Burke United Christian Ministries Executive Director Alice Horton said a shipment of this size is rare, and when the organization serves nearly 8,000 individuals a year, every bit helps.
JACOB CHRISTOPHER / THE PAPER
Food Ministry Director Sharon Malone (right) opens a box while Dave Faherty from WSOC-TV records. “We are in such need,” she said, explaining that BUCM typically serves 800-1,000 families a month, and goes through about 160 pounds of food per family. “We’re a rural community and we don’t get a lot of notoriety like Charlotte, so it really means a lot to us, because we do have a lot of people in need.”
JACOB CHRISTOPHER / THE PAPER
Roy Lee used a battery-powered pallet jack to assist in unloading approximately 19,000 pounds of food. Lee works in the pantry, where a delivery like this could supply food for about four to six months.
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