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It’s Not Just for Breakfast Anymore…
We are compiling the results of our yearly client survey. One response stood out. When asked “What do you do when you run out of food?” the client replied “I eat oatmeal for three days.” That was before the decrease in SNAP benefits took effect. Every family in t... read more
What You Have Will Be Enough
Beverly Howard shared the following remarks upon receiving the 2013 Community Leader Award from Mecklenburg Ministries at their annual breakfast. So many were inspired by her words that we wanted to share them with you. I lived in 8 states and attended 12 schools in 12 year... read more
Keep Calm and Stay Home?!
Every once in a while we do something at Loaves & Fishes that just seems so perfect, I want to tell the world about it. That’s how I feel about the theme for this year’s Third Annual Loaves & Fishes Non-Event. What started out years ago as a “Cheese Ball” has ... read more
Bright Shining Faces
I had the pleasure of seeing my 9 year old granddaughter off to her first day of 4th grade this morning. She got up at 6 a.m. with no complaint, dressed herself all in pink, except for her brown cowgirl boots of course, and sat down to pancakes, bacon and orange juice. She wa... read more
A Pantry vs. the Grocery Store: What’s The Difference?
We have been fortunate to have Elizabeth Cooper, a junior marketing major from Clemson, interning with us this summer. Here Elizabeth shares her experiences volunteering in our food pantries... Most people can relate t... read more
Happy Birthday to You, Me, Us and We….
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU, HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ME, HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO US, HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO WE. (Birthday song for twins - Sung to trad. tune) I am old enough not t... read more
