A local food pantry is having to close its doors more often because they don't have enough volunteers.
A local food pantry is having to close its doors more often because they don't have enough volunteers.“I have a lot of medical issues that have helped deplete my normal monthly funds,” said Susan Champlin, a regular patron of the Magnolia Project.She relies on her biweekly appointment at the Magnolia Project to supply just thatHowever the Magnolia Project is having trouble keeping its doors open, and its kitchen staffed with volunteers.
They posted this sign on their door, saying since they had no volunteers they had to close Monday- and patrons who showed up, left empty handed.Champlin says, if her appointment was canceled, “I would probably have to go anywhere from 1 to 2 weeks without food.” “There was a lot of people just kind of lingering and unfortunately, there was not enough people here to help,” said Amanda Saucedo, a volunteer at the Magnolia Project.
Amanda Saucedo volunteered after her grandmother passed away- keeping her memory alive by being in the kitchen and serving food to the community, and at home “I feed, you know, my family three times a day, cooking all the time. So this is not only, you know, a resource for me as well, you know, but for a lot of people in this community,” said Saucedo.“People put like a stigma on it. Getting food, food banks. And I don’t feel that way here because they don't treat people like that,” said Champlin.The Magnolia project is a 501 and takes private donations and out-of-pocket expenses. If you would like to donate, head to the Project 1:1 website.
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