[Magdalen] My Church

[Marion Thompson]

This is actually quite a complex undertaking with ties to another bigger 
regional food operation and that generates large donations from 
outside.  Sounds like existing volunteers will vanish along with 
critical vans; others are now elderly and the physical side of our 
set-up is increasingly beyond many and they will step back. I'll give 
them all their due that they have done a good job over a long period and 
that it will be a heck of job to continue with it as is.  Perhaps that 
is the crux of the matter -- 'as is'.  Some operations are a product of 
the time and the people involved in that time.   The need is still 
desperate, but the next version may, of necessity, be very different -- 
or not happen at all.

Marion, a pilgrim

On 3/16/2015 10:14 AM, Jim Guthrie wrote:
> Many churches in the U.S. with food banks have organized a 501(c)3 
> Corporation to run them, as it makes for much wider sources of 
> support, including government aid.  Some object, but I think that's 
> more a matter of the food bank being a "feel good" endeavor for the 
> participants in the congregation rather than a "How can we help as 
> many in Need as we can?" strategy.
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> Cheers,
> Jim Guthrie
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