jmcquown wrote:
We drove over to the Lutheran church to pick up the food I from Angel
Food Ministries. I cannot believe everything I got for $30! The
September "menu" consisted of three very nice looking 8-oz. ribeye
steaks; a package of chicken breast halves; a bag of chicken thighs;
four good sized pork chops; a package of turkey burgers; a pound of
ground beef; fresh frozen green beans; frozen sweet potatoes; a bag of
russet potatoes; a dozen eggs; a half gallon of 2% milk; a can of frozen
orange juice concentrate. You couldn't walk out of a grocery store with
all this food at that price.

It's too bad the web site doesn't mention you should bring your own box
or a cooler. Maybe it's different in different locations. (They had an
empty box for us, thank goodness.) It worked like an assembly line. We
slid the box box down this line of folding tables. Depending on the
sticker they give you when you check in, the volunteers each put
something in your box. One volunteer said, "It's like cafeteria style
dining, except everything is uncooked and frozen". An apt description!

If this service is available in your area I seriously suggest you take
advantage of it. It's available to anyone. The October menu is he

http://www.angelfoodministries.com/menu_0910en2.asp

There's a place on the site to search to see if you can order and pick
up in your area. The only caveat is they have very specific pickup times.

I'll definitely be doing this again. I still can't get over how much
food I got for $30. If I order one of the October boxes I won't have to
shop for the next 6 months! LOL

Jill

I thought this type of charity was for people "in need".
A number of years ago two neighbors stopped me and each had a block
(about 2 lb) of cheese which they had obtained because they were
"elderly" They were millionaires! They suggested I go get some because
it was free and you only had to be "elderly" I told them I was still
capable of buying my own. Incidentally, the drive was called off
because too many people like them had taken advantage of the giveaway.