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(OT) Angel Food Ministries Part 2
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 |
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(OT) Angel Food Ministries Part 2
"hopitus" wrote in message
... On Sep 26, 9:01 am, "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 Today I'm going to disappear like a raindrop into the Atlantic IOW RL and wanted to wish you really pleasant times with Persia and your company. That Angel Food stuff does not go on here to my knowledge. Here they are collecting donations of *warm coats and jackets* for the indigent and homeless whose ranks have grown (families we're talking, not just adults) tremendously since the economy thing. I am taking some fleece tops and jackets to donate....bought them at thrift shops *before* I learned that with this (most of the time) very dry air here, it was fleece that caused me to get static shocks every time I touched a lotta stuff, even the truck, in winter. LOL the dumb Floridian lives and learns. Have fun. I'm not sure what this is about, but I take it you're not going to be posting?? Um... goodbye? And thanks for donating to charitable organizations. I've got a lot of stuff for the Salvation Army to pick up. But I also will take advantage of buying inexpensive boxes of food since the program is open to any and every one. Jill |
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(OT) Angel Food Ministries Part 2
"hopitus" wrote in message ... On Sep 26, 9:01 am, "jmcquown" wrote: Today I'm going to disappear like a raindrop into the Atlantic IOW RL and wanted to wish you really pleasant times with Persia and your company. That Angel Food stuff does not go on here to my knowledge. Here they are collecting donations of *warm coats and jackets* for the indigent and homeless whose ranks have grown (families we're talking, not just adults) tremendously since the economy thing. I am taking some fleece tops and jackets to donate....bought them at thrift shops *before* I learned that with this (most of the time) very dry air here, it was fleece that caused me to get static shocks every time I touched a lotta stuff, even the truck, in winter. LOL the dumb Floridian lives and learns. Have fun. ******************** I looked it up here and there are quite a few sites in Southern California, but none in Northern California. The winter coat exchange works really great around here. Kids need winter coats, but they really only need them for a few weeks a year. It just doesn't get that cold for that long. Like Floridians, we stay in when it gets cold. So new winter coats are outgrown far faster than they are worn out. The TV stations sponsor a coat drive in November with plenty of drop off boxes. A few dry cleaners take care of cleaning them, and by December there are lots of clean, nearly new coats available for anyone that needs them. Its about the most effective people helping each other deal I've seen anywhere. Jo |
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(OT) Angel Food Ministries Part 2
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. |
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(OT) Angel Food Ministries Part 2
"MLB" wrote in message ... 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. Most of the food "giveaway" programs are intended for people with limited financial resources. I donate to some of those organizations, and I consider it an abuse when people take advantage when they don't need it. However, Angel Food Ministries seems to be the exception. We have one in our town. I have never used it, but it seems to be intended for "everyone," almost like a co-op. In fact, the FAQ says there are no applications or qualifications. Here is the FAQ: http://www.angelfoodministries.com/a..._questions.asp MaryL |
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(OT) Angel Food Ministries Part 2
"jmcquown" wrote in message
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 Its a fantastic concept. We don't have anything like that here. What we do have, though, is a community farm, where, if you pay $15 and put in 2 (or more) hours farm work, you get a box of farm-grown produce. I've never been able to be at the farm at 7am (when the community food program starts), so haven't had the oppurtunity to see if its worthwhile. But since its still running, I assume it is. Not only does it give people some very cheap food, it also makes them not only work for it, but work actually *growing* it - with the idea that those with more time might participate more in the farm and actually *sell* their produce - working lifts moral, develops skills, growing stuff seems to be an uplifting process etc etc. I also like the idea of the angelfood minsitries (much like our community farm) that it isn't a direct hand-out. With the angelfood minstries, are only people below a certain income threshold allowed to purchase food, or is it open to everyone regardless of their means? Our community farm is open to everyone. Yowie -- If you're paddling upstream in a canoe and a wheel falls off, how many pancakes can you fit in a doghouse? None, icecream doesn't have bones. |
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Yowie wrote:
Its a fantastic concept. We don't have anything like that here. What we do have, though, is a community farm, where, if you pay $15 and put in 2 (or more) hours farm work, you get a box of farm-grown produce. I've never been able to be at the farm at 7am (when the community food program starts), so haven't had the oppurtunity to see if its worthwhile. But since its still running, I assume it is. Not only does it give people some very cheap food, it also makes them not only work for it, but work actually *growing* it - with the idea that those with more time might participate more in the farm and actually *sell* their produce - working lifts moral, develops skills, growing stuff seems to be an uplifting process etc etc. That sounds like the food co-op idea, except that it takes place on the actual farm instead of at the store. Members put in a couple of hours per month helping out, and they get discounts on the food. Sounds like in your case, you just put in the two hours and pay a flat rate, and then get your box. Around here (and in many locations in the US), there's something called a "CSA" - community supported agriculture. You pay a certain amount per month (or per quarter, etc), which goes to pay for expenses to run the farm. In exchange, you get a box of veggies once a week (or whatever frequency you ask for - different CSA have different plans). You're basically investing in the farm, but instead of making money from it, you get food. Joyce -- The Internet is on computers now! -- Homer Simpson |
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MaryL wrote:
"MLB" wrote in message ... 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. Most of the food "giveaway" programs are intended for people with limited financial resources. I donate to some of those organizations, and I consider it an abuse when people take advantage when they don't need it. However, Angel Food Ministries seems to be the exception. We have one in our town. I have never used it, but it seems to be intended for "everyone," almost like a co-op. In fact, the FAQ says there are no applications or qualifications. Here is the FAQ: http://www.angelfoodministries.com/a..._questions.asp MaryL Thanks for the interesting information Our Food Bank has had "drives" all summer because they run out of food. MLB |
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"MLB" wrote in message ... MaryL wrote: "MLB" wrote in message ... 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. Most of the food "giveaway" programs are intended for people with limited financial resources. I donate to some of those organizations, and I consider it an abuse when people take advantage when they don't need it. However, Angel Food Ministries seems to be the exception. We have one in our town. I have never used it, but it seems to be intended for "everyone," almost like a co-op. In fact, the FAQ says there are no applications or qualifications. Here is the FAQ: http://www.angelfoodministries.com/a..._questions.asp MaryL Thanks for the interesting information Our Food Bank has had "drives" all summer because they run out of food. MLB Yes, we also have a traditional food bank in town. It is intended only for those with limited financial resources. I frequently take donations of non-perishable food to them, and they always seem to have great need for it. I really resent the "haves" who will take advantage of that type of situation (such as the women you described) in order to get "free" food that never was intended for them. MaryL |
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On Sep 26, 4:58*pm, "Yowie" wrote:
"jmcquown" wrote in message 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 Its a fantastic concept. We don't have anything like that here. What we do have, though, is a community farm, where, if you pay $15 and put in 2 (or more) hours farm work, you get a box of farm-grown produce. I've never been able to be at the farm at 7am (when the community food program starts), so haven't had the oppurtunity to see if its worthwhile. But since its still running, I assume it is. Not only does it give people some very cheap food, it also makes them not only work for it, but work actually *growing* it - with the idea that those with more time might participate more in the farm and actually *sell* their produce - working lifts moral, develops skills, growing stuff seems to be an uplifting process etc etc. I also like the idea of the angelfood minsitries (much like our community farm) that it isn't a direct hand-out. With the angelfood minstries, are only people below a certain income threshold allowed to purchase food, or is it open to everyone regardless of their means? Our community farm is open to everyone. Yowie -- Angel Food Ministries is open to everyone; in fact, they encourage people to participate because, like any coop, they buy in bulk, and the more they buy, the better deals they get. It began about ten years ago here. Back then, the only stipulation to participate in the program was that you had to complete two hours a week of any kind of volunteering in your community. I guess that has fallen by the wayside and is no longer required. They also encourage people who are not intersted in the food, but can afford it, to purchase a box or two for a needy family. I dropped it because it seemed to go through a phase where the food was horrible, high-fat, and highly processed. Not healthy by any definition. Pre- fried frozen potatoes with tons of saturated fat, "TV Dinner" type meals with ultra greasy and salty salisbury steak and instant mashed potatoes. Pre-made frozen burritos. And gourmet coffees, which I had no use for either. I'm glad to hear the program is back on track with healthier foods. I'd love to see the boneless chicken filets come back; it was a 5-lb. box and they were wonderful and so versatile; cooked as filets, or sandwiches, or dumplings, or chicken soup, etc.etc. Sherry Sherry |
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