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Old September 26th 09, 04:01 PM posted to rec.pets.cats.anecdotes
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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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Old September 26th 09, 05:31 PM posted to rec.pets.cats.anecdotes
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"hopitus" wrote in message
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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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Old September 26th 09, 05:44 PM posted to rec.pets.cats.anecdotes
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"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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Old September 26th 09, 09:19 PM posted to rec.pets.cats.anecdotes
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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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Old September 26th 09, 10:57 PM posted to rec.pets.cats.anecdotes
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"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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Old September 26th 09, 10:58 PM posted to rec.pets.cats.anecdotes
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"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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Old September 26th 09, 11:53 PM posted to rec.pets.cats.anecdotes
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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

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Old September 27th 09, 01:31 AM posted to rec.pets.cats.anecdotes
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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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Old September 27th 09, 02:32 AM posted to rec.pets.cats.anecdotes
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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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Old September 27th 09, 04:21 AM posted to rec.pets.cats.anecdotes
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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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