Thanksgiving Dinner preparation at a local community food bank, You Are Special

This is one of the most fun times of the year for us as a group of volunteers at a food bank preparing to give away Thanksgiving food for the holidays.

The huge line we have weekly!

As many as 77% of those in Orange County who are low income or below poverty do not qualify for food stamps and that is fine with us because we are here to help those in need. YAS is a local food bank in Orange County serving the elderly, the working poor, those who have lost their jobs, those who have been affected by the economy, Tustin, Santa Ana, El Modena, Villa Park, and Orange.

Our desire is to support the end of the month paycheck with a basic need of food. Thanks to the many donations from Pacific Ranch, Albertsons, Ralphs, the  Restaurant Depot and Trader Joes, people who might otherwise not have food for their family can come to You Are Special on Wednesday’s to get some fresh fruits and vegtables, meat and dairy to help sustain thier paychecks or those not working.

Preparing to give away our Wednesday food Nov 3, 2011

Thank you for the volunteers who work so diligently!

Our faithful Van!

• You Are Special Fundraiser/Food Bank in Orange CA (covenantlifechristianchurchyas.wordpress.com)
• Buy a bowl, eat soup and help Food Bank | HeraldTribune.com (covenantlifechristianchurchyas.wordpress.com)
• Are other countries not battling the food insecurit and economic crisis we are? (covenantlifechristianchurchyas.wordpress.com)
• Thanksgiving in Canada Gives Food Banks a Free Place Page on LocalHood.ca (prweb.com)
• INFOGRAPHIC: Who uses local food banks? (cbc.ca)
• Area food banks facing a crisis in food, funding (philly.com)
• Food bank use stays high (cbc.ca)