Meeting Demand
Shown Thursday are students of San Benito High School donating plastic bags to the San Benito Food Pantry. (Staff photo by Francisco E. Jimenez)
By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ
Staff Writer
reporter@sbnewspaper.com
It’s a growing trend, and that’s not necessarily a good thing.
On Wednesday, the San Benito Food Pantry, a non-profit organization whose sole purpose is to feed the hungry in town, saw its biggest turnout in its 20-year history.
The last time the pantry saw anywhere near the amount of families in line for food was during Thanksgiving, but even then it did not surpass the multitude receiving food on Wednesday.
According to San Benito Food Pantry President Lidia Garcia, approximately 412 families waited in line on the morning of Feb. 23 for the pantry’s weekly contributions in the form of loaves of bread, boxes of cereal, non-perishable goods, and other items. The turnout, Garcia said, was the most on record for the pantry. Similar numbers were recorded back in September of last year, when during the end of a summer program the pantry, in partnership with the Food Bank of the Rio Grande Valley, assisted about 400 families.
For more on this story, pick up a copy of the Feb. 27 edition of the San Benito News. Or view our E-Edition by clicking here.
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