Saturday, December 18, 2010

Some refried beans...

Each year, youngsters from area schools donate canned and non-perishable foods to the South Plains Food Bank through the U-Can Share Food Drive. It is an exciting and fun time of the year to see the kids get involved with different ways to collect food.

Out of the hundreds of thousands of cans we received this December, one caught the eye of a volunteer at the U-Can Share site. It was a can of refried beans with a message:"I hope this makes you better."

That sums up the work of the South Plains Food Bank, especially this time of the year. As we take this can and combine it with others to make our food boxes, there is the message for the people we serve. It is this, "we hope the box of food you receive from us -- whether a child, a senior citizen, or a out of work family -- makes you better. Better by feeding your body but also better by feeding your spirit. People on the South Plains care about you."

I never new canned refried beans could taste so good.