(Seguin) – Food donations are needed today over at the Christian Cupboard.
Regina Lee heads up the non-profit food pantry and is calling on all residents to help restock its shelves. She says an uptick in clients this past week has them scrambling for food.
“In two days, 114 people and so that’s kind of unusual so that’s a lot of people and you didn’t anticipate those two days being that busy so if you can imagine if the numbers keep up like that, no this, no that – no tuna, no mac and cheese, no canned chicken, a lot of things we were out of. The milk and eggs – we can kind of adjust with that because we do purchase that weekly,” said Lee.
Lee says the public call for donations will help the cupboard as it struggles to get through the remainder of this month.
“We are really out of vegetables, a lot of things at this point. People donate all the time. So, I’m asking Seguin to step up and get up and get out and show out and help me supply till the end of month. We are expecting a large truck but it’s at the end of the month and it’s not even the 10th so we are going to be scuffing until we get to this large truck,” said Lee.
Lee says a growing community means more people and hopes the community continues to give year-round.
She says, with summer around the corner. She expects that even more families will lean on them for assistance.
“Look around and see how many people live in Seguin now. You can’t find anything, any place so just the idea that we have grown in population and people came here looking for better and maybe they are doing better but food is so expensive and you talk about food and gas – what are you going to do, how are you going to get to work if you don’t have the gas to get to work? We are midway point for people not just that they depend on us all the time but just something between the paycheck or the instance that caused them to have to come here. So, if they could put their pride aside, we can ask the community to get them supported for a while,” said Lee.
Lee says while many individuals and families are working, the cupboard is also important to those who need a little more help and whose needs are often required on a more regular basis.
“We are begging for what we need to help feed our community, so the kids don’t go to school hungry, or the kids don’t go without, or even our elderly or people who have mental issues don’t suffer because we are very important to a lot of people as far as being able to come here once a month,” said Lee. “And let’s face the fact at this point, when I came here in 1988, I don’t think there was anybody homeless. We have homeless people now and we do help them because they are not going to take milk. They are not going to take eggs because where are they going to take it? Where are they going to refrigerate it? They don’t take refrigerated meat. Where are they going to put it? So, they are allowed actually to come every day but the things that they get are so minor and we try to supply them with Spam, Vienna sausages, regular water, sports water, a soda occasionally, chips. Everything I give them is not necessarily but at least they are eating,” said Lee.
Donations can be dropped off at the Christian Cupboard Mondays through Thursdays from 9 to 11:30 a.m. Amazon orders are also welcomed and can be delivered directly to the cupboard. The cupboard is located at 516 N. Camp St. A drop-off box for donations is also available on the north side of the building. The box is available 24/7.