One Church Street
Nourishing Our Community
Many of you have asked what you can do to help us right now–and this is the way you can help us as we continue to help our neighbors. Our Pantry volunteers are overwhelmed this season and have asked us to take on the responsibility of getting and distributing dinner bags for our neighbors. Our goal is FIFTY bags this year. If you could fill one (or more!!!) reusable bags for our neighbors, bring them into the OCS Office or the church, we would be most grateful! We’ll be keeping count and posting as you bring in these very special deliveries for our neighbors.
One Church Street Food Pantry Suffers Major Building Damage
On Feb. 4, One Church Street Food Pantry Director, Mary Gilmour, announced that a flood, stemming from a burst pipe temporarily closed the Food Pantry. The Restoration Company was on location the same day. They cleaned up all the soggy tiles, wet bread, cardboard boxes and debris. They also had an industrial sized water sucking machine that worked on drying out the carpeting.
The next day, Pantry volunteers Mary, MariJo and Pat came in to check out what needed to be tossed (not as much as you might think!) and help clean up the shelves. They were, as always, hard-working and cheerful, and the only reason they were there was so they would be ready for our guests to arrive that weekend.
On Feb. 7, the Pantry was able to give out pre-packed bags of food during its regularly scheduled Saturday open hours. OCS is working hard to reestablish our Free Choice Pantry in some way for this week.
As of Feb. 9, the Restoration Company was still on the job and were cutting open some of the insulation around the ducts in the reception area because it is soaking wet. They were also opening up the spaces where water has bubbled up the paint in order to help the walls dry out. There are still massive blowers, fans and other heating elements providing constant warmth and moving air to continue the process of drying out the space.
The adjuster is scheduled to be at OCS on Feb. 10, to go through the building to begin the process of estimating the cost of the damage.
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Food Insecurity, which essentially means not knowing where your next meal is coming from, is a pressing problem in Fulton County. The rate of food insecurity is growing in our county, and ranks as one of the highest in the state. Currently, one out of every four families lives with food insecurity.
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