Citing its status as a non-profit community service, the local soup kitchen known as “David’s Deli” requested an exemption from the use of “bag tags” late last month.
But the Joy of Life Fellowship Church hasn’t heard back from the town yet.
“We’ve heard nothing. It’s gone to committee for discussion and you know how that can take time,” Pastor Sandy McEvoy said this morning.
Council referred the request to the Operations and Facilities executive committee for a recommendation at its Aug. 30 meeting.
“It would be a big help if they decided to help us. Hopefully, they’ll see it that way,” she added.
Pastor McEvoy noted a letter to the editor from local resident Bud Edwards in the Sept. 8 edition of the Times, which suggested people donate their “bag tags” to the soup kitchen, resulted in a few following up on the idea.
“Not a lot, mind you,” she admitted. “But it was very, very nice of them.”
Pastor McEvoy noted when the soup kitchen is open three days a week, it creates an average of 10 bags of garbage per week—meaning that’s nine “bag tags” that have to be used.
This all adds up considering “David’s Deli” runs solely on donations, she added.
After first opening the doors to “David’s Deli” back in May, 2002, the Joy of Life Fellowship Church has tried to see that no one goes hungry for at least a few days each week.
An average of 30-40 people come to the soup kitchen for a free lunch. During the school year, these numbers sometimes include children who would go hungry without the free meal.
Pastor McEvoy also said it’s not uncommon to see local business people, pastors, and other professionals drop by for lunch and check out for themselves how useful a service like “David’s Deli” has become in the community.
These guests leave a donation, she noted.
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