Week 3: Eastside Catholic & Our Lady of Fatima & St. Mary Anacortes-Wednesday

Hi everyone I am Will Schimmelman from Our Lady of Fatima parish, Today we got up and went to cash and carry to get  a bunch of big bags of food to bring to the food bank. We then set up for it, and I was on the top Ramen station and it was great to see all the little kids seeing all the families collecting their things. It got repetitive but was still kinda fun. I believe I got closer to Jesus today.

Hi, I am Erik guzman and I'm from Saint Mary parish. Today I got up and set breakfast, got ready, and ate early. We then went to church and prayed the rosary. We then loaded up the trucks with all the food and diapers we had collected for the food drive. We then went to the food bank and set up all the tables and food. We sorted all the food. I was in charge of bandages and heat pads. We stayed there for the rest of the day from before lunch until about 5:00. We then packed up all the leftovers and tables and came back for dinner. We had reflection circle afterwards and talked about the gift of piety.

Hello, I'm Kasper Kelly from Eastside Catholic school. Today was the day we finally got to see how our work, from earlier this week and the past, benefited the people we were trying to help. Today we got to set up the food bank and hand out our donations to the migrant workers and their families. We started by filling up the trucks, buses, and cars with food, toys, and hygiene products to bring to the food bank. We drove to the designated location and set up the food bank. Many people arrived to the food bank an hour to an hour and a half before we started letting people pick out goods because they wanted to get the products they wanted before they were taken. After lunch we opened the food bank and got to work. We had jobs to help people carry their boxes, jobs to tell people how much of each item they could take and more. After a couple hours, the food bank was over and it was time to pack up and head back home. Once we returned to the church for dinner and reflection circle, the counselors asked us to try and guess how many families we served. A lot of people thought we served about twenty to thirty families. The counselors then told us that we had served a total of one hundred and thirty-four families in total. Many of the children including me were surprised with the numbers. Overall, it was a fun experience for all of us; and we even found ourselves bored when we came back to the church and when we had no job to do at the food bank. I hope everybody in the world who has come to serve others can feel the same way did today at the food bank.

Today we were able to serve 134 families! Thank you all for your support and donations. Without you, this wouldn't be possible! - Agape Staff