PATRICK WALSH, ELI WENGER - MARTHA'S CHOICE MARKETPLACE
Last week PATRICK WALSH and ELI WENGER from Martha's Choice Marketplace, visited our club to give an update on the latest changes and improvements to the largest food pantry in Montgomery County. The organization served 4500 families in the last 12 months, and saw such a dramatic increase in families during the pandemic, that they changed from a store-like arrangement to a drive thru set up to betted accommodate the influx. Even with processing 2.5 million pounds of food last year, they still struggle to meet demand as they continue to see up to 140 new families each month.
One of the ways they meet this demand is by growing a significant portion of their food on the community farm that they run on the old St. Gabe's property. The Marketplace and the farm are maintained by a group of 200 volunteers who regularly turn out to help.
Their mission is to Build community through access to food, and the first rate organization they have created goes a long way to facilitate that goal.
Thank you Patrick and Eli.
See the insert below to find out how you can help.
