Food is ...

 Food is nourishing, sustaining, refreshing,,,, and comforting. This week our town of Eureka had another tornado hit, the second in 2 years. Again our Community LinC organization pulled together with an amazing group of volunteers to provide meals for those whose homes were destroyed as well as the hundreds of volunteers and workers who poured into town to help with clean up efforts.




Community LinC serves meals, but the food is donated and supplied by many. Yesterday (Friday,) 1,790 meals were served. In the first two days after the tornado (Wednesday and Thursday), when many people in town did not have electricity, over 1,335 meals were served.  Restaurants and individuals from surrounding towns send bagged sandwich and fruit meals, boxes of pizzas, crates of biscuits and gravy, and scores of cookies and brownies. When the need for fresh fruit was mentioned, several boxes of bananas, apples, watermelons, and pineapple came.

It is heartwarming to see this generous spirit of sharing and helping. This week we're sharing love and concern with community meals, but throughout the year we all share that love and concern with our families through meals. Just a reminder that food is more than substance.

The stacks of snack food, bottled water and drinks made the
Community Building look like a grocery store - supplies
for those who need them, all donated. 

Donated desserts of cookies, brownies, and cakes
provide comfort food and energy. 

This sign posted by a business says it all.