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Plant-a-Row gardeners and Food Pantry donors and volunteers gathered Oct. 3 at the Scrabble School to share a potluck supper and cele- * brate an outstanding harvest for the hungry in Rappahannock.
Consider these numbers. From opening day on June 2 to Oct. 1, the pantry has received:
Pounds of fresh vegetables: 5,297
Pounds of fruit: 961
Dozens of eggs: 213
Quarts of milk: 466
Pounds of butter: 181
Pounds of prepared (“store bought”) food: 3,546 i
Pounds of dog food: 1,788
Several boxes of school supplies, books and toys
Phone cards
Cookbooks
That’s over a four-month period. Now try this:
Individuals and organizations who have donated time or food: 201. (The number is actually higher; some contribute anonymously or leave before they can be acknowledged.)
Volunteer hours worked at The Pantry: 1,245.
Households enrolled in The Pantry: 198.
Kathy Eggers, Plant a Row volunteer coordinator, thanked Hal Hunter as the force behind Plant a Row and the establishment of the Food Pantry in Rappahannock.
Hunter introduced Mimi Forbes, pantry manager, who recognized a dozen individuals and organizations for their special contributions:
• John Mann, Sr., and Peter Hughes for their hours of volunteer service at
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