Paul's Pantry was started as a result of a need to care for hungry people in the community who are unable to purchase enough food for their family. Paul's Pantry though, is more than just an emergency food pantry, its goal is to provide a family with enough food every week, for as long as needed, so that they may use their food dollars for shelter, utilities and other necessities.
The pantry receives no federal, state or local tax revenue, nor does it receive any monetary contributions from the Hunger Task Force, or United Way. It relies entirely on the community, a three way partnership made up of volunteer, food supplier, and donor.
Waste not want not, is the philosophy at Paul's Pantry.
Besides rescuing over 5 million pounds of food from the marketplace each year, all inedible food is given to local livestock farmers, nothing is wasted.
Through the kindness of others Paul's Pantry continues to break new ground in the area of food distribution to those in need. To date LDI Composites has volunteered over 120 hours and nearly 2500 lbs of non perishable food goods for distribution at the pantry.