Samaritans thankful for support as numbers continue to climb
To the Editor,
The Samaritans would like to thank all our donors who contributed to the food pantry in 2022. Your faithfulness and continuing support enable us to provide food to the less fortunate in Garvin County.
We want to publicly thank the Garvin County Commissioners (Gary Ayers, Randy Chandler, Mike Gollihare, as well as the Garvin County Clerk, Lori Fulks) for awarding us a grant from the Food Assistance Program for non-profits. Because of the COVID pandemic, we have included the citizens of Garvin County. Before 2021, we were exclusively Pauls Valley because all our donations came from that community. Now we welcome assistance from the whole county because our costs have greatly increased as our number of recipients has increased.
With the current inflation rate, we are enrolling more and more clients. We served 47 new households in November. We are breaking all previously held records in the numbers served. In December, we served 382 households which included 1,284 individuals. We spent $15,088.00 on food.
God bless each of you who donated. This ministry cannot continue without you.
Gratefully,
Samaritans
