The local volunteers at the Dedham Food Pantry received some well appreciated help earlier this month from a far away location.  A group of 40 adults and youth from the Elizabethtown, North Carolina Baptist Church spent much of the day working at the Pantry.  Rev. D.L. Page of the North Carolina church found the Dedham Food Pantry’s website and thought it was an opportunity for his mission team to make an impact while they were in the area. 

On July 3rd the Elizabethtown group spent the morning sorting food at the Greater Boston Food Bank in Boston.   They spent their afternoon volunteering at the Dedham Food Pantry, including loading two trucks at the Pantry’s monthly shopping trip and unloading them at the Food Pantry.  The group pitched in to stock shelves and organize the bins of food from the Postal Drive.  The timing was particularly fortunate since students from Dedham Country Day School, who usually assist with the shopping trip, are not available during the summer months.  The Food Pantry is always in appreciative of its volunteers, but it particularly appreciated the generosity and spirit that would motivate visitors from North Carolina to spend a day helping a Massachusetts Food Pantry.