Martin, Tenn.–WE CARE Ministries will bag and distribute 500 bags of groceries for residents of Weakley County in the WE CARE Parking lot in Martin from 5-6:30 p.m. Tuesday April 21st to families who need a little extra help during this time.
WE CARE officials said, “Anyone can be poor for a moment and these circumstances are definitely beyond their control. Families can drive through the parking lot and volunteers will load the groceries in their cars. This is an opportunity to bring churches of various denominations together working with a common goal of helping our community through a difficult time.”
The ministry has received the mayor’s blessing for this project and they will adhere to the guidelines set down by local officials to wear masks, gloves and maintain distance. Volunteers will place the bagged food in their cars so no one will have to leave their car.
WE CARE needs volunteers on Tuesday during the day from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. to help pack the 500 bags and volunteers to work the drive through and load the groceries from 4:30 – 7 p.m.
McDonalds, Burger King, Wendy’s, Sonic and Dairy Queen are working to have ice cream vouchers for children of the families. Walmart and Ruler will be bringing in the monthly truck load of purchased food with a lot of extras to give away that night.
“We know how difficult it can be when paychecks are not coming in. We encourage any in our community that are struggling to provide food for their families to come through the drive thru. Many elderly in our community struggle every day and often have to choose between food and medicine. We want these people to be here to receive a little extra help”, they said.
For more information, please visit the Facebook page WE CARE Thrift Martin, the website wecareministries.net, or call 587-6257.