From the weekly AFAC report:

It was just one year ago that we hit a new record high at AFAC - for the first time ever we served over 1,000 families in one week.  The week ending 10/25/08, we served 1,053 families.  Since our client load had been steadily rising, this was not really a surprise, but certainly was an unwelcome mark.  It wasn't long after that that we crossed the 1,100 mark.  And we've been at 1,200 or more families for many weeks now.

When you think about 1,000 families, think about 1,000 half gallons of milk, 1,000 cartons of eggs, 1,000 bags of canned goods.  It is an incredible amount of work to move that much food.  But much harder than that is being one of the families lined up outside our doors.  Facing life with no paycheck, or a social security check that won't go as far as it used to, is hard.  Imagine looking around and seeing too little food in the cabinet to feed your family.  Think about how you would feel about that,  especially after an unsuccessful day of looking for work.
 
When you are at the grocery store this week, look around at all your choices.  Even if you are on a budget, I'll bet there's room for a treat or two.  It's probably not that way for the families who turn to us.  Thank you for all you do to help feed our neighbors in need.