“Stuff a Bus” a Huge Success for Salvation Army of LaPorte

This last week, Al’s Market East and West, partnered with the Salvation Army of LaPorte to sponsor “Stuff a Bus”. This program was a great success thanks to the generosity of the people of LaPorte. Bags of groceries with the value of approximately $10, were offered at a discounted price of $5 to the store patrons. 415 bags were purchased by the public! These bags were then transported by a “bus” to Salvation Army and they will be unpacked and go to restock the food pantry shelves. We also received $300 in meat vouchers. All of these donations will be given to needy families in our community. We want to thank our community and Al’s for your generosity.

Here are some of the statistics that show the details from August 6th-Sept. 6, 2012

• 677 people have been served
• 162 of those served were served for the first time this year.
• 420 families with food.
• 10 families were assisted with fuel for their automobile.
• 4 families with prescriptions.
• 2 families with clothing vouchers.
• 18 families with fuel for their automobile.
• 79 families with Pet Food.
• 737 loaves for bread were given out donated from Lewis Bakery
• 467 pizzas were given out donated from Little Caesar’s and Pizza Hut
• 321 people were given vegetables
• 400 families received KFC Meals of chicken and the sides.
• Total items given out were 1,525

The food pantry shelves have managed to stay stocked with the exceptions of some items that we have run out of, such as jelly, green beans, pork & beans, instant potatoes, beans and manwich.

The Salvation Army of LaPorte is located at 3240 Monroe Ave. LaPorte. Our office hours are 9-4pm Monday-Friday. For more information contact the Salvation Army at 219-326-5342