No Rules, Just Right

On Monday's you can always find us at Metro Relief's food pantry serving those in need in our little community.  It's been our usual Monday habit for several years, but where does that food come from?  Well, some of it is purchased from North Texas Food Bank.  But a lot of the food is donated by local business and on Friday mornings we run around town picking up food for the following week's pantry. 

Our first stop is at Tom Thumb where we pick up two to three grocery carts of bread and desserts. Next we're off to Starbucks where we pick up pastries and goodies, usually twenty to ninety pastries each Friday. The next stop on our Fridays is Papa Johns.  The location in The Colony and in Plano both donate the pizzas not picked up by patrons or messed up orders.  Generally we head back to Metro Relief with 15-20 pizzas each Friday.  Many of the other volunteers are out and about picking up at great locations like Olive Garden, Sedexo, and Outbacks.  All of these business participate in a program called the Harvest Program that allows surplus food to be given out at local pantries.  It helps fill our shelves and gives the guest a little more variety and access to meals they wouldn't otherwise be able to afford.  Outback's slogan really sums up this business practice, 'No Rules, Just Right,' or the right thing to do!  

Then you will understand what is right and just and fair—every good path.

Proverbs 2:9