St. Matthew’s 2007 Confirmation Class chose heading up a canned food drive for the Bowie Food Pantry as their service project.  Summer  is one of the toughest times for the Food Pantry.  The Pantry serves a greater population when  school is out.  Parents have to provide breakfast and lunch.  With the seasonal decline in donations to the Pantry, the summer need is greater than ever. 

The class announced the food drive to our congregation and distributed plastic bags.  The result was over 175 bags of donated food.   The photos below show what happened on May 20.  Members of the class transported the donations to the Bowie Food Pantry (located in the Christian Community Presbyterian Church) and stocked storeroom shelves.

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