Food pantry closing doors
Food pantry closing doors
Thank you very much for the years of support you have given the food pantry (at St. Catherine Church in Kapaa). It is with a heavy heart that I must convey to you that the pantry is closing completely April 1.
You may have heard that two armed men came onto the school campus in February and tried to abduct a lady and child. They were unsuccessful and apprehended the same day. It may have been a domestic situation and was not related in any way to the pantry.
The school, police and church have recommended that the pantry not operate while students are on campus. We agree that children’s safety is a top priority, so we closed the pantry for March to reassess our options.
Our options were to operate after school hours like 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. Saturday or find another location. Nobody is willing to take a leadership role to operate later, on Saturday, or find a new location. There is no budget to rent another space and pay utilities.
Thank you for the nine years of supporting this ministry. May you be blessed for your thoughtful sharing with the less fortunate of our community.
Mark Whitson, Operations Manager, St. Catherine Church Food Pantry, Kapaa
That’s a shame that two idiots had to go and ruin this. Thank you for the years of service.
If it was determined that the food pantry had nothing to do with the two men who committed the crime, then it makes absolutely no sense that the pantry was told to shut down. As a disabled senior with no car, I depended on the pantry, as it is within walking distance from my home. I see this as a slap in the face against the less fortunate, who seem to be judged unfairly by some, and discriminated against. I get the *message* loud and clear, especially from the indication that no one wants to step up and take responsibility to feed the needy. Shameful.
@Marta Barbeau
Maybe you could volunteer to fill the position? Win win situation right there.