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Seville Quarter's Haunted House Helps Fill the Pantries Shelves at Manna Food

March 27, 2013
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� Generous response restocks shelves at Manna Food Pantries Several groups around town are pitching in to help reduce Manna Food Pantries� food shortage. At�Seville Quarter�s�haunted house, Fear City Nights, a �Screaming for Food� drive will be held for Manna, producer Linda Paul said. If people bring three canned goods or nonperishable food items before 9 p.m. on Fridays and Saturdays through Oct. 22, they will get a $2 discount off the $15 admission to the haunted house. Manna officials have asked the public to help restock their shelves to feed the area�s hungry. Their mission became even more critical with the closing of Angel Food Ministries, which sold groceries at a 50 percent discount. In three weeks, Sacred Heart Cathedral School�s Pumpkin Run 5K coincides with National Make a Difference Day on Oct. 22, and to honor that, the school will collect cans and monetary donations for Manna Food Pantries. Patti Salvaggio, the race�s assistant director, said race organizers had agreed to work with Manna before she knew about their recent shortage. �As corny as it sounds, it seems like a match made in heaven because our run is normally the first Saturday in November, and it got changed this year to coincide with National Make a Difference Day,� Salvaggio said. �It�s just a really interesting coincidence that it has all come together.� The school will collect donations before and during the morning race, which is expected to end by 9 a.m. People can also drop off donations during packet pickup in the school gym from 4 to 7 p.m. the night before the race. To participate in the race, sign up at www.active.com. DeDe Flounlacker, executive director of Manna Food Pantries, said people have started to heed Manna�s call for help. �It�s wonderful, we�ve actually gotten a number of calls from individuals and groups,� she said Friday. But it�s going to take a lot of food and probably a lot of time to get Manna back in good shape. �The need for the food is constant, and we�re not anywhere close to having enough food yet,� Flounlacker said. �But every can of vegetables, every can of chicken, every bit of oatmeal helps � it counts.�

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Seville Quarter's Haunted House Helps Fill the Pantries Shelves at Manna Food

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