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Once upon a time, there was a wor I d where we thought that
everybodys needs were being met. In Thanksgiving 1985, Bi i I
Nelson and Terry Tebedeo became aware of two peop I e I iving with
AIDS in Mesquite who were without fc'd. They had no money to buyv
f':'od. After they saw to their immediate needs, Terry and Bi i t
real ized that there was a need to be met. With their normal
gusto they put the word out on the street to bring donations t'
Crossroads market, and thus the food pantry was born under a
Christmas tree. The donations that people brought grew so qui ckI y
that it was moved to shel ves. By January 1986, the food pantry
was moved to the front office of what was then the Dal Ilas Gay
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short period of time they had moved to the center of the bui I ding
where the hot I inc was stationed. It was not I ong before there
were 100 c I ients with an average of 22 comrilng in to use the
pantry weekly. The volunteers that ran the hot line served the
:I ients in between cal is. Rules of once a week shopping were
started and a numerical code rather than names was instituted for
cI ient anonymity. They were even tracking 'c i ent s diets.
By AprilI 1987, Charles Hudson and Sherry Gentzel were cc.
directing the pantry/clothing Project and they were seeing 123
people a week:. Space was getting sc' tight that they soon began
I looking to move. It was around this time period they also started
getting food from the North T:xaa F cd Bank - that they- 'ol I
serve more with less expense.
In October of 1987 the pantry/c I othing Project received 2
refrigerators and one freezer. This was great, because, for the
.ir:t tm p.t.i ,:1 hab I i tem w tu I c . ava 'l I I l e ;. the c: I iant.>
Dc) : .mbu a f 1987 Lir cugcht g j':':: id i igs to; : t h p antry. Th p an t y
was about to receive a great gi ft - a grant from the Meadows
Fcundat in cenabl ing h ar. :f con:trution on the ap w2 n w
cal I the Food Pantry.
We moved t ' c1 n w. om'C Lin:: Ap2):.i!.
S ':mte 'f tehe 'a am a f the ** *Vi,..J1.[fe:new a c w n on y p r vc:'i:. I."
and c Iothing, but al so wanted to have space to have meal s
prepared for a meal on wheel s type program. They also wanted a
bar code type scanner for inventory and c I ient data, and a I arga
walk in type refrigerator/ freezer.
In February 1989, the great fire destroyed the DGA Community
Center. The food pantry only sustained smoke damage. However, we
aud denl yI had t h I Legaq H*.pI 1':: ice and Dave I opmrp ent ho'usi ng at the
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