Burleson Star (Burleson, Tex.), Vol. 21, No. 34, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 6, 1986 Page: 19 of 42
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A Thursday supplement to the
BURLESON*STAR
Thursday, February 6,1986
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Bountiful harvest requires
additional material donations
BY DOTTIE WILSON
A bountiful harvest—in the
lorni ol donated food products
and clothing items for Burleson
area families in need —has
created mixed feelings among
volunteers and board mem-
bers of the Burleson Minis-
terial Alliance Auxiliary.
The Harvest House, head
quarters for the BMAA assis-
tance agency, is full to its
capacity.
Directors and volunteers are,
of course, more than pleased
with the response of the Burleson
community with donations of
lood and clothing to be dis-
tributed to our less fortunate
neighbors. In the little over a
\ear that the Harvest House has
been in existence—staffed only
bv volunteers from our commun-
it> — its ministry has done a
tremendous job here
But because of the fact that
there has been an excellent res-
ponse to the needs being filled bv
BMAA Harvest House personnel,
and because more and more
families in need of assistance are
learning about the agency, the
other side of the coin has been
increasing frustration with the
limned space.
THE PRESENT FACILITY
located next door to the First
Baptist Church on Ellison Street,
was a donation by First Baptist
The church recently donated
another building—a home about
twice the si/e of the little Harvest
House now being used And the
directors arc anxiously awaiting
the time when they can make
Their move into that larger
lactBiy. Rat that won’t happen
lot a month or two most likely—
extensive remodeling is necessary
to make the older home useable
as the new Harvest House
Volunteers Kay Smith and Joy
Williams, who spend a great deal
ol time at the Harvest House, are
especially excited about two
features of the new building
which are lacking in their pre-
sent facility: a private area lot in-
terviewing clients, and a bathroom.
The convenience of the latter
speaks for itself. Families who
come into the Harvest House
often have small children and
spend several hours there in
some cases, so the availability of
a "necessary room" at the new
Harvest House will be an ob-
vious source of pnde for the
volunteers.
But the privacy for conducting
personal interviews is what they
are really excited about "These
people are so often in very hurt-
ful situations. It s hard for them
to talk about it, and so many
times there are other families
waiting here in the same room to
talk with us. It's just not fair to
our clients One of the things we
strive for is really getting to know
these people when we talk with
them, and it's hard to do that the
wav things are set dp now,” said
Kay Smith
The food pantry area at Har-
vest House was well supplied
Monday as Smith conducted $
mini-tour of both the present and
new facility. With two ref-
■ tigerators, a freezer, and shelving
for canned goods and staples, the
tiny kitchen in the house affords
precious little "moving around"
space for the volunteers. But the
same items which fill the small
room are a lifeline for families in
severe financial need —the canned
vegetables and meats will be a
hot dinner for children and their
parents who might have gone to
bed hungry without the Harvest
House.
When food items come into
the pantry—from Burleson busi-
nesses, individuals, and churches—
they are dated and weighed by
volunteers. Goods are then
rotated on the shelves as grocery'
stores do, to help insure fresh-
ness lor the eventual recipients.
Two food banks also contribute
to the foods available at Harvest
House. Items can be purchased
at 10 cents per pound from
Loaves and Fishes of Fort Worth
and the Food Bank of Greater
Tarrant County is another sour-
ce.
THE CLOTHING ITEMS
housed in two separate rooms—
one for adults and one for
children—are largely donated by
local people. Going through
those things, categorizing and
sizing, eliminating what can't be
used, is a monumental task for
volunteers. "We can just about
count on this much being
brought by over each weekend,"
said Smith as she opened one of
the many sacks piled on the one
table in the small room "It s
quite a job."
When Tamilies apply for assis-
tance. they are taken into the
rooms and allowed to choose
from what is available there
"Sometimes we have people
from several tamilies in here at
one time, and it's really a pro-
blem," said Smith.
Statistics on the past year's
assistance to families are im-
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Latest Donations Need Sorting
Kay Smith takes a look Monday at clothing Items which have been
brought to the Harvest House over the weekend. All of the clothes
are carefully sorted, sized, then categorized for adults or children
before needy recipients select Items for their family members.
pressive. Totally apart and sepa-
rate from the Holidav Friends
Christmas program—also a pro-
ject of the BMAA—clothing items
nave been provided for 224
families (966 individuals), with
the total number of items of
clothing calculated at 2,555.
Families who received lood num-
bered 188 during 1985. That
means 656 individuals benefited
from 744 sacks of food (14,371
pounds.)
Doing all the work involved in
that kind of assistance program
have been eight regular volunteer
day workers plus three volun-
teers who pick up food regularly
for the Harvest House. When the
new facility is ready, they hope to
be open daily from 9 a m. to 3
p m., and they hope before too
long to be able to hire a paid
director. The ministry is becom-
ing so large that those changes
will be needed soon.
But the present needs for
remodeling of the new facility
are more on the minds of those
who work with the BMAA, and
they are needing help from peo-
ple in the community. "Saturday
4£.Our designated work day here,
and we sure could use some
more volunteers who are familiar
with construction work,” said
Smith. Donated materials are
also sorely needed for bringing
the new Harvest House “up to
snuff."
Among the materials needed
are: 2x4 studs (10 ft. tall), 1x12
shelving material, paint (both in-
door and outdoor), sheetrock,
wallpaper, carpet or 12x12 rem-
nents: decking material, gray
shingles, metal shelving, con-
crete blocks, ceiling fans, air con-
ditioning equipment, and a
walk-in freezer The studs, shelv-
ing, and shingles are needed for
the early work on the facilitv.
While it isn't expected that an in-
dividual will have ail of the above
and be able to deliver the total
package at the present facility,
they are hoping that, bit by bit,
most of the materials will be
donated for the new Harvest
House.
"Every little bit helps, and we
especially need Saturday workers
who can give their time. In-
dividuals might not have the
materials, but if enough people
are able to give some time, the
work won’t take so long," said
Smith. Builders who might have
salvage materials which could be
used in the work are urged to
call the Harvest House, 295-
6252, or bring them by the pre-
sent facility at 245 Ellison.
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Broken front porch steps are the first Items on a list of repairs
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