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Kerri Burns, food market director at The Factory Ministries, remembers when the organization decided to set up drive-through food distribution for clients during the first days of the COVID-19 shutdown in March. “I thought, ‘We can do this for a couple of weeks,’� recalled Burns. “I didn’t think we would do it long term.� Burns was able to discontinue the regular drivethrough service at the end of October. A scaled-back, needsbased distribution was held in November, and the new Factory Market opened Dec. 8. Shoppers at the market will use Factory Bucks they have earned by taking classes and completing other actions. During the many months
that food was distributed to car trunks, six or seven volunteers arrived at The Factory on Tuesday mornings and Thursday evenings to pack and distribute. “People got about 65 pounds of food in a bag,� said Burns of the operation, which also involved frozen meat, lunch meat, and more. “We gave out breakfast foods and sometimes snack cakes or hot chocolate. It’s not always a typical food bag.� According to Burns, the number of families receiving food more than tripled from 50 families a week to 160 families per week since March. “There have been no boundaries and no questions,� said Burns. As she talked, Burns showed her humility, breaking into tears as she credited volunteers, local businesses,
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and community members with stocking the pantry and distributing the food since the pandemic began. “The real heroes are the volunteers I have had working for months who come faithfully every Tuesday and Thursday,� said Burns, who went on to mention volunteers who pick up food daily at local convenience and grocery stores or donate milk. She stressed the community response to Food Friday collections and the support of area businesses that stepped up to help. “It’s amazing,� she said. Burns began life in Ohio, where her parents owned a bowling alley. She attended the University of Akron, where she received her certificate in interpreting for the deaf, learning in her senior year that she was hard of hearing. She moved to Lancaster County about 25 years ago and served in the educational field as a Title 1 tutor at Salisbury Elementary. About four years ago, she and her son, Brady, began volunteering in The Factory food pantry during the summer. In October 2019, a friend mentioned that The Factory was in need of a food pantry director. Burns interviewed with Shira Zimmerman, director of community resources, and was offered the position. “I thought I would like working here, but I didn’t know I would love it,� said Burns. “The day I got the call that I was hired here, I thought, ‘I am all in.’ It was definitely the right choice.� Readers who would like to learn more about The Factory and its mission may visit https://thefactoryministries .com.
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