First Posted: 2/25/2015
Freedom is not free. Somebody paid. Many with their lives and others in many other ways.
All of us are very privileged to live in the greatest country on earth and to have all the freedoms we enjoy every day, but it has come at a great cost to someone else. Some gave their lives up front and some have ended up losing the life they had. All of us owe a big thank you to every man and woman that has served this country. Only because of them, we are free. They have earned and deserve all the help they may need after leaving the service, but our government is not doing a real good job at that.
The new Veterans Food Pantry recently opened on North Street in Lima. It is very easy to get to with plenty of parking. It is open from 1 p.m. to 3:45 p.m. every Wednesday and Friday.
I believe everybody can afford to throw a couple of extra items in their grocery cart to be donated to this pantry. It does not have to be a lot, just a box of macaroni and cheese, a can of vegetables or whatever. Nobody should ever have to go to bed hungry at night. We can prevent this from ever happening to one of our veterans and we owe it to them. I would like to see everyone come together to put “this little food bank” on the map. It should end up “bursting at the seams” with food and should continue to do so in the future. I encourage all of you to join me in doing our part and to keep doing it. I can think of no better way to say “Thank You”.
— Millie Fisher, Lima
