Volunteers put together meal packages at Cathedral of Hope on July 31. (David Taffet/Dallas Voice) About 90 volunteers got together at Cathedral of Hope on Saturday, July 31, to put together meals to feed the homeless and food insecure.
In addition to serving breakfast to about 175 people, organizer Scot MacRae said they would distribute more than 1400 meals.
The volunteers packaged meals that included chicken, vegetables, rolls, fruit, cookies and water, plus each recipient received a blessing bag with a variety of toiletries and canned meat.
MacRae said the cost to the church was just 44 cents per meal because of generous donations. Costco donated food, caterer Doug Boster donated his kitchen facilities and Maple Lawn Elementary School,