50 Women Impact representatives present check to Timpson Food for Thought volunteers.
July 31, 2024 - Due to the emergency situation in Timpson following the destruction caused by the tornado which hit July 8, the 50 Women Impact voted to give their 3rd quarter donation of $11,100 to the Timpson Food for Thought pantry. The donation was given slightly ahead of schedule due to the immediate need caused by tropical storm Beryl.
City of Timpson Mayor and Food for Thought representative Debra Smith shared, "First and foremost I just want to thank the organization, 50 Women Impact, and all of the women that help organize and that donation because it's such a blessing to receive this award this quarter especially after the beginning of July." On July 8, 2024 a tornado hit downtown Timpson resulting in damage and power outage which extended into days.
Mayor Smith gave some information about the food bank, "We give food out for the people in Timpson and Tenaha primarily. We have a few people that come from Garrison when theirs closed. We are open the 3rd Friday of each month from 9 to about 11am and we generally give out about 120 boxes of food to each family that is represented. And then those that are 60 or more and qualify through the USDA program, they get a senior box and that gives them an extra box of food. So, some of our clients actually leave with produce and two boxes of food, if they fall in that qualification, and there is usually between 50 and 55 of those clients that apply and qualify."
"It is a blessing to be able to give the food out and see our clients helped. We also helped the community because during the power outage some of our stores that were losing freezers donated food immediately when they knew it wasn't going to come back on and we have a generator, so, we got our freezers quite stocked." Mayor Smith did advise the food pantry did loose a freeze during the storm so the extra food brought in helped bolster their pantry and made it possible to help new families who came in for assistance solely because of the storm and power outages. "It all worked out, God always makes it work out."
The 50 Women Impact group was started in November of 2017 and selects a non-profit organization to support each quarter of the year. Applications are due in February, May, August, and November. In total, the power of giving as one has distributed $288,555 to worthy organizations!
If you would like to be a part of giving as one, email lindamiller@hotmail.com or lmcadams62@hotmail.com or aleasecopelin@yahoo.com for more information.
