On an extremely wet weekend in the Valley of the Sun, one in which streets flooded, cars stalled, and the downpour continued early Saturday morning, the latter part of September and on into October, the thought to not set up and distributing food was never discussed by those committed to the task across the Valley.
Those responsible for the fourth Saturday food distribution at Pilgrim Rest Baptist Church, arrived in the rain, waited and began their normal routine of setting up cones, tables and other necessary props for distribution a few hours later.
While this crew is more familiar with the high heat that greets them from May – September, the threat of rain, presented a new set of challenges, yet the coordinating team did not blink…