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Little
Cupboard,
Big
Impact
Central Christian Church’s
Community Cupboard is
blessing people who give
and receive
One day while perusing Facebook, Pam Snow
saw a post about a “community cupboard,” a wood
structure similar to the Little Free Libraries that
have popped up around the community. Except,
the cupboards contained non-perishables and
toiletries.
A member of Central Christian Church in New
Albany, Snow thought, “This just looked like a
great fit for us. … We have a lot of folks in our area
that either do without or utilize a lot of service
around the community. We wanted to support
that even if it’s in a small way. … We wanted to
have an opportunity to be more involved in our
immediate surroundings.”
Recently, Snow said, a neighbor in need took
a bottle of shampoo but left boxes of macaroni
and cheese. “It’s heartwarming someone in that
situation is also trying to be a part of the bigger
community,” she said.
Now, Central Christian Church is on a mission
to help spread awareness of the cupboard to
those who could benefit as well as those willing
to help keep the cupboard stocked. Snow said
the congregation also would be thrilled to see
fellow churches and businesses put up their own
community cupboards.
For more information, contact
Central Christian Church at 812.944.1736
or centralchristiancwf@yahoo.com.
Photo & Story by Angie Fenton
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EXTOL • DECEMBER 2017/JANUARY 2018
The sign on Central Christian
Church’s Community Cupboard,
located near the corner of 13th
and East Spring streets in New
Albany, reads: “Take what you
need; leave what you can. Above
all, be blessed!”