How to start your own food pantry! Behind the scenes.

Just a little bit of talk about how to start a food pantry in your area.

Here are some links:

The federal Bill Emerson Good Samaritan Act.
http://feedingamerica.org/get-involved/corporate-opportunities/become-a-partn...

More about it:
http://support.njfoodbank.org/site/DocServer?docID=177
http://law.justia.com/codes/us/title42/42usc1791.html

Nearly every state has a local version of the Good Samaritan Act. Look it up, just do an internet search for "Good Samaritan Act YourState" or "YourState food rescue good samaritan act."

Here's some general info that talks about other countries:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Good_Samaritan_law

National Restaurant Association resources:
http://www.p2pays.org/ref/12/11907.pdf
http://www.restaurant.org/nra_news_blog/2011/04/donating-excess-food-saves-do...

Here is some info about why a CHURCH does NOT have to request special permission or file ANYTHING to be non-taxable:
http://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/p1828.pdf
See 2nd paragraph, page 3.

To help us do what we do, you can PayPal to fotm@fellowshipofthemartyrs.com or help@libertydisasterrelief.com .

To contact us, email to either of those addresses as well.

Check out our sites at www.LibertyDisasterRelief.com or www.FellowshipOfTheMartyrs.com

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• pantry
• soup
• kitchen
• donation
• charity
• homeless
• hungry
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• care
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• produce
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• fruit
• meat
• 501(c)3
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[aydyar08]

Not been able to check in for a while (really hard, busy year) but I've been wondering how you're doing. I'm SO happy to see that you have not only held on, but that you seem to have really settled in and are growing. Can't say how happy that makes me. Thank you, Jesus!! Be much more blessed.

[fotm1]

@aydyar08 Thanks! Keep praying for us. Love you.

[survivalizer]

Thanks! I've been hoping you'd post info for a long time now. :D