“A local charity that’s given back to the community for more than 30 years had to depend on the community to show that love back after their truck was vandalized.
“Someone cut out the catalytic converter from underneath our truck, ” said board member and volunteer Melanie Siow.
Siow with Manna Ministries out of Alabaster said it happened mid-October and the amount the thief would get for the catalytic converter would be pennies compared to the thousands of dollars it costs them to get it fixed.
The Foodshare Outreach program is 100 percent volunteer and donation ran, which makes it difficult to come up with the funds to cover an unexpected cost.
Siow said the truck was used to pick up donations from the Central Alabama Food Bank and other large donations from stores across the area.
All of this happening while the group was raising money to feed more families during the holidays.
It had already been a busy year due to the pandemic. Siow said the group helps anyone who needs it and the number of families seeking help had grown by the hundreds.”
View the whole story here: https://www.wbrc.com/2020/11/01/charity-robbed-continues-help-families-week-even-during-pandemic/