Miss Linda’s Pay It Forward Dallas! Food Pantry

Today, with the help of many donors, I held a food pantry at my home for the 3500 members of Miss Linda’s Pay It Forward Dallas!  I served 25 families with a total of 102 people. I  limited this event to 25 families so I could try it out and not get overwhelmed. I purchased the perfect amount of food and all was distributed in one hour.  

I shopped at the wholesale farmers market and a the members only Restaurant Depot. I was also helped out by my local butcher. It was a great day and well received by the families. I have enough donations to do hold this event two more times but the need is much greater than that. I’m asking if you would like to contribute. Even just a little. Please help me help families in dire need of healthy foods right now...or food at all.




For $7.50 per person, I was able to provide the following boxes of food.




Each family of 4 received:

1lb hamburger

1lb lunch meat

1lb breakfast sausage

1 pack hotdogs

1lb chicken breast

1lb chicken thighs

2lb cheddar cheese




1 large zucchini

3 yellow squash

Bag of large carrots

Bag of tiny carrots

Bunch of cilantro

4 large Roma tomatoes

Large broccoli crown

6 large potatoes

3 large onions

1 Head of lettuce

6 apples

4 oranges

6 bananas




1lb white rice

1lb black beans

1 cup of pop corn kernels

4 rolls of toilet paper

A dozen ramen noodles




A loaf of fresh baked bread (donated)