Food Bank Gets Canceled, Pride II Coming Saturday

By Ken DeLaat

“For I was hungry…”
Feeding America is a truly righteous group of folks who are in the front lines of tackling hunger in our country and our county. They provide a vital service to communities in need, constantly fighting rising food costs and juggling grant money from a number of sources to bring food to those struggling to make ends meet. A true example of compassion in action.
Now we understand one of our local sites near  White Cloud  (a church) has cut off ties with the organization.
Lack of volunteers? Need the parking lot that day?
No. 
Apparently the church’s pastor has decided that since the Feeding America  organization recognized Pride month he has decided to pull the church's support, leaving them scrambling to find a new locale for the White Cloud area.
N3  reached out to the pastor of the White Cloud church for a comment and received this message from the church’s fb site. “Our church has no further comment on this.” adding “We have decided to take the funding that we were spending on FA and invest in another food distribution in Newaygo county that distributes weekly.” 
We will keep you updated if and when we find out more.
And by the way, Nascar and NFL fans should be aware that these organizations also support Pride Month. As do Visa, Nestle, etc. etc.

Speaking of Pride…

 The second annual Pride Festival will be held Saturday at Brooks Park starting at 3pm. There are a smattering of folks hereabouts who seem to be taking exception to an event that helps  promote equal treatment for people regardless of who they choose to love.
I’m old enough to recall similar resistance toward expanding rights for women and people of color. Those who were the loudest also used their faith as reference for their discriminatory stances.
Some things, it appears, never really change. The faces might be different but it always seems to be the same people.

“Saying it's hard being straight is like complaining to the poor that it's difficult being wealthy.”-DaShanne Stokes

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