Annapolis: Mariners' Church food drop exceeds organizers' prayers

From: Capital (Annapolis) | Date: February 5, 2008| Author: | Copyright information

The Saturday morning sun shone down on hundreds of volunteers in blue T-shirts who were lined up in the parking lot at the Jemal's Bay 50 shopping center on Route 50 near the Bay Bridge.

"You're lucky it's not pouring down like Friday," one volunteer said to Mariners' Church executive minister the Rev. Bob Knight.

"It's not luck," the Rev. Knight said, glancing heavenward.

Members of Mariners' Church teamed up with Feed The Children, headquartered in Oklahoma City, to execute a unique project. The two groups vowed to supply boxes of food and personal care products in a single morning to every ...

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