PRESS PHOTOS BY C. RICHARD CHARTRAND Grace Lutheran Church, 28 W. Main St., Macungie, holds a free food distribution every Wednesday. Recipients must reside in the East Penn School District. Thrivent Services donated $250 to Grace Lutheran Church for food distribution and volunteer Kim Vaupel purchased the food items. ABOVE: On June 27, volunteers get together and make up 80 bags of food items, including Russ and Sandy Schantz, Trudy Chartrand, Janet Shearn, Paulette Villafane, Kim Vaupel, David Roth, Bill Konek, Yesenia Rasado, Cecilia Beter, Janiya Pabon and Dee Martin.

Kim Vaupel stands with the 80 bags ready for distribution.