{"id":8843,"date":"2020-09-01T18:49:00","date_gmt":"2020-09-01T18:49:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/salarmyeds.org\/?p=8843"},"modified":"2025-08-26T19:02:20","modified_gmt":"2025-08-26T19:02:20","slug":"pilgrims-lufkin-doing-the-most-good-in-orange","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/salarmyeds.org\/index.php\/2020\/09\/01\/pilgrims-lufkin-doing-the-most-good-in-orange\/","title":{"rendered":"Pilgrim\u2019s Lufkin Doing The Most Good in Orange"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Dallas, Texas<\/strong> \u2013 Pilgrim\u2019s Lufkin, a valued year-round partner of The Salvation Army in Angelina County, came forward with an offer to provide meal support to residents of Orange. Much of the city, along with large areas of Southeast Texas, have been without power since Hurricane Laura blew through on Thursday. Individuals and families have greatly appreciated the hot meals provided by The Salvation Army and those prepared by Pilgrim\u2019s served as a great boost.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The team from Pilgrim\u2019s pulled into The Salvation Army of Orange on Saturday morning bringing with them a three-day supply of chicken, sides, and a custom BBQ pit. The enthusiastic Pilgrim\u2019s staff spent the morning setting up and preparing for hungry residents, first serving a quick lunch, and later BBQ chicken and sides for dinner. More than 6,000 meals were served between Saturday and Monday, handled almost completely by the Pilgrim\u2019s crew, from cooking, assembling the meals, and distributing in the drive thru line.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThis falls right in line with the Pilgrim\u2019s principals and we are very humbled to work with The Salvation Army,\u201d said Christian Dempsey, Operations Manager for Pilgrim\u2019s Lufkin. \u201cYou come down here and see the turmoil that people are going through right now. It is very humbling for our team at Pilgrim\u2019s to be part of the recovery. Anything we can do to support this area, we\u2019re going to do that, not just as Americans but as Texans. That\u2019s our commitment here at Pilgrim\u2019s.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On Monday, seven mobile feeding units from Texas served meals in Lake Charles, LA, while an additional seven supported communities in Southeast Texas. Since Friday, The Salvation Army has served 47,941 meals, 38,121 drinks, 18,616 snacks in affected communities. Trained staff and Emotional and Spiritual Care volunteers have prayed with 435 storm survivors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe Salvation Army is grateful to Pilgrim\u2019s for their generous donation, not only of food, but also for the dedication and hard work of their staff in Orange this weekend,\u201d said Alvin Migues, Director of The Salvation Army Emergency Disaster Services for Texas. \u201cThey have done a tremendous job over the last three days, leaving Lufkin early in the morning and returning home each day after dinner, through to their final meal service on Monday evening. I\u2019m sure that residents of this community will remember their positive community spirit, even longer than their fantastic BBQ chicken.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Salvation Army is serving food in the following fixed locations on Tuesday:<\/p>\n\n\n\n