Sunday, November 15, 2026
Marco Lutheran volunteers helping out at the Winterberry ODBFP location (from left) Marilyn Garazin, Laurie Garden and Assistant Pastor Ken Garazin.
Over 80 people attended October Lunch with Friends at Marco Lutheran Church.
Marco Lutheran Pastor Tom helping ODBFP during Saturday food distribution.
(From left): Nancy Kot, Pastor Tom Boeck receiving the Hunger Heroes of Distinction Award for Marco Lutheran Church, Liz Pecora and Allyson Richards.
Registration table for Lunch with Friends with (from left) Marybeth Cummings, Jennifer Sprague & Jean O'Neill.
On Wednesday, October 20, 2021 Marco Lutheran Church was a recipient of the Hunger Heroes of Distinction Award from the Our Daily Bread Food Pantry.
The Award was presented during the October Lunch with Friends and according to Liz Pecora, Vice President of the Our Daily Bread Food Pantry, Marco Lutheran Church and Pastor Tom have been wonderful supporters of Our Daily Bread Food Pantry (ODBFP) and thanked them for their “ongoing commitment to our mission to wipe out hunger.”
Pastor Tom accepted the award for the Marco Lutheran congregation and added that he is “so grateful to have the opportunity to have such a wonderful partnership with ODBFP. The Pantry volunteers are such an incredible group of people who have gone through this whole pandemic situation and have stepped up their game to meet the needs of so many people in the community.”
Pastor Tom also added that “it is good to be acknowledged but this is not why we continue our support. We just do what we can to support their mission.”
What is Lunch with Friends? The third Wednesday of each month, seniors and their friends gather for fun and frivolity while enjoying a delicious lunch provided by various Marco Island restaurants.
Nancy Kot – one of the directors of ODBFP - welcomed over 80 October guests and stated it was nice to be back. She reminded guests that this is a place where you can always meet new friends – this is a happy place and the food is always great.
October lunch was provided by Ron McClay, Bill Christ and Mike Stanczyk!
According to Allyson Richards, also a Director for ODBFP, seniors know that staying social, eating healthy and being mobile are beneficial to their quality of life. Lunch with Friends is facilitated by South Collier YMCA, Our Daily Bread Food Pantry and Marco Lutheran Church and is held at the Marco Lutheran Church.
Please Save the Date: November 17 and December 15, 2021. Please RSVP: 706-566-8532 or email: lunchwithfriendsMarco@gmail.com. Lunch with Friends is held at Marco Lutheran Church, 525 North Collier Boulevard, Marco Island, Florida.
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