Hi [First name],

On Tuesday, a woman named Dolores came to our Eastside pantry twenty minutes before closing. She had worked a double shift and still could not make the week's groceries add up. She left with enough to cover her kids through Sunday. She is one of about 300 neighbors Riverbend serves in a single week.

You have seen a little of this work over the past week. Here is where a first gift fits. A week of groceries for a family like Dolores's costs us about $25 to source and pack. That is the whole ask. Not a pledge, not a membership. One week, one family.

Through the end of the month, a local partner is matching every first gift, up to $10,000. Your $25 becomes $50 of groceries. If you have been the kind of neighbor who notices an empty seat at a table, this is a small way to fill one.

Whatever you decide, thank you for reading this far. It matters that you did.

With gratitude,
[Name]
[Title], Riverbend Food Network