Volunteers keep food pantry community garden thriving

Hot Texas summers are not always ideal growing conditions for local gardeners but that hasn’t stopped volunteers from maintaining a community garden for patrons of Sachse’s local food pantry. Sachse Lions Club member Melanie Houston, a volunteer at the 5 Loaves Food Pantry on-site garden, said it...

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Area food pantry announces facility expansion

by Connor Pittman of the Sachse News During a recent fundraising event, Audrey Wallace announced big plans for the future of 5 Loaves Food Pantry, which serves Sachse and surrounding cities. Growth of the pantry’s Beacon of Hope ministry along with its other ministries on-site have necessitated...

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New Facility Announced to Sold-Out Room

Sachse, Texas – April 25, 2023 “I want everyone to be able to say they were ‘on the edge of their seats’.”, said Audrey Wallace, Founder and Director of 5 Loaves Food Pantry. More tables and chairs were moved into the sold-out space at Chase Oaks Church – Woodbridge in Sachse, Texas on Friday...

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Chamber honors local leaders at annual banquet

On a night of trying to figure out whodunnit, it was no mystery to those in attendance at the Sachse Chamber of Commerce Murder Mystery Awards Dinner who some of the highest achievers in the community were. From local businesses, nonprofit organizations, first responders and teachers, various...

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Area food pantries see uptick in usage

Audrey Wallace, executive director of 5 Loaves Food Pantry unloads a donation from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints in February. Throughout 2022, 5 Loaves served 30,000 families in Sachse and surrounding communities. Increases to housing, food and energy costs led to more visitors...

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