CATALINA FOOTHILLS, Ariz. (KGUN) — Kathy Wilkinson is no stranger to St. Philip’s in the Hills. Walking into their main lobby, she asked how their food pantry volunteers were doing, just like friends.
Their volunteers exchanged a smile with her, knowing her by name because she’s gone to the food pantry once a week for the past month.
“I don’t have enough money to go to the grocery store and buy a lot of food,” Wilkinson said.
After getting health problems, she was forced to retire, which didn’t leave her with a lot of money.
She’s just one of the over 660 visits the church has already gotten this year at their food pantry as of October 10 and they’re expecting more. They said last year they got over 640 total visits, so this year’s visits have already exceeded last year’s.
Kiki Cheney, the church’s communications and welcome associate said …