The Free Meal Center Photo Gallery

This is how the building appeared prior to TFMC taking possession and before TFMC volunteers began transforming the grounds.

The Free Meal Center - Because Sometimes People Need a Helping Hand

Cape May County Association of Realtors president Carol Anderson and Jeannette DiNardo present a check for $4,700 for red quarry floor tile to TFMC's Joyce & Douglas Jewell

The signs are in place and drawing eyes from Route 9 passerbys.

Matt, Frank and Joe putting up our new signs made by Mike Gallo of MG Signs.

The Home Depot manager Matt Peterson presents a check representing their contribution in building materials to the Free Meal Center board members Douglas Jewell and Joyce Jewell. The Home Depot has given TFMC absolutely every item they've requested, from brooms to paint to lumber and roofing materials.

April 24th workday at TFMC - Boys Scouts and Mormon church members spruce up the grounds and paint.

The Boy Scouts planted these trees and plants.

More plantings by the Boy Scouts and their families and friends.

Cutting, hauling, and piling broken limbs and brush from the winter storm.

The heavy snow brought down trees and limbs that had to be hauled away.

The dumpster was filled with demolition debris and junk from the building.

Volunteers from the Mormon church busily paint the interior of the building.

This banner - donated by Dave Goldstein of Anchor Advertising Agency - announces our intentions.

Our lawn out back will host special events.

Eventually, 40 picnic tables will be placed in the backyard. We've had 10 donated so far.

On May 15th volunteers painted yellow 23 curbs we found around the property. The 5 new picnic tables were donated.

The herb/vegetable garden is rototilled and ready for planting.

Carpenters Union 1743 has 25 volunteers signed up to help with the construction phase.

These evergreen shrubs reduced the ability of drivers leaving the parking lot to see oncoming traffic.

Goodbye shrubs, hello safety.

The February, 2010 snowstorm buried the property under 24" of wet, heavy, frozen snow.