The shelves at Sperry's Purple Pantry once again need to be restocked by Ryan and Sherri Bordner. Ryan's the senior pastor at Sperry Christian church. They fill the Purple Pantry, located right outside their front door, providing community members with a free place to pick up groceries. It's an opportunity that has become increasingly important with SNAP benefits likely to be put on hold.
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"I mean within our church, but within the community, there's a lot of people that are really, really concerned with how they're going to feed their families," Ryan Bordner said.
Ryan's wife, Sherri, is the children's pastor at the church and the chief organizer of the pantry, which is first-come, fi

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