SARASOTA, Fla. — A growing number of families are turning to food pantries for help, and one locally is getting creative with how they bring in donations.

When St. Thomas More Catholic Church in Sarasota turned its storage space into a food pantry, it never expected just how much the need would grow.

What You Need To Know • One local food pantry has created new ways to collect donations • “Twelve Baskets Food Pantry” is open every Wednesday from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. • LINK: St. Thomas More’s Twelve Baskets Food Pantry

Whenever Terry Saunders is around, you can expect everything to be in tip-top shape.

“I have a skill set of being organized,” she said.

She has been a volunteer here at St. Thomas More’s Twelve Baskets Food Pantry in Sarasota since the very beginning.

“Seven years,” s

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