Twin brothers inspired lunch ladies to launch a food pantry [Video]

POLK COUNTY, Fla. — For over a decade, two dedicated lunch ladies dreamed of starting a food pantry inside their school to ensure no kid goes hungry; their hard work is finally paying off.

Cafeteria workers Kelly Vaughn and Christy Carrillo told ABC Action News reporter Michael Paluska they are best friends. Less than a year ago, heartbroken by seeing kids who couldn’t afford extra meals, they started a small pantry. It was two shelves and a dream.

“They just want extra, and they’re asking for anything that we can give them, and seeing that for, you know, several years, this is just something that we always wanted to do but wasn’t sure that we would be able to, you know, sustain, sustain it,” Vaughn said. “I was always on the register, and the kids would come through, and they would say, ‘Miss Kelly, can I have a little bit …