Roger Amos, left, prepares eggs, Skip Kelley brings food boxes for filling, and Nelson Fiedler slides a food box over to the pickup area after finishing it off with a frozen chicken Thursday morning at Craftsman Independent Union Local No. 1 in Cape Girardeau. Craftsman Union Local No. 1 started giving away 50 food baskets in 1984 and now offers 750 baskets to local churches and organizations in addition to needy individuals.
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