FEEDING FRIENDS
on the third Saturday each month.
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February 18, 2012 March 17, 2012 April 21, 2012 May 19, 2012 |
June 16, 2012 July 21, 2012 August 18, 2012 September 15, 2012 |
October 20, 2012 November 17, 2012 December 15, 2012 |
To volunteer, contact Janice or Barry at feedingfriends@crosscreekchurch.org. You can also just show up on Saturday morning when our food pantry is open, and/or you can come to a volunteer meeting (see below) to get more information.
Every time the pantry is open, volunteers are needed between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 9:15 a.m. Even if you can’t come for the entire time, coming for part of the time helps!
Volunteers help with greeting, intake, assisting shoppers, bagging groceries, and clean up. Youth volunteers accompanied by an adult are welcome to join.
We also need volunteers on the Friday before each pantry date to help with setting up and with receiving the delivery of food from the Foodbank. The Foodbank’s truck arrives around 10:30 a.m. If you can help on Friday mornings, let Janice or Barry know.
We also have other tasks such as fundraising, publicity and reporting that take place through out the month.
| The average family receives: | ||||
| • 2 boxes of cereal | • 2 dried/canned bean items | |||
| • 1 box of pasta | • 3 drink items | |||
| • 2 cans of sauce | • 3 boxes of mac and cheese | |||
| • 2 canned meat items | • 1 jar of peanut butter | |||
| • 5 cans of soup | • 1 bread item | |||
| • 5 cans of fruit | • 1 bag of potatoes | |||
| • 5 cans of vegetables | ||||
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We also offer: • A table of items that we don’t have enough for to offer to everyone, free for people to choose from • A table of children’s books |
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Averages:
# families: 35
# people: 132 # children: 60 |
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• 45.45% of the clients served are under the age of 18
• 10,200 pounds of food have been purchased from the food bank as of June 2009 |
