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St. Anne Charitable Outreach/Food Pantry Update
Thank you all for your generous donations to St. Anne’s Food Pantry. Year to Date September we have delivered over 300 items including much needed cereal, soup, canned pasta, meats and veggies, peanut butter, juice and a myriad of other items. Also, many thanks to all of you who have placed orders through St. Anne’s Amazon Wish List! Some new facts about the Food Pantry – now under the St. Anne Charitable Outreach which has branched out to include Heaven’s Kitchen, St. Anne Food Pantry and St. Anne Victory Garden.
Heaven’s Kitchen:
When the Covid 19 Pandemic closed the schools in March of 2020, Heaven's Kitchen was born and took the lead in serving the young people of the local community that depended on the school lunch program. It has expanded to serve not only the needs of the youth of the community, but also others of any age, who find themselves in need of consistent and nutritious meals. Heaven's Kitchen serves ready to go meals on a weekly basis, Tuesday through Sunday, to those members of the community who may be disabled, live alone or with short-term health issues. These meals just need to be heated up and eaten. Recipients need only to call St. Anne’s church office 603-329-5886 to be added to the list or stop by between 8:30 - 4:00 (on Tuesday – Thursday) to receive a meal. Arrangements can be made to have meals delivered as well. There is an emergency number to call when a meal is needed, and the church office is closed – 603-339-3731.
Starting in Summer 2024 – with help from a grant from The Alexander Eastman Foundation, Heaven’s Kitchen purchased and operates a food truck to deliver healthy meals. From June 24 through August 23, Heavens Kitchen Food Truck traveled mornings through Derry, Londonderry and Hampstead distributing healthy lunches to any child. Continuing this ministry, please see Heaven Kitchen’s Fall/Winter Mobile Meal Delivery information and schedule:
Heaven’s Kitchen Mobile Meal Deliveries
October 8, 2024 to March 28, 2025
Heaven’s Kitchen Mobile Food Truck is part of St. Anne Parish Charitable Outreach in Hampstead, NH.
We are launching our fall/winter feeding program to deliver nutritious, quality meals to children and Seniors in area communities. If you have a friend, neighbor or family member who could benefit from this program, please help us get the word out to them for locations to receive a hot meal. Contact information for this program is noted below.
Please note that registration may be required by site locations for the meal drop off cooperative program but are NOT REQUIRED where hot meals are served.
These meals will be available on Tuesdays and Thursdays throughout the fall/winter months as noted above. When any of the below towns close school due to weather, the food truck will not operate. Below are the distribution sites where hot meals are served from our mobile food truck.
HOT MEALS SERVED AT (times noted):
• Emerson Village, Hampstead (near clubhouse) 1:30-2:00 pm
• Atkinson Community Center, Atkinson (in parking lot) 2:30-3:00 pm
• Leach Library, Londonderry (in parking lot) 3:45-4:15 pm
• Community Caregivers / Sr Apartments, Derry (in parking lot) 4:45-5:15 pm
• Fairway Apartments, Derry (near clubhouse) 5:45-6:15 pm
Meal drop-off cooperative program; registration may be required by site location:
• Greater Derry Boys and Girls Club, Derry
• The Upper Room, Derry
• Marion Gerrish Community Center, Derry
• Derry Head Start, Derry
Contact information: Rigatoni26@comcast.net #603-339-3731
Food Pantry:
Under the direction of St. Anne Charitable Outreach, St. Anne’s Food Pantry has served families in need from the towns of Hampstead, Atkinson, East Hampstead, Danville and Sandown for over thirty years. Most recipients go to the Food Pantry weekly on Thursdays and/or Saturdays. Currently, the Food Pantry serves approximately 60 families (up from 40 last year) each week. Participants register and then shop for a variety of items including fresh milk, butter, eggs, meat, canned goods and dry goods. The Food Pantry recently received a grant from the NH Food Bank to partner with a local farm (St. Anne partnered with Meadows Mirth) and purchase local produce to add to the items in the Pantry. St. Anne’s Food Pantry also prepares over 110 food baskets for families on both Thanksgiving and Christmas.
St. Anne Community Victory Garden:
The Victory Garden has 40 raised beds and a green house. Participants pay $20/bed (cost for watering) and are asked to donate a small amount of their product to the Food Pantry. The Food Pantry has several beds and grows fresh vegetables to add to the Pantry offerings.
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