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Our June Mission Focus is the two local food pantries in the AW Community. The AWCFM is right at the end of Waterville Monclova Rd, and the Zion UMC Food Pantry is in Whitehouse. Your donations will support both pantries.
Relying on the generosity of churches, individuals, and local businesses, the two pantries assist over 140 area families every two weeks. The weekend Bookbag Program for AW students serves over 90 students each weekend with individual breakfast, lunch, and quick snack ideas when these students, who most likely receive free and reduced lunches during the school year, receive food to fill the weekend gap.
Just within the last week, the food pantry received a grant that will allow them to continue the Weekend Bookbag Distribution for a portion of the summer with a little help from area churches, businesses, and individuals. Donations of any non-perishable food is happily accepted for the food pantry, but if you are able, individually packaged food items will truly be a blessing to the Bookbag Program and assist throughout June, July and August.
Suggestions for individual servings:
- Fruit: Peaches, Pears, Mandarin Oranges, Pineapple, etc.
- Cereal: Any type of individually boxed cereal
- Other Breakfast Items: Pop Tarts, Granola Bars, Breakfast Bars, Oatmeal packets
- Individual Peanut Butter Packages or those with crackers: Plain Preferred, Cheese and crackers, peanut butter crackers
- Other Lunch Items: Mac and cheese, Ramen Noodles (Believe it or not kids LOVE Ramen Noodles again!), soups, Spagettio’s, pasta cups, Ravioli, Cup of Noodles, Mini Salami sticks
- Sweet or salty items for snack: Chips, cookies, pretzels, trail mix, Doritos, Chex Mix, Cheez-its, Microwave Popcorn, Fruit Snacks
“Neighbors feeding neighbors in the love of Christ” is the purpose of these outreach locations manned completely by volunteers. With the rising cost of groceries, more than ever, they serve to meet the needs of families in the surrounding area. It’s easy for us to forget that so close to home there are families with food insecurities. Be the hands and feet of Jesus by serving those in our community. Just another way for us to BE THE CHURCH!
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