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You Can Help
Remember our Food Pantry families when you shop for your own
family. Donations of food, personal items, paper products,
baby food and diapers are gratefully received. Monetary
donations are also needed to supplement donated items.
Volunteers are vital to keeping the Pantry in operation.
Consider donating some of your time to shop, stock shelves,
prepare perishable food items for distribution, or assist
clients with their Pantry shopping, To be a part of this
ministry, call the church office.
How To Use The Food Pantry
All client requests are received on a Food Pantry private
line. Clients may call (608) 441-1123 Monday, Tuesday,
Wednesday and Thursday between 8:00 a.m. and 10:00 a.m. on
the day they wish to shop at the Pantry. Clients may come to
the Pantry every 14 days. The hours to shop remain the same
from 11:00 a.m. until 1:30 p.m. Monday thru Thursday each
week.
Email the Food Pantry:
StStPantry@netscape.net
A Choice Pantry
St. Stephen's Food Pantry is a "choice" pantry, which means
that clients do their own shopping, selecting only the items
they will use. Choice honors our clients' dignity and
eliminates the waste of unused items.
Substitutes Needed
The Pantry is looking for substitutes to pick up day-old
bakery items from area stores. It is a 1-hour commitment.
Please contact Judy Benzine at 222-1241, ext. 14 if you can
help.
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Current Needs
The Pantry is in need of:
Paper grocery bags
Thanks!
Mountain of Food
Mountain of Food Total Is Amazing!
The St. Stephen's Food Pantry Board thanks each of
you for your generous contributions to our Mountain of Food.
We set a record goal of 1,113 cases of food. This will pay
for 7 months of food items at Second Harvest Food Bank. We
exceeded the 2010 total of 1,043 cases. We are very grateful
to all who support this mission of caring for those in need.
We decided not to send a thank you to each of you but send
our sincere thanks in this article. Please know your gifts
are greatly appreciated by all the Pantry volunteers and the
clients we serve. Your gifts have been recorded on your
envelope giving report. Also we wish to express our special
thanks to the 60+ volunteers who work so hard to make this
ministry possible.
Farmer's Market Pick-Up
Can you glean fresh produce for our pantry at the end of the
Monona Market? A sign-up sheet for each Sunday is by the
Mountain of Food poster.
Donations
Where & When
Donations of food and clothing for our Food Pantry can be
brought in during church office hours, Monday through
Thursday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., and Friday, 8:00 a.m. to
noon. To bring donations another time contact the office at
222-1241.
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