Saturday, August 28, 2010

September Food Deliveries


Upcoming food delivery dates and times for the pantry are Wednesday September 8 at 1:15, Tuesday September 14 at 12:15, Wednesday September 15 at 1:15 and Wednesday September 22 at 3:15. Helping unload and store the cases of food received in these deliveries is an excellent opportunity for you to support the Saint Anthony's Food Pantry. If you are available at any of the delivery times for the month of September let us know by calling Paula, the Food Pantry Coordinator at 508-993-1691.

Please note that you can check for upcoming deliveries and other pantry activity by looking at our calendar here or using the link under "Basic Pantry Information" in the menu on the right.

Thursday, August 19, 2010

July Results


On the five Thursdays that the pantry was open this July we provided 3,780 bags of groceries to help a total of 945 families ... in those households there were 818 children under the age of 18. During June we also served more than 850 meals.

Every item donated goes to help someone. A can of tuna, a jar of peanut butter or a can of soup can make the difference between someone going to bed hungry or not. Thank you for each and every donation.

Providing groceries and lunches requires many volunteers. Perhaps you would like to help. If so please contact Paula Briden, Food Pantry Coordinator, by phone at 508-993-1691 or by email at bpaula1@comcast.net .

Saturday, August 14, 2010

Thanks, Thanks, Thanks Student Helpers


Can you get too much of a good thing? Not if that good thing is the students from Saint Francis Xavier School in Acushnet helping at the pantry. This last week our student helpers from Saint Francis and some student family members of regular volunteers were back.

And once more they were very helpful. It's hard to imagine how we would have bagged all those tomatoes and all that corn so quickly without the extra help the students provided.

But the students aren't here every week and the produce and other food stuffs are ... perhaps you would like to help as well ... if so please contact Paula Briden, Food Pantry Coordinator, by phone at 508-993-1691 or by email at bpaula1@comcast.net .