June 27, 2014
by Barb Koster
Thank you for your generous donations throughout the year. With your help, we are able to provide a 4-5 day supply of non-perishable food to most families we visit in our ministry work. This gift allows a family to address other needs or helps to stretch a very limited food budget. Volunteers help sort and pre-package food parcels so SVDP members can have quick access before home visits. The rectory/office also uses the pantry for emergency food needs discovered through their ministries.
People come to our conference through our parish members, calls to our SVDP Assistance Line (313) 647-5062; and from our parish spiritual/school/administrative teams.
After a long, hard, winter our cupboards are not quite bare, but we could use a little help to get us through the summer. Please remember your neighbors in need the next time you go shopping or see an item on sale. Drop your donation in any bushel basket (Austin portico, Cry Room, Whittier entrance, and at the information table near the elevator) throughout the year. We will also gratefully accept gift cards (used to purchase food items when our stock gets low) - please mark the envelope SVDP Pantry and drop in the weekly collection or at the parish office.
- Breakfast food: cereal, breakfast/cereal bars, pancake mix, instant breakfast mix
- Lunch: peanut butter, jelly, tuna, granola bars, macaroni and cheese, soup, pasta meals, protein bars, crackers
- Dinner: canned/plastic jars - spaghetti or pasta sauce, salsa, Velveeta cheese, taco kits, pizza kits, cornbread mix, stews, chunky soups, pork and beans, canned ham, pepperoni, canned vegetables, potato mix, pasta mix, rice mix, applesauce, canned fruit, pizza dough mix, pizza sauce, and taco or pita chips
- Misc.: Individually Packed Items: nuts, fruit, applesauce, pudding, jello, crackers w/peanut butter or cheese, microwave macaroni and cheese, ramen noodles, soup, pretzels, crackers, dried fruit, jerky, cookies, pretzels, etc.
- Drinks: juice, hot cocoa mix, instant or ground coffee, tea, shelf stable milk, drinks mixes (cold)
- Condiments: ketchup, mustard, miracle whip, mayonnaise, salad dressing, barbecue sauce, syrup, parmesan cheese.
- Personal Care Items: feminine products, toothpaste, toothbrushes, mouthwash, dental floss, soap, liquid hand soap, shower gel, shampoo, razors
- Household Items: laundry soap, dish soap, bathroom tissue, facial tissue
- Infant/Young Child Items: apple juice, diapers, baby wipes, baby food, formula, baby cereal.
Thank you for your support: Diane McCloskey, SVDP Food Pantry Coordinator.