Hi Team – This past Sunday your Stroudwater Food Pantry served 44 families, providing groceries to a total of 120 people.  7 new families joined the pantry this week.

Our supermarket fresh rescue food pickups, outside donations, and purchased foods totaled 1,789 lbs. Volunteers for this week included Angie, Anna, Anne, Cat, Debbie, Dee Dee, Lois, Michelle, Nicki, Phil, and myself.

Thank you everyone who volunteered this week!  —  Doug

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Hi Team – It was a very busy Sunday this week at your Stroudwater Food Pantry; we served 62 families, providing groceries to a total of 202 people.  8 new families joined the pantry this week, making it our busiest Sunday so far this year.

Our supermarket fresh rescue food pickups, outside donations, and purchased foods totaled 1,538 lbs. Volunteers for this week included Anna, Anne, Cat, Damaris, Debbie, Dee Dee, Jean, Lois, Nicki, Phil, Rena, Sandra, Steve, Tammy, myself.  Mike H. and Clay offered prayers for anyone seeking prayer.

Thank you everyone who volunteered this week!

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Hi Team – This week your Stroudwater Food Pantry served 29 families, providing groceries to a total of 72 people.  2 new families joined the pantry this week.

Our supermarket fresh rescue food pickups, outside donations, and purchased foods totaled 1,768 lbs. Volunteers for this week included Anna, Anne, Cat, Debbie, Jean, Laura, Lois, Phil, Rena, Sandra, Steve, myself.  Mike H. offered prayers for anyone seeking prayer.

On Saturday we had a great turnout for the Volunteer Appreciation Dinner.  It was an opportunity to review the successes of 2018, and express appreciation for the many people who make the Stroudwater Food Pantry possible.  Thank you everyone who are the hands and feet, and above all the heart, of a ministry that makes such a positive impact within the state of Maine!  — Doug

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Hi Team – This Sunday we made up for last week’s light attendance due to winter storm Harper, as we served 56 families, providing groceries to a total of 143 people.  11 new families joined the pantry this week.

Our supermarket fresh rescue food pickups, outside donations, and purchased foods totaled 12,458 lbs. Volunteers for this week included Anna, Anne, Cat, Damaris, Deb & Greg, Debbie & Shay, Jean, Laura, Lois,  Michelle, Nicki, Phil, Rena, Sandra, Steve, myself.  Mike H. and Clay offered prayer for anyone seeking prayer.

For the first time in three years we opened on a week night.  We were open Tuesday at 6pm in support of the community served by the Westbrook Food Pantry.  WFP’s operations were impacted by the fire at the Westbrook Community Center.  It was a slow night Tuesday with only one client visiting, but on Sunday we received more than a dozen families normally served by Westbrook Food Pantry.  We expect to continue receiving some of their families until WFP get back to full operations.  Please keep them in your prayers that this happens soon.

Thank you to everyone who volunteered Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday, and who stepped in to help ensure that our community of families who sought food pantry groceries had a place they could go to receive them!  — Doug

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Hi Team – We had a slow Sunday this week as winter storm Harper made it presence felt across the state of Maine.  We served 8 families, providing groceries to a total of 21 people.  Our supermarket fresh rescue food pickups, outside donations, and purchased foods totaled 1,901 lbs. Volunteers for this week included Al W., Angie, Anna, Anne, Cat, Donna & Rhianna, Jean, Laura & Adam, Lois,  Nicki, Phil, Rena, Sandra, Steve, myself.

On Monday the 14^th the Westbrook Community Center suffered an electrical fire that disabled the entire building.  Fortunately, no one was injured and the building suffered very little actual fire damage.  Unfortunately, all the services that operate out of that building were impacted by the loss of electricity, including the Westbrook Food Pantry.  In support of the WFP and the Westbrook community, Stroudwater Food Pantry will open it’s doors on Tuesday night the 22nd, 6:00pm to 7:30 pm.  These are the Tuesday night hours families would normally be served by the Westbrook Food Pantry, and everyone will be welcome to come for groceries.

Thank you to everyone who volunteered this week!  — Doug

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Hi Team – It was a busy time at your Stroudwater Food Pantry this past Sunday; we served 48 families, providing groceries to a total of 135 people.  5 new families joined the pantry.

For the second week in a row our Friday team was kept very busy – supermarket fresh rescue food pickups, outside donations, and purchased foods totaled well over a ton (again), at 2,429 lbs. Volunteers for this week included Anna, Anne, Pastor Bill, Cat, Damaris, Dee Dee, Jean, Laura, Lois,  Mike H, Nicki, Phil,  Sandra, Steve, Tammy and myself.  Mike Halkiu and Clay Waits offered prayer for clients seeking prayer.

Thank you everyone who volunteered this week, the new year has gotten off to a great start for your Stroudwater Food Pantry!  — Doug

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Hi Team – 2019 flew in with a bang as your Stroudwater Food Pantry had a very busy first week of the new year!  On Sunday the 6th we served 46 families, providing groceries to a total of 125 people this week.  11 new families joined the pantry, in just our first week of the new year!

Our supermarket fresh rescue food pickups, outside donations, and purchased foods totaled well over a ton, at 2,737 lbs. Volunteers for this week included Adam P, Al W, Anna, Anne, Pastor Bill, Cat, Clay & Damaris, Debbie S, Dee Dee, Jean, Laura, Lois, Michael M, Mike H, Nicki, Phil, Rena, Sandra, Steve, and myself.

On Friday afternoon the 4th a bus load of teens from the My Place Teen Center came to the pantry and built 228 Roadside Assistance food bags for homeless people standing in the street.  This event was coordinated with Governor Mills’ Day of Community Service, and was covered by both WMTW and the Portland Press Herald.

2018 was an amazing year for your Stroudwater Food Pantry.  Our Annual Report is not yet ready for distribution, but a few of the highlights include:

• 528 families are actively enrolled to receive groceries from the Stroudwater Food Pantry.  Families came to the pantry for groceries more than 2,500 times this the year.
• SFP ran a four day food pantry in Washington County the last week of July, distributing two tons of non-perishable groceries to the communities of Princeton, Big Lake, and Indian Township.
• 164 Thanksgiving dinners were provided to families in the greater Portland area who otherwise would not have had a Thanksgiving dinner.
• 25 Christmas dinners were transported to families in Princeton, Washington County.
• In all, 65 tons of groceries were distributed this year, an equivalent to an estimated 325,000 meals provided to the meal insecure across the state of Maine.

As we turn our hopes and ambitions to the start of a new year, may the Lord continue to bless this ministry of Stroudwater Christian Church, our many volunteers who make this ministry possible, and the communities whom we serve.  Happy New Year everyone!                  — Doug

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Hi Team, and Happy New Year! – This past Sunday your Stroudwater Food Pantry closed out a busy end to a busy 2018, serving 51 families, providing groceries to a total of 149 people this week.  6 new families joined the pantry.

Our supermarket fresh rescue food pickups, donations and purchased foods totaled well over a ton, at 2,319 lbs. Volunteers for this week included Adam P, Anna, Anne, Pastor Bill, Cat, Dee Dee, Jean, Laura, Lois, Michael M, Phil, Rena, Sandra, Steve, and myself.

2018 was an amazing year for your Stroudwater Food Pantry.  Our Annual Report is not yet ready for distribution, but a few of the highlights include:

• Families came to the pantry for groceries more than 2,500 times this the year.
• SFP ran a four day food pantry in Washington County the last week of July, distributing two tons of non-perishable groceries to three communities.
• 164 Thanksgiving dinners were provided to families in the greater Portland area who otherwise would not have had a Thanksgiving dinner.
• 25 Christmas dinners were transported to families in Princeton, Washington County.
• In all, 65 tons of groceries were distributed this year, an equivalent to an estimated 325,000 meals provided to the meal insecure across the state of Maine.

As we turn our hopes and ambitions to the start of a new year, may the Lord continue to bless this ministry of Stroudwater Christian Church, our many volunteers who make this ministry possible, and the communities whom we serve.  Happy New Year everyone!

—  Doug

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Hi Team –This past Sunday as we served 35 families, providing groceries to a total of 132 people this week.  3 new families joined the pantry.  Our supermarket fresh rescue food pickups, outside donations, and purchased foods totaled 1,926 lbs. Volunteers for this week included, Anne, Pastor Bill, Cat, Debbie, Jean, Michael, Phil, Rena, Sandra, Steve, and myself.

This week your Stroudwater Food Pantry prepped 25 Christmas dinner boxes, gathered up all the frozen turkeys remaining in inventory, and on Wednesday the 19^th Pastor Bill and myself drove them up to Princeton, Washington County.  The boxes were delivered to the Princeton Elementary School, where on Thursday and Friday Donna Netzer distributed 25 Christmas dinners to families who otherwise would not have one.

Once again, thank you everyone who donated turkeys during our November turkey drive, and who built out all the dinner boxes needed to help make a Christmas just a little more special for 25 families in Washington County.  Thank you, Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!  —  Doug

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Hi Team –This past Sunday was a busy day as we served 42 families, providing groceries to a total of 122 people this week.  3 new families joined the pantry.

Our supermarket fresh rescue food pickups, outside donations, and purchased foods totaled 3,035 lbs. Volunteers for this week included,  Angie, Anne, Pastor Bill, Cat, Clay, Debbie, Jean, Lois, Nicki, Phil, Rena, Sandra, Steve, Tammy and myself.

On Friday the 14^th we concluded our food drive with the Spectrum Communications Call Center in Portland.  Spectrum collected an incredible amount of food, totaling 1,555 lbs of non-perishable food items, one of our biggest food drives ever!  Their donation provides meals to our more-than 500 actively enrolled clients, and some of what they donated will also be used in our Roadside Assistance Program to feed homeless people standing in the street.   Additionally, a portion of their donation is being used in the 25 Christmas Dinners that will go to families in need in Princeton, Washington County.  The Spectrum food drive helps to improve the quality of life for those who are meal insecure across the state of Maine!  Thank You to the Spectrum Communications Call Center!!         — Doug

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