Hi Team – This past Sunday the 9th we served 31 families, providing groceries to a total of 91 people this week.  3 new families joined the pantry.

Our supermarket fresh rescue food pickups, outside donations, and purchased foods totaled 2,358 lbs. Volunteers for this week included, Anna, Anne, Pastor Bill Cat, Clay, Debbie, Dee Dee,  Jean, Karlene, Laura, Lois, Michael, Nicky, Rena, Sandra, Steve, and myself.

Thank you everyone who volunteered this week!

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Hi Team – December ushered in a very busy Sunday as we served 61 families, providing groceries to a total of 190 people this week.  9 new families joined the pantry.

Our supermarket fresh rescue food pickups, outside donations, and purchased foods totaled 1,943 lbs. Volunteers for this week included, Anna, Anne, Bill & Dee Barrows, Clay, Debbie, Dee Dee, Donna, Jean, Karlene, Laura, Lois, Nicki, Patience, Rena, Sandra, Steve, and myself.

Unfortunately three of our scheduled volunteers were unable to be with us this past Sunday, yet other volunteers were able to quickly step in and help with our setup, some even staying through completion of serving our clients. Thank you everyone who helped make our demanding Sunday a smooth and uneventful success!

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Hi Team – After weeks of high client volume, and a very busy Thanksgiving that included the distribution of 164 dinner baskets, this past Sunday seemed tranquil with 33 families served, providing groceries to a total of 78 people this week.  3 new families joined the pantry.

Our supermarket fresh rescue food pickups, outside donations, and purchased foods totaled 1,571 lbs. Volunteers for this week included, Anna, Anne, Cat, Debbie, Dee Dee, Jean, Laura, Lois, Phil, Steve, and myself.

November is the busiest month of the year for your Stroudwater Food Pantry.  We literally double our monthly average of food tonnage distributed and families served. Thank you everyone who helped make this November and this Thanksgiving such a success, and God Bless You All!!  — Doug

Hi Team – Following a week that was the busiest in the history of our food pantry, this past Sunday was still quite busy with 50 families served, providing groceries to a total of 129 people this week.  10 new families joined the pantry.

Our supermarket fresh rescue food pickups, outside donations, and purchased foods totaled 1,473 lbs. this past Friday. Volunteers for this week included, Anna, Anne, Pastor Bill, Cat, Debbie, Dee Dee, Greg, Jean, Laura, Lois, Nicki, Phil, Steve, and myself.

Additionally: Our fourth annual distribution of Thanksgiving Dinner Baskets was a huge success that exceeded our wildest expectations!

• Our Thanksgiving Turkey drive originally hoped to gather between 25 to 50 frozen turkeys; instead we received 101!  Thank you everyone who donated so many frozen turkeys to the pantry!!
• The Cheverus High School delivery team of adults and teenagers braved the Tuesday snow storm, unloaded their truck and carried 90 Thanksgiving dinner baskets into our church – 15 more than originally requested!  Thank you Cheverus High School!!
• It was hoped our dinner basket build team would build between 25 to 50 dinner boxes – instead they built 99!  Thank you Build Team for braving the storm and doing such a great job!!
• With so many dinner baskets on hand (and because of considerable complications from the snow storm) the Distribution Team had to distribute dinners both Tuesday and Wednesday afternoons.   Thank you Distribution Team!!
• In all, 164 Thanksgiving meals were distributed to families who otherwise would not have had a Thanksgiving dinner!  Dinners went to our pantry clients, to families at the Youth and Family Center in Portland, to families that came to us through the So. Portland Food Cupboard, and to the My Place Teen center in Westbrook.
• We needed a lot of help to pull this Thanksgiving effort together, and so many people stepped up to help out, including –Al Withee, Anna, Anne, Corey, Pastor Bill, Cat, Damaris, Dee Dee, Donna, Lita, Maya, Dakota, Hannah, Jean, Lois, Otty Merrill, Phil, Rebecca, and Steve.

Thank you everyone who brought us frozen turkeys, provided side dishes, and helped with the massive effort of getting the dinners together and out the door!  God Bless You all, and Happy Thanksgiving!!  — Doug

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Hi Team – Yesterday your Stroudwater Food Pantry recorded it busiest Sunday ever since opening our doors in August 2015!  We served 77 families, providing groceries to a total of 245 people this week.  13 new families joined the pantry.

Our supermarket fresh rescue food pickups, outside donations, and purchased foods totaled 1,677 lbs. this past Friday. Volunteers for this week included, Angie, Anne, Cat, Debbie, Donna, Greg, Jean, Lois, Michael, Nicki, Phil, Rena, Steve, Tammy and myself.

Our fourth annual distribution of Thanksgiving dinner baskets will be on Tuesday, November 20^th.  We are collecting frozen turkeys (12-20lbs) to build dinner baskets with; if you would like to donate one or two turkeys, please bring them to the church between 9-12noon on Sunday the 18^th.  And SAVE THE DATE if you wish to volunteer for the 2oth!  We need volunteers for:

• Tuesday morning the 20^th, from 9am to 12 noon; we need helpers to build more than 25 Thanksgiving dinner baskets.
• Tuesday afternoon the 20th, from 12:30pm-to 3:30pm; we need helpers to distribute more than 100 dinner baskets to families who would otherwise not have a Thanksgiving dinner.

Please see me or Laura Pitcher, or send either of us an email, if you want to volunteer on November 20^th !  And turkeys are now ON SALE, so don’t forget to bring us a frozen turkey on Sunday the 18^th!  Thank you! — Doug

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Hi Team – Yesterday your Stroudwater Food Pantry served 34 families, providing groceries to a total of 106 people this week.  7 new families joined the pantry.

Our supermarket fresh rescue food pickups, outside donations, and purchased foods totaled 3,062 lbs. this past Friday. Volunteers for this week included Anna, Anne, Cat, Debbie, Dee Dee, Greg, Jean, Laura, Michael, Nicki, Phil, Rena, Steve, Venna and myself.

Our fourth annual distribution of Thanksgiving dinner baskets will be on Tuesday, November 20^th.  We are collecting frozen turkeys (12-20lbs) to build dinner baskets with; if you would like to donate one or two turkeys, please bring them to the church between 9-12noon on Sunday the 18^th.  And SAVE THE DATE if you wish to volunteer for the 2oth!  We need volunteers for:

• Tuesday morning the 20^th, from 9am to 12 noon; we need helpers to build more than 25 Thanksgiving dinner baskets.
• Tuesday afternoon the 20th, from 12:30pm-to 3:30pm; we need helpers to distribute more than 100 dinner baskets to families who would otherwise not have a Thanksgiving dinner.

Please see me or Laura Pitcher, or send either of us an email, if you want to volunteer on November 20^th !  And don’t forget to bring us a frozen turkey on Sunday the 18^th!  Thank you!   —  Doug

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​Hi Team – Yesterday your Stroudwater Food Pantry served 45 families, providing groceries to a total of 145 people this week.  3 new families joined the pantry.

Our supermarket fresh rescue food pickups, and our purchased foods totaled 2,367 lbs. this past Friday. Volunteers for this week included Anna, Cat, Debbie, Dee Dee, Greg, Jean, Laura, Michael, Nicki, Phil, Rena, and myself.

Our fourth annual distribution of Thanksgiving dinner baskets will be on Tuesday, November 20^th.  SAVE THE DATE if you wish to volunteer for that day!  We need volunteers for:

• Tuesday morning, from 9am to 12 noon; we need helpers to build more than 25 Thanksgiving dinner baskets.
• Tuesday afternoon, from 12:30pm to 3:30pm; we need helpers to distribute more than 100 dinner baskets to families who would otherwise not have a Thanksgiving dinner.

Please see me or Laura Pitcher, or send either of us an email, if you want to volunteer on November 20^th !  Thank you!  — Doug

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Hi Team – Yesterday your Stroudwater Food Pantry served 47 families, providing groceries to a total of 160 people this week.  7 new families joined the pantry.

We picked up and processed over a ton of food this past Friday, with another good supply of milk and eggs.  Volunteers for this week included Angie, Cat, Debbie, Dee Dee, Donna, Greg, Jean, Michelle, Nicki, Phil, Rebecca, Rena, Steve and myself.

Our fourth annual distribution of Thanksgiving dinner baskets will be on Tuesday, November 20^th.  SAVE THE DATE if you wish to volunteer for that day!  We will build 25 or more dinner baskets in the morning, then distribute more than 100 in the afternoon.  The exact timing of the day is still TBD, so stay tuned for further updates!        — Doug

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Hi Team – After averaging 51 families each Sunday for the past three weeks, things finally slowed down a bit this past weekend for your Stroudwater Food Pantry.  We served 34 families, providing groceries to a total of 107 people this week.  5 new families joined the pantry.

We picked up and processed over a ton of food this past Friday, including a bonanza of milk and eggs, which strengthened our commitment to provide as broad a selection of grocery offerings as we can to our clients.  Volunteers for this week included Anna, Cat, Debbie, Gary, Greg, Jean, Karlene, Laura, Nicki, Phil, Rena, and Steve.  Thank you everyone who volunteered this week!    — Doug

PLEASE NOTE – Our fourth annual distribution of Thanksgiving dinner baskets will be on Tuesday, November 20^th.  SAVE THE DATE if you wish to volunteer for that day!  We will build 25 or more dinner baskets in the morning, then distribute more than 100 in the afternoon.  The exact timing of the day is still TBD, so stay tuned for further updates!

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Hi Team – It was another very busy weekend at your Stroudwater Food Pantry, as we served 58 families, providing groceries to a total of 202 people this week.  11 new families joined the pantry.

We picked up and processed over a ton of food this past Friday, a good bit of which was a very generous donation by our longtime friend and supporter Mike Curran.  Volunteers for this week included Angie, Cat, Debbie, Greg, Jean, Karlene, Nicki, Phil, Rebecca, Rena, Steve and myself, with Mike H. offering prayers for anyone seeking prayer.

This week we were in contact with our friends at Cheverus High School; Cheverus has graciously agreed to once again sponsor Stroudwater Food Pantry with 75 Thanksgiving dinner baskets.  Additionally, Mike Curran offered to sponsor us with some frozen turkeys as well.  We will use those turkeys, and others from a forthcoming turkey drive, to build Thanksgiving dinner baskets of our own.   Like the boxes from Cheverus, our baskets will include a frozen turkey with all the trimmings for a complete dinner for up to 8 people.  In all we expect to prepare and distribute more than 100 Thanksgiving dinners to people who would otherwise not have such a meal for Thanksgiving.

Our fourth annual distribution of Thanksgiving dinner baskets will be on Tuesday, November 20^th.  SAVE THE DATE if you wish to volunteer for that day!  We will build 25 or more dinner baskets in the morning, then distribute more than 100 in the afternoon.  The exact timing of the day is still TBD, so stay tuned for further updates!

To learn more about your Stroudwater Food Pantry, follow us on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/stroudwaterfoodpantry/