Hi Team – It was another busy weekend at your Stroudwater Food Pantry, as we again served 48 families, providing groceries to a total of 144 people this week.  9 new families joined the pantry.

We picked up and processed an astounding amount of food this past Friday; more than one and a half tons, of which a half a ton was milk, and more than a half of ton was meat.  Volunteers for this week included Anne, Cat, Debbie, Gary, Greg, Jean, Karlene, Laura, Michelle, Nicki, Phil, Steve, Tammy, with Ellen and Mike H offer prayers for anyone seeking prayer.

As you know, your Stroudwater Food Pantry has been seeking a new Operations Manager.  This week we are very pleased to welcome Laura Pitcher as our new Operations Manager!  Laura has been a Pantry Volunteer right from the very beginning when we first opened our doors in 2015.  When you see Laura please thank her for stepping up into a new role that helps ensure the long term success of your Stroudwater Food Pantry!   — Doug

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Hi Team – It was a busy weekend at your Stroudwater Food Pantry, as we served 48 families, providing groceries to a total of 154 people this week.  8 new families joined the pantry.

Our supermarket rescue food pickups, plus this week’s purchases and donations totaled 2,555 lbs. of food, however; a big part of that 1.25 tons of food came from a special, one time Thursday food pickup from the Westbrook Hannaford that was  coordinated by Karlene.  She pulled together a Thursday team of volunteers that included Anne, Debbie S, Jean, Nikki, Steve, and Wayne and Martha Lopez.  Most of them did double duty, volunteering Thursday and then again on Friday with Greg and Rena.  The Sunday crew included Angie, Cat, Dee, Donna, Mike H, Phil, Rebecca and myself.

Thank you everyone who jumped in and helped out this week with the two days of food pickups, with all the clients who were served, and with all the prayers that were offered!            — Doug

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Hi Team – This past weekend your Stroudwater Food Pantry served 36 families, providing groceries to a total of 92 people.  8 new families joined the pantry this week.

Our supermarket rescue food pickups, plus this week’s purchases, totaled 3,159 lbs. of food.   Volunteers this week included Anne, Cat, Dakota, Debbie S, Greg, Jean, Karlene, Lita, Michael C, Mya, Nicki, Phil, and Steve.   Thank you everyone who volunteered this week!         — Doug

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Hi Team – This was a very busy past weekend at your Stroudwater Food Pantry!  It began on Friday when we picked up and processed almost a ton of fresh food rescue, primarily meat and a large volume of produce from our three supermarkets.  Sunday proved once again to be one of our busiest so far this year as we served 59 families, providing groceries to a total of 175 people.  8 new families joined the pantry this week.

An incredible amount of food was distributed to families this weekend.  The volunteers who made all this happen included Angie, Anne, Cat, Debbie S, Jean, Karlene, Lois, Michael C, Nicki, Phil, Rebecca, Rena, Steve, and myself.   Thank you team!   — Doug

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Hi Team – After the dizzying number of families we served and amount of groceries we provided last week, this week was thankfully a bit more quiet.  We served 24 families, providing groceries to a total of 82 people.  1 new family joined the pantry this week.

Our supermarket rescue food pickups, plus donations, totaled 2,896 lbs. of food.  Volunteers this week included Anne, Cat, Damaris, Debbie S, Jean, Karlene, Lois, Michael C, Nicki, Phil, Rena, Steve, and myself.   Thank you team!   — Doug

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Hi Team – We had an exciting weekend at your Stroudwater Food Pantry!  It began on Friday when we picked up and processed just over a ton of fresh food rescue, largely eggs, meat and dairy, from our three supermarkets.  Sunday proved to be one of our busiest so far this year as we served 59 families, providing groceries to a total of 181 people.  8 new families joined the pantry this week.

The topper though was what happened just minutes before we opened our pantry doors on Sunday to the line of people waiting outside; a nearby electrical transformer blew up and the entire Stroudwater neighborhood, including our church, lost all electrical power.  It left pantry volunteers in the dark and working by flashlight, but we opened the pantry and served a huge portion of groceries to a very large and appreciative crowd of clients!  After about 75 minutes the lights came back on and we finished the day under power.

Volunteers this week included Angie, Anne, Pastor Bill, Cat, Debbie S, Jean, Karlene, Lois, Michael C, Nicki, Phil, Rena, Steve, and myself.  This week’s volunteers clearly went above and beyond in overcoming obstacles to serve a community in need.  Thank you team!  —  Doug

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Hi Team – This past weekend your Stroudwater Food Pantry served 31 families, providing groceries to a total of 95 people.  6 new families joined the pantry this week.

Our supermarket rescue food pickups totaled 2,624 lbs. of food.   Volunteers this week included Angie, Anne, Cat, Debbie S, Jean, Michael C, Phil, Rebecca, Rena, Steve, and myself.

This past Friday was an extremely busy day as more than a ton and a quarter of food was picked up from supermarkets and transported to the church, weighted and bagged, and put a way on shelves and in freezers.  A special thank you to our Friday teammates who did some seriously heavy lifting this weekend!  Thank you everyone!  —  Doug

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Hi Team – It was a very busy weekend this past Sunday at your Stroudwater Food Pantry!  57 families were served, providing groceries to a total of 147 people.  5 new families joined the pantry this week.

Our supermarket rescue food pickups totaled 2,409 lbs. of food.   Volunteers this week included Anne, Cat, Debbie S, Jean, Karlene, Laura, Lois, Michael C, Mike Halkiu, Phil, Rena, Steve, and myself.

This past Sunday, August 12^th, marked the 3^rd anniversary of your Stroudwater Food Panty.  Three years ago we opened our doors and started our first pantry day serving 4 families;

• Today we have more than 500 families in active enrollment.
• During its three years of operation, SFP has distributed 142 tons of food to those who are meal insecure. This is an estimated equivalent of 709,650 meals.
• SFP has forged strategic alliances with a variety of outside enterprises, including the Good Shepherd Food Bank, Maine Medical Center, Spectrum Communications, My Place Teen Center in Westbrook, and the Cheverus Catholic High School.

Most importantly, the Stroudwater Food Pantry exists today because it is a ministry of Stroudwater Christian Church; it is run by a corps of dedicated and enthusiastic volunteers, and by the people who donate food and donate money to buy food.  The success of this ministry during the past three years is due to you, the people who have supported the Stroudwater Food Pantry, and the fight to reduce hunger in Maine.   Thank you, and God Bless you all !!   —  Doug

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Hi Team – This past Sunday your Stroudwater Food Pantry served 37 families, providing groceries to a total of 110 people.  5 new families joined the pantry this week.

Our supermarket rescue food pickups totaled 1,471 lbs. of food.   Volunteers this week included Angie, Pastor Bill, Cat, Debbie S, Karlene, Michael C, Phil, and Steve.

Many people are on vacation during the summer time; I just want to offer a special thanks to folks who stepped up to volunteer last week.  Thank you!  —  Doug

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Hi Team – It was a very busy day this past Sunday as your Stroudwater Food Pantry served 56 families, providing groceries to a total of 192 people. 7 new families joined the pantry this week.

Our supermarket rescue food pickups, church donations and private donations totaled 1,650 lbs. of food over all. Volunteers this week included Angie, Cat, Debbie S, Karlene, Michael C, Nicki & Dan B., Phil, Rena, Steve and myself.

This past week your Stroudwater Food Pantry embarked on a new and exciting expansion of its hunger relief ministry. As part of our church’s week long mission trip to Princeton, Washington County, SFP ran ‘Princeton Pantry Days’, a four day food pantry that distributed 2 tons of groceries to 140 families from the Princeton, Big Lake, and Indian Township communities. Each family received a bag full of non-perishable groceries and a case of breakfast cereal.

A special thank you to the Washington County Missions Team that helped load, transport, and unload 2 tons of food at the Princeton Elementary School! And – thank you to the Missions volunteers that distributed groceries and cereal, along with the clothes, shoes, and books distributed at the school as well! Thank you all!

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