Hi Team – Sorry for the late distribution of this week’s Pantry Report, I’ m still catching up after being in Guatemala for 10 days.  The heaviest part of Sunday’s snowstorm caught us right in the middle of pantry hours, which limited our clients’ ability to come to the church.  Still, your Stroudwater Food Pantry served a total of 27 families, providing groceries to a total of 95 people.  2 new families joined the pantry this week.

Our supermarket rescue food pickups, plus church donations (50lbs.) and this week’s purchased food yielded 2,250 lbs.  That ton of food was much needed and served to restock our freezers.  This week’s volunteers included Adam,  Angie, Anne,  Christine&Rob, Debbie S, Ellen, Gary, Jean, Jenn & Jeremiah, Michael C, Mike H, Rena,  and myself.

Thank you everyone who volunteered this week, and a special thank you to everyone who stood in the gap on Sunday the 18^th when so many of our pantry volunteers were away, serving in the jungle village of  Cuatro Cayos, Guatemala.  Thank you all! — Doug

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Hi Team – This past Sunday your Stroudwater Food Pantry served a total of 35 families, providing groceries to a total of 133 people.  3 new families joined the pantry.

Our supermarket rescue food pickups, plus church donations (53lbs.) and this week’s purchased food yielded 2,251 lbs.  This week’s volunteers included Adam, Angie, Ann,  Debbie S, Gary, Jean, Jenn, Jeremiah, Lois, Michael C, Mike H, Rebecca, Rena, Steve, and myself.

Many of our pantry volunteers are leaving this week on a mission trip to Cuatro Cayos, a jungle village in Guatemala.  Praise the Lord we have sufficient volunteers serving this coming weekend to cover both our food pickups on Friday and our pantry operations on Sunday.  Thank you everyone who has stepped up to serve this coming weekend!  — Doug

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Hi Team – This past Sunday was a little more unplugged following last week’s busiest ever pantry day.  Your Stroudwater Food Pantry served a total of 28 families, providing groceries to a total of 81 people.  3 new families joined the pantry.

Our supermarket rescue food pickups, plus church donations (77lbs.) and this week’s purchased food yielded 1,512 lbs.  This week’s volunteers included Adam, Angie, Ann, Anna, Debbie S, Gary, Jean, Karlene, Laura, Michael C, Mike H, Rena, and myself.

Many of our pantry volunteers are leaving next week on a mission trip to a jungle in Guatemala.  Please keep us in your prayers, and if you would like to volunteer this Sunday as we are preparing for this trip, please reach out to me and let me know.  Thank you!   — Doug

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Hi Team – This past Sunday was the busiest ever recorded for your Stroudwater Food Pantry! A total of 65 families were served, providing groceries to a total of 220 people.  16 new families joined the pantry, the most ever in a single week.

Our supermarket rescue food pickups, plus church donations (78lbs.) and this week’s purchased food yielded 1,996 lbs.  We truly needed that ton of food to serve all the people who came in.  This week’s volunteers included Adam, Ann, Anna, Autumn W, Debbie S, Gary, Jean, Karlene, Laura, Melissa, Michael C, Mike H, Rena, Tammy, and myself.

2018 has started off with a bang!  We closed out January averaging 48 families served each Sunday; we signed up 32 new families in 31 days; the Prayer and Healing ministry was very busy, as many clients have come to learn that at our church they can be fed both physically and spiritually; and most importantly, an army of volunteers has stepped into the trenches to make all this work.  Thank you Team, and may God Bless each and every one of you who volunteered this month!  — Doug

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Hi Team – This past Sunday your Stroudwater Food Pantry served 36 families, providing groceries to a total of 109 people.  4 new families joined the pantry.

Our supermarket rescue food pickups, plus church donations and this week’s purchased food yielded 1,246 lbs.  This week’s volunteers included Adam, Angie, Anna, Autumn W, Ellen, Jean, Lois, Michael C, Mike H, Rena, and myself.

For the past two months we have been working through a seasonal slowdown with supermarket food donations, particularly with produce, however, our church family at Stroudwater has been faithful in providing non-perishable food.  Thank you church family for your continued support of your Stroudwater Food Pantry!  — Doug 

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Hi Team – It was a very busy day this past Sunday at your Stroudwater Food Pantry, serving 50 families and providing groceries to a total of 169 people.  8 new families joined the pantry this week.

Our supermarket rescue food pickups, plus church donations and this week’s purchased food yielded 2,382 lbs.  This week’s volunteers included Adam, Anna, Autumn W, Bill&Dee, Jean, Lois, Michael C, Mike H, Rena, and myself.

It was a hectic weekend to be sure, with nearly 1.2 tons of food collected and processed, and 50 families to distribute it to.  Thank you very much everyone who volunteered this week!    — Doug

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Hi Team – Happy New Year!  This past Sunday your Stroudwater Food Pantry served 40 families, providing groceries to a total of 119 people.  4 new families joined the pantry.

Our supermarket rescue food pickups, plus church donations and this week’s purchased food yielded 1,490 lbs.  This week’s volunteers included Adam, Anna, Autumn W, Jean, Laura, Lois, Marie, Melissa, Michael C, Mike H, Rena, and myself.

2017 was an amazing year for your Stroudwater Food Pantry.  Our Annual Report will be published at the end of the month, but I wanted to share a few items with you from the year’s summary:

• 479 different families came to Stroudwater Food Pantry in 2017, the majority of them on a regular and repetitive basis.
• We collected, processed and distributed 53 tons of food last year to our pantry clients.
• We distributed 100 Thanksgiving dinners and 22 Christmas dinners to families who did not have one.
• 57 clients made decision for Christ, as part of the Prayer and Healing ministry that was started in April.

Everything your Stroudwater Food Pantry achieved in 2017 was accomplished through the efforts of its many dedicated volunteers and supporters.  Thank you everyone who contributed to the success of the food pantry.  As this ministry enters into the new year, please pray for our continued success and ability to, “do the work of Jesus by feeding those in need and reducing the number of food insecure within the Greater Portland Community”  in 2018.  “For I was hungry and you fed me…”             — Doug

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Hi Team – On New Year’s Eve your Stroudwater Food Pantry served 35 families, providing groceries to a total of 129 people.  7 new families joined the pantry.

Our supermarket rescue food pickups, plus church donations and this week’s purchased food yielded 2,242 lbs.  This week’s volunteers included Adam, Anna, Autumn W, Donna, Jean, Karlene, Lois, Michael C, Rena, and myself.

2017 was an amazing year for your Stroudwater Food Pantry.  We served more food to more people than ever before.  Our Annual Report will be published at the end of the month, but we will have some final year end numbers to share with you in next week’s report.  Everything we have accomplished this year was done entirely through the efforts of our many dedicated volunteers.  Thank you everyone who served and supported your Stroudwater Food Pantry in 2017, and Happy New Year! — Doug

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Hi Team – On Christmas Eve your Stroudwater Food Pantry served 24 families, providing groceries to a total of 95 people.  2 new families joined the pantry.

Our supermarket rescue food pickups, plus church donations and this week’s purchased food yielded 1,665 lbs.  This week’s volunteers included Adam, Angie, Bill & Dee, Jean, Jim J, Karlene, Lois, Melissa, Michael C, Rena, and myself.

On Friday the 22^nd  SFP assembled and distributed 22 Christmas dinner baskets to families who needed a dinner for Christmas.  Adam delivered three of them to a motel, providing Christmas dinner to the entire motel.  Pastor Bill delivered four of them to the Westbrook Fire Department, who distributed them to four families they knew of that did not have a dinner for Christmas.

Yes, your Stroudwater Food Pantry was open on Christmas Eve!  A special thank you to Bill & Dee, Melisa, and Michael  who stood in the gap and kept our doors open, ensuring families would have groceries for Christmas Day!  Thank you all, and God Bless You, everyone!   — Doug

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Hi Team – This week your Stroudwater Food Pantry served 37 families, providing groceries to a total of 107 people.  2 new families joined the pantry.

Our supermarket rescue food pickups, plus church donations and this week’s purchased food yielded 1,629 lbs.  This week’s volunteers included Adam, Angie, Anna, Anne, Ellen, Jean, Karlene, Michael C, Rena, Tammy, and myself.  What’s Happening at SFP:

• This Friday the 22^nd at 1:00 SFP will distribute 17 Christmas dinner baskets to families who need a dinner for Christmas.
• Thank you Church Family for this week’s cereal donation!  The cereal, along with other items that were donated totaled 136 lbs. of non-perishable food.
• This week our friend Mike Curran donated a trunk load of spaghetti, sauce, and cereal that weighted in at 211 lbs.  Thank you Mike!
• The Pantry Prayer Ministry has proven to be a blessing and physical healing for clients seeking prayer on Sundays.   On Sunday clients were healed and one client made a decision for Christ, praise the Lord!

Thank you everyone who volunteered this week, and Merry Christmas everyone!                 — Doug

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