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January Mission 2025
As we begin a new year the Mission and Christian Education Committees are once again promoting a joint effort to send ‘Thinking of You Care Packages’ to our six youth presently attending College.
Last year the Youth were very surprised and grateful
when they received our surprise package.
Below is a list of recommended gift items. Purchase items from one of the specific categories or a mix of items per your preference. Boxes marked ‘Thinking of You Care Packages’ will be placed in the vestry and in the hallway of the CE Building, under the Sunday School bulletin board, to drop off your purchases. Return date for items is no later than Sunday, February 2nd. If you decide to provide ‘homemade cookies’ only deliver them on February 2nd, when packages will be packed for shipping.
FOODS: Healthy snack food: granola bars, nuts, dried fruit, prepacked meals, snack bags, Cereal bars, honey, peanut butter, candy, popcorn, Cup of Soup… etc. Coffee items: instant coffee, coffee powdered creamer, disposable hot cups with lids; Homemade cookies, etc.
COLD and FLU CARE ITEMS: Tissues, Cough drops, Lip balm, Tylenol; Microwaveable heat pad; Face masks
GENERAL ITEMS: Laundry detergent sheets; Playing cards, Puzzle book, Puzzles, books of humor, etc.
GIFT CARDS: Dunkin Donuts or Starbucks gift card; Visa or Mastercard gift card; Door dash gift card.
COZY WINTER APPAREL: hat, gloves, scarf, socks
SCHOOL SUPPLIES: sticky notes, notecards, pens, highlighters
AT-HOME SPA SUPPLIES: facial masks, exfoliation scrubs, etc.
TOILETRIES: toothpicks, toothpaste, band aids, lip balm, etc.
PARTICIPANTS: For our planning purposes, sign-up sheets will be posted in the vestry on the bulletin board by the stairway and on the Sunday School Bulletin Board in the CE Building.
PLEASE PRINT YOUR NAME and INDICATE the GIFT CATEGORY or ITEMS YOU WILL PROVIDE.
Lenore's Pantry
Serving families and the elderly in North Attleborough
UPDATE 04/25/2024
DONATIONS: Accepted any time Town Hall is open to the public.
Note: please do not bring large donations of food on Monday morning or on Friday, the carriages are NOT available due to food distribution on these days. Please bring all donations downstairs to the Board of Health office, there is no longer a drop off bucket outside for food donations. Thank you!
Another helpful way to donate to Lenore's Pantry is by purchasing Gift Cards to Stop-n-Shop in $10, $15, or $20 amounts. Gift Cards can be brought to the Board of Heath office or you make bring them to our Church Office on T & TH btwn 10am - 3pm. Please call first to be sure someone is in the office to receive your donations.
Thank you for your kindness and for thinking of those less fortunate during these times.
Many seniors supplement their fixed incomes by coming to the pantry for food assistance. Families living with food insecurity often need to visit the pantry to supplement their grocery budget. When donations are low, everyone gets less and sometimes the pantry shelves are bare. We can make a difference in the lives of people who live among us by simply picking up one food item (more if you are able) and dropping it off at church on Sundays or bring it to the church office during office hours. Thank you for your continued generosity.
Here are some suggested items...
- BREAKFAST Cold Cereals, Pop Tarts, Cereal Bars, Carnation Instant Breakfast, Muffin mixes, Non-Refrigerated juices including V8, and Juice Boxes, Parmalat Milk (in canned milk aisle).
- LUNCH Canned tuna, canned chicken, peanut butter, jams/jellies, Fluff, Spaghetti-O’s, ravioli, canned fruit, individual fruit cups (non-refrigerated), applesauce (large jars and individual cups).
- DINNERS Mac-n-Cheese, Hamburger Helper, Velveeta Skillet Dinners, rice and rice mixes like pilaf, instant potatoes such as scalloped, cheesy, mashed, etc., baked beans, pasta and sauce, Sloppy Joe Mix, pasta mixes(Pasta-Roni, etc.) and pasta salad mixes, (Suddenly Salad, etc).
- SNACKS Little Debbie Snack Cakes, granola bars, cookies, pretzels, chips, brownie mixes, cookie mixes in a pouch, pudding mixes and non-refrigerated cups, Jello, crackers such as Goldfish and Cheeze-It’s, Graham, and other snack crackers.
- MISC Mayonnaise, ketchup, mustard, salad dressings, relish, pickles, non-refrigerated 100% juices, drink mixes such as Kool-Aid, lemonade, ice tea, etc., coffee, instant creamers, Gift Cards for $5-$10 to Stop-n-Shop, Market Basket or Shaw’s.
You may bring your donations to church any Sunday, or bring them to the church office during office hours.
PLEASE...remember to check the expiration dates on all foods you plan to donate. Food Pantries and Soup Kitchens cannot hand out expired foods and the church must throw them away before bringing donations to the Pantry or Kitchens.
Together, we can make a difference.
Thank you for being part of the solution to hunger in our community.
