Food Pantry
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Do You Need Support?
Support provided by the Loaves and Fishes Food Pantry is confidential and discreet. We know it can be difficult to ask for help. We are here to support you in your time of need. Please contact Susan Durkin if you need assistance.
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Contact the Food Pantry
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Susan Durkinsdurkinsaintblaise.orgDirector, Loaves & Fishes Food Pantry
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We Need Your Help
Each year the Loaves and Fishes Food Pantry serves hundreds of individuals and families in need in our local community. In addition to feeding the hungry year round, we offer a Thanksgiving Basket program and an Adopt-a-Child program at Christmas time.
We cannot fulfill our mission to support those most in need without your support.
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Assistance needed
The food pantry is looking for help on Sunday mornings from 8:30 a.m. - 9:30 a.m. to assist in unloading food donations from B.J's. If you are abailable and able to lift 50lbs, please contact Sue Durkin. She is organizing a group to rotate Sundays so that each volunteer only needs to help one Sunday a month. Thank You!!
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A Message from Sue Durkin, Director
We have had a blessed year at the food pantry. Thank you to parishioners, community members as well as local service organizations and businesses for your support. We were able to provide food weekly to household numbers that ranged from 75-90 households throughout the past year. We were able to offer 150 households help with their Thanksgiving meals and 200 children were given Christmas gifts or gift cards. The Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts collected 1,080 lbs of food and $1,875 in monetary donations. In addition, over $2,000 has been donated over the past two months in memory of Millie. Thank you all for supporting our mission to reduce hunger.
God Bless you.
Sue Durkin,
Director
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Monetary Donations
Monetary donations are welcome and are used to purchase food at discounted prices. Donations may be made online donation button to the left (or at the bottom of the page).
If you prefer to mail a donation, please make the check payable to the Loaves and Fishes Food Pantry and mail to St. Blaise Church 1158 South Main Street, Bellingham, MA 02019.
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Food and Supply Donations Needed
Food donations are also welcome and may be dropped off on Monday or Tuesday mornings from 8:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. or email Sue to set up an appointment.
Items needed- WHOLE GRAINS including small bags of brown rice, whole-wheat pasta, quinoa (pronounced keen-wah), whole grain crackers, or whole grain bread
- WHOLE GRAIN CEREALS with no more than 6 grams of sugar per serving including plain oatmeal and boxed cereals
- GLUTEN FREE grains, breads, or cereals are welcome
- CANNED FRUIT packed in 100% juice
- CANNED VEGETABLES, beans, or pasta sauces low in sodium
- HEARTY SOUPS low in sodium such as lentil, minestrone, black bean, or turkey chili
- DRY BEANS such as lentils, kidney beans, or black beans
- PEANUT BUTTER, Sun Butter (for people with allergies), nuts or seeds (such as almonds, walnuts, or sunflower seeds)
- SHELF STABLE 1% or skim plain milk in individual size containers, 100% fruit juice boxes (less than 8 fl. oz. each)
- PERSONAL HYGIENE products including disposable razors, toothbrushes, toothpaste, bars of soap, shampoo, deodorant, combs
- HOUSEHOLD PRODUCTS including two ply toilet paper, napkins, paper towels
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