October 2009

Dear Friends,
We are open one Saturday a month so that we can accommodate working families, and this morning I was able to meet those clients as they came in for groceries. All are struggling to make ends meet and trying to provide for their children. We thank you for your role in helping us help them. We are looking for a volunteer to do computer data entry and interact with clients. You will be trained to do intake interviews, and enter weekly statistics as clients shop. It is very simple work for anyone who can do data entry and likes working with people. You need to be available on Wednesdays from 9:00 -11:30am. Please email cantonfoodpantry@gmail if you'd like to give it a try. Thanks so much for your support of our pantry. Last month we received many food donations and enjoyed meeting new donors dropping off on Mondays.

Happy October from your Friends at the Canton Food Pantry

This month we are asking for donations of:
COFFEE - all kinds, decaf and regular, especially instant
MEALS IN CANS - such as Spaghettios, Ravioli, Beef Stew, etc.
TOILET PAPER - I know we asked last month, too, but sadly, we always need TP!
Donations may be dropped off at the following locations:
Canton Food Pantry, 960R Washington St., (rear Rodman Building) Mon 7-9am
Canton Co-Operative Bank, 671 Washington St., Mon-Fri 9am-5pm
Bank of Canton, 557 Washington St., Mon - Fri 9am-5pm
Canton Public Library, 786 Washington St., Mon 1-9pm, Tues-Thurs 9:30am-9:00pm
Pratt Realtors, Inc., 1475 Washington St., Daily 7am-5pm

September 2009

--Please forward this to your Canton family and friends
--We are looking for someone who can update our very old, very out of date website
Dear Friends,
The Canton Food Pantry clients and volunteers thank your for agreeing to be on our email distribution list! Your kindness is greatly appreciated. Many of our families come for a few weeks or months at a time, tand then when they can get by without us we don't see them. So now we are seeing new families for the first time, and the return of some past ones, as school opens and budgets are stretched to the limit. Most of us can identify with parents trying to outfit the kids with a new backpack or pair of sneakers, and can understand how hard it must be not only not to be able to do that, but to not be able to put food on the table. I met a woman last week who had not eaten the day before because she had so little food she wanted to make sure her daughter had enough. She was let go from her job, had not found a new one, and unemployment had not started yet. It felt really good to be able to help her in such an ordinary way, and she cried when she saw the groceries she was able to take home. Thank you for helping us help her.
Your Friends at the Food Pantry
This month we are asking for donations of:
Peanut Butter
Toilet Paper
Soap and Shampoo
Donations may be dropped off at the following locations:
Canton Food Pantry, 960R Washington St., (rear of Rodman Building) Monday 7-9am
Canton Co-Operative Bank, 671 Washington St., Mon-Fri 9am-5pm
Bank of Canton, 557 Washington St., Mon - Fri 9am-5pm
Canton Public Library, 786 Washington St., Mon 1-9pm, Tues-Thurs 9:30am-9:00pm
Pratt Realtors, Inc., 1475 Washington St., Daily 7am-5pm

August 2009

Right now we have an urgent need for cereal. All kinds, all brands, all sizes. Store brand is fine. Cereal may be dropped off at the following locations:
Canton Co-Operative Bank, 671 Washington St.
CantonPublic Library, 786 Washington St.
Pratt Realtors, 1475 Washington St.
Canton Food Pantry, rear of CHS Rodman Building, Mondays 7-9am
Also, we'd like to get more people on the email distribution list. If you would like to email the paragraph below to friends and family in Canton, we'd really appreciate it. If you ever want to get off the list, just send us an email requesting that you be unsubscribed.
Your Friends at the Canton Food Pantry

The Canton Food Pantry is collecting email addresses for a distribution list. They would like to email people when there is an urgent need. Their plan is to limit the emails to once a month or so. If you try being on the list and then later want to get off the list, that's not a problem. To be added to the distribution list, please send and email to cantonfoodpantry@gmail.com. (If you would like to forward this to other Canton residents that would be great)