August 2011

I know this email is substantially the same as last month, but that’s because we still need everything! Summer is our slowest time for donations, yet it is the time that people need the most food because the kids are around and those who are used to having 2 free meals at school obviously are not getting them in the summer.

So think of what you like to eat in the summer, and donate that. Good items to donate would include cereal, tuna, ham, fruit – but as we said above, we need everything, so whatever you drop off is appreciated and welcome.

Our directors have asked us to put out a special call for instant coffee.

Items may be dropped off at the following locations:
Canton Food Pantry, 960R Washington St., (rear of Rodman Building) most Mondays 7-9am, and every Tues. 8:30-9am
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

Thank you for taking time out of your busy summer to support our clients. We really appreciate all that you do for us.

JULY 2011

Dear Friends,

Our directors have told me that we need everything! In particular, they mentioned canned vegetables, cereal, tuna, peanut butter & jelly, spaghettio’s, shampoo, and toothpaste. They stressed that they would welcome donations of ANYTHING!

Mary Ellen and Carolann also asked me to remind our supporters that summer is our slowest time for donations, yet it is the time that people need the most food because the kids are around and those who are used to having 2 free meals at school for their kids are obviously not getting them in the summer.

Items may be dropped off at the following locations:
Canton Food Pantry, 960R Washington St., (rear of Rodman Building) most Mondays 7-9am, and every Tues. 8:30-9am
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

We’d also like to remind you that we take gift cards (Shaw’s, Stop & Shop, Shell gas, Walmart, etc.) if that is an easier way for you to donate. Checks and gift cards may be mailed to: Canton Area Helpline, PO Box 202, Canton, MA 02021. If you are writing a check, please write “FOOD” in the memo line.

Thank you for taking time out of your busy summer to support our clients. We really appreciate all that you do for us.

Your friends at the Canton Food Pantry

TOWN WIDE FOOD DRIVE - SAT. MAY 14

So sorry, but we advertised an incorrect date for the town wide Mail Carriers Food Drive.
The correct date is Saturday, May 14. We hope this is not inconvenient for anyone.

May 2011

Special note: We need volunteers to help with the Mail Carriers’ Food Drive on Saturday, May 7, from 3-6pm. We will be giving community service hours for all students who volunteer.

Once again, we need everything! Although the Mail Carriers’ Food Drive is Saturday, May 7th, there are many items that we typically don’t receive from that drive. So this month we are asking for:

~TOILET PAPER

~PERSONAL CARE ITEMS LIKE SHAMPOO, TOOTHPASTE, SOAP

~CEREAL

~JUICE

~TUNA

~JELLY

~CANNED FRUIT

ITEMS MAY BE LEFT FOR YOUR MAIL CARRIER ON MAY 7, OR AS USUAL YOU MAY DROP THEM OFF AT THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS:
Canton Food Pantry, 960R Washington St., (rear of Rodman Building) most Mondays 7-9am, and every Tues. 8:30-9am
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

THANKS SO MUCH FOR ALL YOUR DONATIONS AS WELL AS THE MANY OFFERS TO VOLUNTEER THAT WE RECEIVE EACH MONTH. WE ARE TRULY FORTUNATE TO LIVE IN A TOWN WITH GENEROUS RESIDENTS LIKE YOU.

April 2011

Once again, we need everything!
In addition to the usual items, this month we are asking for
DIAPERS
CEREAL
PASTA
Items may be dropped off at the following locations:
Canton Food Pantry, 960R Washington St., (rear of Rodman Building) most Mondays 7-9am, and every Tues. 8:30-9am
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

Thanks again for all your help.
Your friends at the Canton Food Pantry

March 2011

March 2011

We can use just about everything this month! Here is our list of top 20 items needed, which is also on our website wwwcantonfoodpantry.com

Coffee
Toilet paper
Canned meat/meal (chili, ham, hash, etc.)
Meal makers (Hamburger Helper, etc.)
Canned pasta (ravioli, Spaghettios, etc.)
Peanut Butter
Cereal
Spaghetti sauce
Canned furit
Canned vegetables
Evaporated milk
Juice
Dry pasta (spaghetti, elbow, egg noodles)
Oil (any kind)
Bar soap
Toothpaste
Shampoo
Laundry detergent
Feminine products/napkins
Reusable (cloth) bags

Items may be dropped off at the following locations:
Canton Food Pantry, 960R Washington St., (rear of Rodman Building) most Mondays 7-9am, and every Tues. 8:30-9am
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

THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT!

February 2011

THANK YOU! Because of people like you, we were able to help many, many families and individuals last year.

In 2010 we supplied 316 households for a total of 2,960 people. There were 1133 adults, 929 senior citizens (age 60 or older), and 898 children who received food. We gave out 9,534 bags of food. If each bag is valued at only $30, that is $286,020 worth of food that we gave out – thanks to friends and supporters like you.

We got a lot of donations over the holidays, but we are quickly going through them. This month we need just about everything except soup. Several organizations will be doing “souper bowls” and we will get tons of soup from those collections. If you want to do a Super Bowl collection for us, we’d suggest you do a “cereal bowl,” as cereal is expensive and always needed.

In particular, this month we’re asking for donations of
JUICE
COFFEE
JELLY
LAUNDRY DETERGENT
CANNED FRUIT

Items may be dropped off at the following locations:
Canton Food Pantry, 960R Washington St., (rear of Rodman Building) most Mondays 7-9am, and every Tues. 8:30-9am
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

Website www.cantonfoodpantry.com

Facebook http://apps.facebook.com/causes/beneficiaries/62135/info

January 2011

At this time of year we need EVERYTHING!
If you’re looking for suggestions, here’s a list of items we always need.

• Coffee – any kind
• Toilet Paper
• Canned Meat/meal (chili, ham, hash, tuna, etc.)
• Meal Makers (Hamburger Helper, etc.)
• Canned Pasta (ravioli, Spaghettios, etc.)
• Peanut Butter
• Cereal
• Spaghetti Sauce
• Canned Fruit
• Canned Vegetables
• Evaporated Milk
• Juice
• Dry Pasta
• Oil
• Bar Soap
• Toothpaste
• Shampoo
• Laundry Detergent
• Feminine Products (tampons, sanitary napkins)
• Reusable (cloth) bags
• Grocery Store gift cards in any denomination
(if we have them, we offer gift cards to clients with special circumstances)
Items may be dropped off at the following locations:
Canton Food Pantry, 960R Washington St., (rear of Rodman Building) most Mondays 7-9am, and every Tues. 8:30-9am
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
One last thing, we are still looking for individuals or companies that have a BOX TRUCK that could hold 4 pallets. It would be great if the truck bed is chest high so that the pallets of food can be driven on right from the loading dock at the Boston Food Bank. It takes about 2 hours, start to finish, and we are hoping to find several companies that could make the pickup with us every few months, so that no one company or individual is over-burdened.
Thanks so much for all your support and generosity over the holidays. Next month we’ll publish statistics so you can see how your money and food donations are being used.

November 2010

For THANKSGIVING we will be looking for donations of store-bought pies (we can’t give out any homemade items). We expect about 165 clients this year. If you are a member of a group or organization that could commit to donating pies, please let us know how many by calling Carol at 781-828-1944, or emailing carol@thevolpes.com. Pies can be dropped off at the pantry located in the rear of the Rodman Building at Canton High School on Friday Nov. 19 from 2:00 to 3:30pm. Also, St. Gerard’s church is collecting pies from 9:00am to 4:00pm on Friday Nov. 19.

If just half of the people(259) reading this email would drop off a pie or two, that would be terrific!

This month we will also need STUFFING, GRAVY (cans or powdered mix), and CORN MUFFIN and QUICKBREAD (cranberry, pumpkin, etc) MIXES.

Items may be dropped off at the following locations:
Canton Food Pantry, 960R Washington St., (rear of Rodman Building) most Mondays 7-9am, and every Tues. 8:30-9am
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

One last thing, we are still looking for individuals or companies that have a BOX TRUCK that could hold 4 pallets. It would be great if the truck bed is chest high so that the pallets of food can be driven on right from the loading dock at the Boston Food Bank. It takes about 2 hours, start to finish, and we are hoping to find several companies that could make the pickup with us every few months, so that no one company or individual is over-burdened.

HAPPY THANKSGIVING! THANK YOU FOR HELPING US!

October 2010

This post is longer than usual because we have lots of items to discuss...1)request for grocery cards, 2)usual monthly requests, 3)truck borrowing, 4)Thanksgiving pies.

We are currently serving 364 clients. Once in awhile we come across a special situation and try to provide a client with a grocery shopping card, usually $10, $15, $20, $25, depending on what we have. If you would like to help us with this, just buy a grocery card (all denominations are welcome) at a local supermarket and drop it off at the pantry on Mondays, or anytime at Pratt Realtors. Or you may mail to Canton Food Pantry, c/o Canton Area Helpline, PO Box 202, Canton, MA 02021.

This month we are asking for donations of
SOAP, TOOTHPASTE, SHAMPOO, LAUNDRY DETERGENT (any brand)
JELLO, JUICE, PASTA SAUCE, CEREAL
MEALS IN A CAN (like Spaghettios, Ravioli, Beef Stew
and HALLOWEEN CANDY FOR OUR CLIENTS TO GIVE TO TRICK-OR-TREATERS

Items may be dropped off at the following locations:
Canton Food Pantry, 960R Washington St., (rear of Rodman Building) most Mondays 7-9am, and every Tues. 8:30-9am
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

Also, we go in to the Boston Food Bank for a pickup once or twice a month. We are looking for individuals or companies that have a box truck that could hold 4 pallets. It would be great if the truck bed is chest high so that the pallets of food can be driven on right from the loading dock. It takes about 2 hours, start to finish, and we are hoping to find several companies that could make the pickup with us every other month, so that no one company or idndividual is over-burdened.

Looking ahead to Thanksgiving, we will be looking for donations of store-bought pies (we can't give out any home made items). We typically give out 125 or more. If you are a member of a group or organixzation that could commit to donating a number of pies, please let us know how many be emailing carol@thevolpes.com. Pies need to be delivered Friday Nov. 19 to the pantry.

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!

September 2010

WE NEED EVERYTHING!
Kids are going back to school, demand for food is high, and our supply is very low. We'd appreciate any donation you can manage...especially...CEREAL, PEANUT BUTTER, JELLY, CANNED VEGETABLES and MEALS (Spaghettios, Ravioli, Stew), PASTA and PASTA SAUCE, MEAL MAKERS (like Hamburger Helper), TUNA


Items may be dropped off at the following locations:
Canton Food Pantry, 960R Washington St., (rear of Rodman Building) most Mondays 7-9am, and every Tues. 8:30-9am
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

If you’d prefer to make a monetary donation, funds are used to purchase much needed perishable items sugh as eggs, cheese, fruit, potatoes, etc. as well as non-perishable items – especially so at this time of year.
Donations are tax-deductible and may be mailed to:
Canton Area Helpline, PO Box 202, Canton, MA 02021
In the memo line, please write “FOOD”

As always, if you’d prefer to make a donation by credit card, you can do that on our Facebook page (see below)

Website
Facebook

August 2010

Hi Friends,
Right now there is an urgent need for EVERYTHING. We are very low as always in the summer.
Good items to donate are:
CEREAL – PEANUT BUTTER - JELLY - JELLO - CANNED VEGETABLES – CANNED FRUIT – PASTA – PASTA SAUCE
And we always need TOILET PAPER – TOOTHPASTE – SHAMPOO – SOAP
Thanks for your help!
Your friends at the Canton Food Pantry

Items may be dropped off at the following locations:
Canton Food Pantry, 960R Washington St., (rear of Rodman Building) most Mondays 7-9am, and every Tues. 8:30-9am
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

If you’d prefer to make a monetary donation, funds are used to purchase much needed perishable items sugh as eggs, cheese, fruit, potatoes, etc. as well as non-perishable items – especially so at this time of year.
Donations are tax-deductible and may be mailed to:
Canton Area Helpline, PO Box 202, Canton, MA 02021
In the memo line, please write “FOOD”

As always, if you’d prefer to make a donation by credit card, you can do that on our Facebook page (see below)

Website
Facebook

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