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Lend a "helping hand" to the

Monthly

FOOD PANTRY

organized by our sister congregation

Advent Lutheran Church

HELP US REACH OUT to the Upper West Side of New York City by volunteering to assist with the free FOOD PANTRY which generally occurs between 9:30–11:30 am on the 1st Saturday of every month (see Events List for exact dates).

A free bag of groceries (rice, pasta, canned vegetables, tuna, and a couple of "heat and eat" meals) is given to anyone who shows up, no questions asked.  Although the program is funded by state and federal sources, the Pantry's staff is made up of volunteers who order, bag and distribute the food on the first Saturday of every month. The recipients are frequently surveyed to find out about their households and food needs, so that the program can grow to better serve our community.

If you want to help:
Volunteer hours are from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. on the first Saturday of every month (see exact dates below). Bagging takes place from 9:30 to 10:30, and distribution begins at 10:30 a.m., with clean-up lasting until about 12 noon. You can help as often as the Spirit moves you, serving once a month, once a year, or any number of times in between. If you would like to be on the volunteer list, please send your name, email and phone contact information to Jessica Franklin at: Frankieandtee@gmail.com

If you need food:
Groceries are distributed the first Saturday of every month (see exact dates below), beginning at 10:30 a.m. Enter at the red double doors on the corner of 93rd and Broadway. Bags of groceries (one per person) are distributed until all bags have been handed out, usually around 11:30 a.m.

This has been a long-standing mission outreach organized by our sister congregation, Advent Lutheran Church. Please consider helping out – it’s another great way in which we can be two congregations that share a church building and work together as “one body of Christ!”

 

 

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