Food Pantry at Fellowship UMC of Haddon Heights

With Tropical Storm Ophelia forecast to dump many inches of rain on our area, we have made the decision to close the pantry tomorrow, Saturday September 23rd. This is for the safety of our volunteers and pantry clients. We sincerely apologize for any inconvenience.

With the weather turning colder, we are focusing on replenishing our soup stock. We are virtually out of all soup. We still have plenty of tomato and cream of mushroom soups! If you'd like to donate cans of soup, they may be dropped in the outside bin (to the right) 24/7, at 704 Garden St., Haddon Heights. Name brands are certainly not necessary, but pull tops are appreciated. Thank you!!❤️

The pantry will be open, as usual, tomorrow and Saturday 9am-12pm. We will be closed next weekend (9/1-9/2) so our volunteers can take a much needed break. Non-perishable food donations can be placed in the outside bin 24/7. Thank you!

Thank you to everyone in our community and congregation who so generously donate to our food pantry! We literally couldn't do this without you! Due to an increase in food prices, we have seen many more families coming in for food. Current items needed are below:
Pasta ($.98 @ Walmart; $.99 )
Pasta sauce ($1.19 @ Wegmans)
Canned tuna
Canned chicken
Peanut butter
Coffee
Powdered milk
Canned mixed veggies
Canned creamed corn
Canned beets
Canned fruit (all kinds!)
Bottled juices
Canned Yams
Canned potatoes
Soups!!!!!!!!
Ramen noodles (chicken & beef)
Chicken broth
Baked beans
Cereal
Apple sauce
Pancake mix!!!!!!!!!!!!
Syrup!!!!!!!!!!!
Quick oats
Ketchup
Mayo!!!!! (needed for canned tuna & chicken)
Mac & Cheese
Cooking oil
Brownie mix
Cake mix & Frosting (many people tell me these are not "necessary". True...but a parent who needs a birthday cake for a child may disagree!)
Snacks (again, maybe not "necessary", but nice to be able to provide children (or kids at heart) a treat with chips, cookies, or candy!)

Non-perishable foods can be dropped in the bin (to the right) outside the pantry 24/7 or brought inside Friday & Saturday, 9am-12pm.
704 Garden St., Haddon Heights.

The food pantry will be open tomorrow, Friday May 26th, but CLOSED SATURDAY, May 27th in honor of the Memorial Day weekend. We will reopen next Friday, June 2nd at 9am.

Jelly is the priority!

The pantry is open for walk-ins (Camden County residents) tomorrow and Saturday 9am-12pm.
Our shelves are looking very bare! We serve at least 50 families each month and we are in desperate need of the following items:
Jelly!!!! (grape & strawberry) we are completely OUT!
Rice mixes (beef/chicken/other)
Luncheon meat (SPAM)
Beef stew
Vienna sausages
White rice
Cereals (we have enough Cheerios at the moment)
Corned beef hash
Pasta sauce
Mayo! (for tuna & chicken)
Ramen (chicken)
Canned fruits
Cooking oil
Frosting (for birthday cakes!)
Dog food (wet)
Bar soaps
Toothpaste
Feminine Products

PLEASE NOTE EXPIRATION DATES!
We do not accept or distribute expired food!

The pantry will be closed this Friday & Saturday for the Easter holiday. We will reopen on Friday, April 14th at 9am. If you have an urgent need for food during that time, please message us here or call the church at 856-547-3300.

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I want to begin by thanking everyone for their generosity to our food pantry! We are blessed to serve nearly 50 families/individuals each month! We are consistently amazed by the food that is donated, that we are able to distribute to local families and individuals in need.

I would like to take this opportunity to remind folks of two very important protocols we have:
We do not accept or distribute expired or previously opened foods. This is for the health and wellbeing of our pantry clients as well as legal protection for the church. (Seriously, if you donate expired foods...we drag it down the stairs, take time to check the date, and drag it back up to the curb for trash! PLEASE, just don't donate it.)
We do not accept perishable foods. We do make acceptations to this rule;
If you have perishable foods to donate, they MUST be given directly to a pantry team member: Pastor Shellie, Ginny Egbert, Betsy Holden, Nancy Worden, or myself. We must also be certain of the "cooling chain". If something is frozen/refrigerated, we need to be certain it came directly from a store or your refrigerator/freezer. No previously opened packages will be accepted.
If you wish to donate food, these are items that we currently need:
Jelly (Grape & Strawberry)
Juices
Canned fruits: Pineapple, mandarins, pears
Coffee
Tea bags
Hot chocolate (kids love their hot chocolate!)
Powdered or shelf stable milk
Pudding & gelatin mixes
Beef stew
ChefBoyardee type meals in a can
Ramen: Chicken
Cereal
Quick oats (we have plenty of instant packets at the moment!)
Rice mixes (various flavors, but chicken & beef are the most needed)
MAYO!!! (for all the tuna and canned chicken!)
Ketchup (kids tend to put this on everything)
Baking items: Sugar, flour, cooking oil
Brownie mixes
Cake mixes (with frosting! Kids need frosting on their birthday cakes!)
Dog & Cat foods (for the furry family members)

We DO NOT CURRENTLY NEED: green beans, corn, peas, mac & cheese, or stuffing mixes

Thank you! Blessings to all!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Barb Barrar
Fellowship UMC Food Pantry

For anyone who is interested, Shoprite has a great deal on cereal this week! With a PricePlus card, these cereals are only $1.50 each! It would be awesome if folks could load our pantry up with cereal 😀 😘😁🙏

We have 3 cans of CVS brand infant formula that will be expiring on 3/20/23. If you know someone with a baby that will USE these for their baby, PLEASE message us and we will arrange pick up! Thank you 👶🍼

The pantry will re-open for walk-ins on Friday between 9am-12pm. Unfortunately, due to the death of a congregation member, we will be closed on Saturday so that our volunteers may attend the memorial service for our brother in Christ. Thank you for your understanding 🙏

The pantry will be closed the Friday and Saturday of Christmas and New Year's weekends so our dedicated volunteers may spend time with family and friends. The pantry will re-open for walk-ins on Friday, January 6th at 9am. As always, if you you have an urgent need for food in the mean time, please private message us here and we will arrange an appointment. We wish all of our pantry clients and our generous community a blessed Christmas and a happy New Year!!

Breakfast with Santa & Mrs. Clause!

"Breakfast with Santa & Mrs. Claus" is back on Saturday December 17th from 9am-12pm. Spread the word to your family, friends, and neighbors. All you can eat breakfast buffet of pancakes and sausage for just $5.00 a person. A chance to take pictures with Santa and make some fun crafts!

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