Harbor Springs Food Pantry

Harbor Market is hosting a Can Drive for the Harbor Springs Community Food Pantry TODAY from 10am - 2pm. Come on down and donate to help feed the food insecure.

Please be aware that the Area Schools are closed today. Therefore, the Harbor Springs Community Food Pantry will be closed today also.

Thank you.
Harbor Springs Community Food Pantry

Just a reminder to all that Monday, December 18th will be the last Harbor Springs Food Pantry of the Year. We will be closed on Monday, December 25th - Christmas Day. We will be OPEN on New Years Day - January 1st, 2024!

See image for info about Stafford Thanksgiving meals

A lot of great produce at the Pantry today!

Don't forget that we will be open this Wednesday Evening from 4:30pm to 6:00pm

The Food Pantry will be OPEN for food distribution on
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 13th from 4:30pm - 6:00pm
We are trialing an evening Food Pantry this summer to see if there is an interest for evening distributions.

This is in addition to our every Monday mornings from 9:00am - 11:30am

The Food Pantry will be OPEN for food distribution on
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 9th from 4:30pm - 6:00pm

We are trialing an evening Food Pantry this summer to see if there is an interest for evening distributions. The Pantry will also be open the second Wednesday of September 13th.

This is in addition to our every Monday mornings from 9:00am - 11:30am.

The Food Pantry will be OPEN for food distribution on
WEDNESDAY, JULY 12 from 4:30pm - 6:00pm

We are trialing an evening Food Pantry this summer to see if there is an interest for evening distributions. The Pantry will be open the second Wednesday of August and September. (Aug 9 & Sept 13).

On the thirteenth of May the Harbor Springs Post Office had its annual food drive and The Harbor Springs Food Pantry is the beneficiary of that. Here are some pics of the sorting and storing the produce at the pantry. We send a big thank you to the Post Office for

Wednesday, October 19th, the Michigan Chapter of Jeep Babes began their annual Tunnel Of Trees outing with a generous donation of food to the Harbor Springs Community Food Pantry.
Pantry volunteers Julie Collie, Kaye Frang, John Lio, Cathy Lio, Rob Mackenzie, and Mark Guisinger met the 91 Jeeps in inclement weather and filled 2 trucks with nonperishables foods.
A heartfelt THANK YOU to Jeep Babes of Michigan!

Staffords Pier Restaurant is offering their annual Thanksgiving dinner as part of their Neighbors In Need program.

Plate dinners will be provided for families of 1 to 5 people.
A whole turkey will be provided for families of 6 and up.

Dinners will be available got pick up on Thanksgiving Day.

Sign up is available at the Pantry on Monday mornings for the next several weeks.
Deadline for sign-up is November 7th.

Today people from Harbor Springs Food Pantry and Manna volunteered to help with the potato harvest at Open Arms Farm in Cross Village. It was a nice sunny day for the work and the group helped bag over 2000 pounds of potatoes (Russet and Red types). Open Arms Farm donates items like tomatoes, lettuce and potatoes to the local food pantries.

This is the tall and short of our pantry, Chuck and Anna who are just two of the cheerfful volunters you will find at the Harbor Springs Food Pantry.

Saturday, May 14, the Harbor Springs Post Office had its annual food drive and the Harbor Springs Food Pantry received all those wonderful donations. The following pictures illustrate the work pantry volunteers did to pick up and sort the donation. Thanks to all the people who donated or helped in this effort.

See image for information on food education classes.

We are again using our Client's cloth or reusable shopping bags. So PLEASE don't forget to bring your own reusable shopping bags!

We are also in need of plastic shopping bags, so please feel free to bring in your gently used, but clean plastic bags for us to reuse - THANKS!

Recycle - Reuse

Thank you and hope to see you on Monday.

Harbor Springs Community Food Pantry

Please Note: The Harbor Springs Food Pantry is open every Monday. It does not close for Holidays. The exception is for snow days when the Harbor Springs schools are also closed. Any other closings would be immediately posted here.

The food pantry will be closed today, Dec 6.

Just a note... whenever the Harbor Springs schools are closed due to weather the Harbor Springs Food Pantry will also be closed.

Some info from the Salvation Army for those in need

Read the data in the following image then go to www.saangeltree.org

Stafford's Pier Restaurant is offering their annual Thanksgiving dinner as part of their Neighbors in Need program.

Plate dinners will be offered for families of 1-5; whole turkey dinners for families of 6 and greater. Dinners include turkey and all fixings, including pie.
Dinners can be picked up only on Thanksgiving Day. No deliveries this year.

There will be a sign up sheet at the Harbor Springs Food Pantry for the next several weeks.
Pick up times will be posted later.

NOTICE: this will only be available to pantry patrons who are registered with the pantry.

The first Presbyterian church annually prepares picnic bags for patrons at the Harbor Springs community food pantry. This year 41 bags were distributed to smiling recipients.
Special thanks to Kaye Frang for ramrodding this event at the pantry.

Learn tips and tricks for health and wellness each Thursday, September 2 – October 7 at 2 p.m. Each participant will also receive a bonus package of practical cooking tools from Manna Food Project. Learn more and pre-register by September 1 in the confidential system: http://www.bit.ly/3CS9y7P or call Elaine at 989-312-3351.
• Join MSU Extension for a FREE class series Thursdays, September 2 – October 7 at 2 p.m. Share your favorite food tips, budgeting skills, and ways to keep yourself motivated and active. Learn more and pre-register by September 1 in the confidential system: http://www.bit.ly/3CS9y7P or call Elaine at 989-312-3351.
Each participant will also receive a bonus package of practical cooking tools from Manna Food Project.

Donation from Wequetonsig, parents donated food and their kids decorated the bags

Here is our new pantry sign and a photo showing our outside vegetable shopping for the summer.

Please Note:
The Harbor Springs Food Pantry is open Memorial Day
May 31

Here is a image of the flyer we have been handing out at the Harbor Springs Food Pantry. Share with friends who may need assistance.

March 24th. Quarterly Surplus TEFAP Distribution. A 3-Pantry Collaboration.
Step 1: Bob, Julie and John meet and greet the semi and make a plan!
Step 2: Distribute pre-packed food boxes for an hour.
Step 3: Load our share of the balance.
Step 4: Unload that share at the Pantry and add it to our existing inventory.
Step 5: ONE second de-mask to prove we’re all smiling about the job well done!
Thank you Diane Mackenzie, John Shearer, Jamie Mackenzie, Kathy Lio, John Lio, Barb Smith, Leo Smith, and Rob Mackenzie!

Step 6: Take a nap?! 🌈