Loomis Basin Christmas Basket Program

Great article today in the Loomis News, have a great weekend everyone!

https://goldcountrymedia.com/news/260108/loomis-group-seeking-donations-food-toys-supplies-for-those-in-need/

Here's all the information you need for this years event. Stay tuned for more updates, soon!

And the process begins anew! Today, we dropped off the boxes that are used to collect all the good stuff that goes into these baskets. Stay tuned for more updates and information headed your way soon! Here we go!

Please share! This year is going to look a bit different but we thank our generous community in advance for their donations and look forward to service our community together.

For those needing emergency food supplement or would like to contribute, we there is a food pantry located here in Loomis.

WHAT: LOOMIS BASIN FOOD PANTRY (Located at the First United Methodist Church of Loomis)

WHO: Ophir, Newcastle, Penryn, Loomis and Rocklin residents

CLIENTELE: Individuals and families that need just a little help to make their ends meet.

SERVICE: 4 Grocery sacks full of varietal canned and dried foods intended to help a family of four for one week.

WHAT IS NEEDED: $$ donations (for purchasing food and gift cards for fresh good), and/or donations of food that is packaged in small containers, and of the following list.

Sm. Oil

Sm. Powdered Milk

Boxes of cereal

Small bags of flour

Small bags of sugar

Rice

Stuffing mixes

Packaged Potato dishes

Pastas

Pasta sauces

Canned Meats ( tuna, chicken, spam )

Canned Meals ( Spaghetti O’s , etc)

Canned fruit

Canned tomatoes

Canned vegetables

Canned beans

Condiments (Mayo, mustard, ketchup)

Macaroni & cheese

Hamburger or tuna helper

Ramen

Bfast/energy bars

Thank you for your support of LBFP!

Thank you to The Loomis News for featuring our sorting day! This year we sorted 8 tons of food in 1.5 hours with 150 volunteers. Loomis is amazing!

300 boxes of food assembled Saturday in Loomis

Loomis! This is your community at work. Santa’s elves have outdone themselves this year working on our toy shop. Thank you Loomis Basin for your hard work! @ First United Methodist Church of Loomis

Sorting Saturday 2019 - This event is made possible by our generous community donations, local school food drives with KCRA 3, Raley's and the Placer Food Bank.

This morning more than 150 volunteers sorted food into categories and then filled 300 boxes for our community serving those in need.

As a reminder, the donations we receive stay in the Loomis Basin - serving Loomis, Penryn, Newcastle, Ophir & Rocklin. Any extra food donations fill the Loomis Emergency Food Pantry located at the First United Methodist Church in Loomis.

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The sorting continues! This event is community funded and POWERED! Thank you Loomis Basin!

Let the sorting begin! We are underway this morning sorting donations from our community and local school canned food drives.

This is your Loomis Community in action!

The collected donated food pile is growing. Picture 3 shows 13000+ lbs of nourishment.

There are 3 to 4 more deliveries the could push us to 16000 lbs or 8 tons of food to sort and make Christmas baskets for our 2019 event.

Loomis basin business, St. Peter & Paul of Rocklin, Rough Stuff of Loomis, and the Church of Jesus Christ Latter Day Saints neighborhood food drive.

8 tons of nourishment to be managed and gifted. Please strongly consider helping, from 8-12, Saturday, 12-14-19.

It will be a great service experience. Or...... you can lay on your couch.

Say Hi if you come. I’ll be the tall guy with a microphone.

Pat Aiello

Our gathered food is growing. Currently we are at 13000+ lbs. I’m aware of three/four additional loads coming.

Loomis basin businesses, St.Peter & Paul of Rocklin, Rough Stuff of Loomis, and the Church of Jesus Christ Latter Day Saints neighborhood food drive!

We will be at the 8 tons of food to sort and convert into Christmas Baskets.

Many hands make light work. In addition to sorting food and making Baskets, we’ll need a team to help bag up donated mandarins.

Lots to do, a great cause to plug into, or you can just sit on your couch.....

Waiting for Del Oro and one other schools donated good. Our pile is growing. 280 boxes and counting.

From member Patrick...

"Loomis Basin Christmas Basket Program is ramping up! Food is being collected through the KCRA Kids Can Food Drive from 11 Loomis Basin Schools.

We serve approx. 350 families from Ophir, Newcastle, Penryn, Loomis and Rocklin. This picture is what the recipients see on a cold Sunday morning as the come in to check in, shop for gifts for children 1-18 yrs old, 1 or 2 60 lb boxes of assorted, donated food, a canned Ham, mandarins from local farmers, and a gift card to Raley's to purchase perishable food.

This year we will be sorting approx. 6 tons of food and then making them into Christmas Baskets/Boxes on Saturday December 14th, 8am-12pm @ Loomis First United Methodist Church, 6414 Brace Rd., Loomis, Calif. Ca 95650

Please feel invited to come and help some of the least of us have spirit and food filled Christmas 2019."

From member Patrick...

"Loomis Basin Christmas Basket Program is ramping up! Food is being collected through the KCRA Kids Can Food Drive from 11 Loomis Basin Schools.

We serve approx. 350 families from Ophir, Newcastle, Penryn, Loomis and Rocklin. This picture is what the recipients see on a cold Sunday morning as the come in to check in, shop for gifts for children 1-18 yrs old, 1 or 2 60 lb boxes of assorted, donated food, a canned Ham, mandarins from local farmers, and a gift card to Raley's to purchase perishable food.

This year we will be sorting approx. 6 tons of food and then making them into Christmas Baskets/Boxes on Saturday December 14th, 8am-12pm @ Loomis First United Methodist Church, 6414 Brace Rd., Loomis, Calif. Ca 95650

Please feel invited to come and help some of the least of us have spirit and food filled Christmas 2019."

These are the final assembled boxes ready for pickup and distribution into our community.