Turning the Tables on Hunger
Thanks to our generous church community in July we collected, sorted, bagged, and delivered 1,080 pounds of canned and packaged food for the 3,500 hungry individuals and families served by Sunnyvale Community Services. That makes 10,580 pounds of food collected so far this year, and 147,741 pounds of food since we began this food drive over six years ago.
FIRST SUNDAY OF THE MONTH (except 2nd Sunday in Sept): Put a note on your calendar for the first Sunday of each month (when communion is served) to remember to bring non-perishable food items with you to church. We collect non-perishable food at each of our three services in large red garbage cans located in front of the Sanctuary. Throughout the services the cans are emptied into a storage room by a crew of Junior High youth where the food is stored until Monday.
SUGGESTIONS FOR DONATIONS: Most needed are protein-rich foods (soups, stews, chili, peanut butter, canned meat like tuna, chicken or ham). Also needed are powdered milk, cereal, and canned vegetables and fruits.
BAG BRIGADE: At 9 a.m. on the Monday following each food drive, volunteers from our church community put the collected items into bags so the donations can be picked up and taken to the Sunnyvale Community Services warehouse for distribution to hungry people.
"PAPER-NOT PLASTIC": We also urge our church community to ask for “paper-not plastic” when grocery shopping and then donate their paper bags along with food items. We deliver these paper bags to the Sunnyvale Community Services office during the month. SCS uses about 4,000 bags each month giving away food to hungry individuals and families.
"BUY 1 GET 1 FREE": Consider taking advantage of every sale and 2-for-1 deal while doing your own shopping, giving half to our food drive.