March marks two important landmarks for the Excelsior Community Food Pantry!
First, March is our one year anniversary. One year ago this month, the food pantry went from an idea in a bible study group to a monthly event where clients throughout the community could come for produce and dry goods free of charge. In that year, the food pantry has grown from around 150 clients to nearly 200, increased our numbers of volunteers, and developed relationships over coffee and cookies!
With a very successful year under our belts, the steering committee made the commitment to expand the food pantry to a bi-monthly distribution. The Excelsior Community Food Pantry will now have distributions on the 1st and 3rd Saturdays of each month from 10:00-11:30, doubling our efforts to strengthen the Excelsior community by distributing food to families in need.
How can you help? There are many ways you can get involved with the ECFP. We always need volunteers for our 3rd Saturday distribution (9:15am to noonish), though our 1st Saturday distribution is covered by a volunteer coordinating group, One Brick. We can also use volunteers for other tasks including shopping for the food, making connections with local businesses, providing baked goods, to name a few. Finally, we can always use donations as it costs about 3 dollars to provide the produce and dry goods to each family.
Want more information? Check out our website or send us an email: foodpantry@missionbaycc.org.
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