Michelle Keyo

Most food offered at the pantry is delivered early on Wednesday mornings. When Wednesday falls on a major holiday (like New Years Day), volunteers adapt as needed. This past Thursday an energetic crew took on the workload . . . read more »

The pantry was closed on December 26, 2019 in keeping with giving our many hard working volunteers a break. Extra food was available the previous week to prevent any food hardship. The following figures reflect pantry activity . . . read more »

2019 (2018) Households 207 243 Adults 280 340 Senior 127 114 Children 118 222 Individuals 525 676 With a plumbing technician installing a new commercial sink in the utility room (a welcome addition) and one bathroom “out . . . read more »

Comparable figures for the Thursday after Thanksgiving 2019 (2018) 2019 (2018) Households 213 (265) Adults 266 (388) Seniors 122 (122) Children 144 (196) Individuals 532 (706) New 5 (14) Generally, the pantry receives free USDA food four . . . read more »

2019 (2018) Households 143 (116) Adults 177 (157) Seniors 87 (58) Children 83 (59) Individuals 347 (268) New 2 (2) The Oddfellows delivered hundreds of pounds of potatoes to the pantry in plenty of time for Thanksgiving . . . read more »

Statistics from this year compared to the fourth Thursday in November last year: Nov 21, 2019 (Nov. 29, 2018) Households 260 ( 226) Adults 361 (324) Seniors 147 (113) Children 157 (158) Individuals 665 (595) New 7 . . . read more »

Fresh kale from a local farm, cut and delivered on Thursday morning, was one of many fresh vegetable choices this Thursday. The timing is perfect for this recipe from Betsy’s folder, courtesy of Healthy Acadia: Kale Pesto . . . read more »

Preparations started in September or even before for pantry food. Rick starts early finding whatever shelf-stable foods might fill the bill when Thanksgiving and December holidays roll around. As appropriate foods are available from Good Shepherd, at . . . read more »

If last Thursday was blustery, this Thursday was downright windy! Numbers compared to last week were down as were the number of shoppers in the TurnStyle. In fact, the shop closed a bit early since there were . . . read more »

On this gloriously, beautiful October day, here are the statistics: 2019 (2018) Households 224 ( 236) Adults 297 (364) Seniors 118 (106) Children 179 (235) Individuals 594 (708) New 8 (8) The only numbers increasing from last . . . read more »