Shenendehowa Helping Hands Food Pantry
Contact: Jo Anne Robbins
Bring to the church your donations. They can be dropped off in the small wire grocery cart inside the main entrance to the church or the cart in Hatlee Hall by the doors to exit to our courtyard.
Updated 9/29/2024
The Food Pantry is beginning their “Holiday Food Collection”. The Thanksgiving Food distribution begins on November 1st.
Items Needed List for Thanksgiving Meal Distribution:
Boxed Potatoes
Stuffing Mix
Canned Yams or Sweet Potatoes
Canned or Jar Gravy or Gravy mixes
Cranberry Sauce
Canned Pumpkin and other Pie Fillings
evaporated milk, sweetened condensed milk
Baking Products and Baking Mixes (brownie, cookie and cake mixes)
Pancake Mix and Maple Syrup
Special Monthly Collections
Households cannot use SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) benefits to purchase: soaps, paper products, household supplies, and personal care products. In March 2024 St. George’s Mission and Outreach Committee restarted the planned once as month special collections.
March 9/10 - Cleaning Products: Scrubbing sponges, Microfiber cloths, All-purpose cleaner
April 13/14 - Cleaning Products: Oven cleaner, Dishwashing soap, Laundry detergent
May 11/12 - Personal Hygiene Products: Band-aids, Antiseptic wipes
June 8/9 - Personal Hygiene Products: Lysol disinfectant spray, Hand sanitizer
July 13/14 - Personal Hygiene Products: Toothpaste and toothbrushes, Deodorant
August 10/11 - Personal Hygiene Products: Bottled hand soap or bar soap, Men’s and Women’s razors and shaving cream
September 14/15 - Paper Goods: Paper towels, Toilet paper, Kleenex
October 12/13 - Special Sanitary Supplies: Baby diapers, Toddler pull ups, Women’s Sanitary napkins, Men’s and Women’s Adult diapers
November 9/10 - Thanksgiving Special: Stuffing mix, Canned pumpkin, Canned fruit for a pie, Cake mix, Canned cranberry sauce, Canned vegetables (green beans, tomatoes, corn, peas, potatoes), Canned ham, Graham Cracker Pie Crust
December 14/15 - $25 Gift Cards from Hannaford, Price Chopper, Walmart, and Aldi