Helping Hands Food Pantry

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 12/17/2024

"Hi all!  Many, many thanks for all that your congregations donated to us during this Holiday Season!  With your support we were able to provide our clients with plentiful and varied holiday meal selections!"

Items Needed List:
Cereal
Soup
Canned Chicken
Baked Beans
Salad Dressing
Coffee & Tea
Cookies & Crackers
Diapers (especially size 5 & 6) and Baby Wipes
Personal Hygiene Items - Bar Soap, Body Wash, Deodorant, Shaving Products, Feminine Products
Cleaning Products - Kitchen and Bath Spray disinfectants, dishwashing liquid, toilet bowl cleaner, laundry detergent etc.
Paper Towels

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