Food Bank & Garden (Page 3)

Our grower, Nichole King, has added Saturday morning to her hours to make it easier for our congregation and the Arlington community to participate in the garden’s efforts of growing food for those in need. She will be there every Saturday from 8:30-11:00 am and would love extra volunteers.…

On February 3, Mary Louise Weber, ACS Executive Director, thanked all donor organizations for the January donations. She indicated the Arlington Community shelves are getting bare. ACS is grateful for the holiday food drives, but our neighbors need food in all seasons. Arlington Community Services…

We exceeded our goal of 3,000 pounds of food contributions from Sunday collections and the Arlington Community Garden! Thanks to all of you who made that happen. We have raised our goal for 2,020 to 3,200 to continue our practice of service to the Arlington Community via our food contributions. You have donated 117 pounds so far this year, including 8 lbs. from Arlington…

A joyous Happy New Year to all! UUCJ members and friends, you contributed 3,115 pounds of groceries to Arlington Community Services during 2019. The 2019 total contributions are high for the four years that we have been tracking donations. Last year’s total includes the produce grown and contributed by Arlington Community Garden. This December, we helped to feed 319…

This week we delivered 72 pounds toward our goal of donating 3,000 pounds of food contributions. We were also able to honor the ACS request for slightly used children’s books — Karen Smith-Scott donated over a dozen new children’s books that were in excess because Little Library…

Thanks for keeping contributions coming.  You started December with 67 lbs. on Sunday, and the Arlington Community Garden indicated they donated 6 pounds of fresh produce in November and 21 pounds in October.  If we can pull off a couple of 100-pound Sundays, we will be creeping toward donating 3,300 pounds, or maybe 3,500 is possible this year. Mary Louise Weber,…

Thanks again for your contributions — you exceeded 100 pounds (105) for the second time in November! Donations this month have been 56, 110, 77, and 105.  Thanks for the uptick in contributions as Arlington Community Services continues to feed less fortunate in Arlington Community. Our YTD total is  2,784 pounds that includes Sunday and Arlington Community Garden…

You are all on a roll! UUCJ Members and Friends donated 110 pounds of groceries this week, bringing the YTD total to 2,602 lbs. You gave 56 lbs. last week. I project that we keep this pace that we will exceed our goal of contributing over 3,000 pounds. The cupboards are still bare at Arlington Community Services. How about another 100 pounds next week? Thanks for helping…

Calling on All UUCJ Members with food in their cupboard to continue your efforts to help those in need in the Arlington area by continuing to donate to Arlington Community Services (ACS).  UUCJ members and friends gave 56 pounds this week and 54 last week.   ACS needs the following items:  Hamburger Helper, stuffing, cranberry sauce, pumpkin, canned meats, canned pasta,…