Food Bank & Garden (Page 3)

Three UUCJ Donors Gave 101 Pounds as of Tuesday Morning.  Great!  Arlington Community Services’ current needs are listed below. Note from Mary Louise Weber, Executive Director of ACS : Your monetary support, food, and mask donations have been wonderful!  We are blessed by your radical hospitality to serve our Arlington neighbors in need. We fed 243 folks and helped…

UUCJ/ACS Teamsters delivered 38 pounds of groceries today.  Combining this delivery with Cyd Reider’s delivery of 28 pounds brings the total to 66 lbs. If we keep this pace, we will donate over 4,000 pounds of groceries, which is 1,000 pounds more than in 2019.   Mary Louise Weber, Executive Director of ACS, reported that they fed 112 folks and helped 19 with rent/JEA as…

We are closing on 3,000 pounds of contributions, which was what UUCJ members and friends donated to Arlington Community Services in 2019.  A 4,000 goal is possible if we keep the current pace of donations. Thanks for the food contributions and cash donations to ACS. UUCJ/ACS Teamsters delivered 71 pounds to ACS this Tuesday due in part to a cash donation from Marion…

UUCJ/ACS (Arlington Community Services) Teamsters delivered 44 pounds this week and 72 last week.  Some UUCJ members are dropping their grocery contributions since we no longer collect at donations at UUCJ, and several have switched to donating cash.  Please help if you can. Message from Mary…

Help feed our neighbors. UUCJ/ACS Teamsters delivered 72 pounds of groceries this week and 30 last week. We are currently projecting that we could contribute 1,000 pounds more groceries than 2019.  Some UUCJ members are dropping off their grocery contributions since we no longer collect donations at UUCJ on Sundays, and several have switched to donating cash. I have to…

Starting this Friday, the garden will be open on Fridays 12:00-2:30 instead of Saturdays. This will allow UNF Students to participate in our garden project. Our grower, Nichole King, can always use extra help so stop by when you are able. You can pull up your sleeves or just reacquaint …

UUCJ/ACS Teamsters delivered 30 pounds of groceries this week and 40 last week. Some UUCJ members are dropping their grocery contributions since we no longer collect donations at UUCJ on Sundays, and several have switched to donating cash. Message from Mary Louise Weber, Executive Director of…

Keep on Trucking – A message from UUCJ/ACS Teamsters We may exceed previous year contributions from UUCJ members by 1,000 pounds.  We know that some members and friends have made cash contributions directly to Arlington Community Services and given Carlos, the shop steward for the UUCJ/ACS Teamsters, funds to purchase food. We delivered 40 pounds today and 76 pounds last…

In spite of the pandemic, Arlington Community Garden continues to grow food for the food pantry at Arlington Community Services. In May and June 117 pounds of fresh produce were delivered, making a total of over 5,576 pounds of produce delivered since we started this UUCJ project. JU has asked if…

UUCJ/Arlington Community Services Teamsters delivered 46 pounds of contributions last week. Needs Per Arlington Community Services: canned meats, canned chicken, canned soup, canned Potatoes, Jiffy Cornbread Mix, pop top pasta dinners, Vienna Sausages, sardines, laundry detergent, toothpaste, tooth brushes, bottled water, clean white t-shirts and socks for the homeless.…