September Food Collection for MACC Charities Food Pantry & Shelter

St. Bart's always comes through in a big way and MACC is counting on us to do even better this year. This is St. Bart's 50th anniversary year, so what better way to celebrate than to share our blessings!

During the month of September, please bring in non-perishable foods of all types. Hunger doesn't just happen around the holidays and pantry shelves are bare due to lack of summertime giving and the extraordinary need among the poor and working families in our area.

Beth Stafford, Executive Director, and Dale Doll, Manager of Food Services, MACC explain the need this way:

"Most of the families MACC helps are working full-time or multiple low paying jobs and still have to forfeit their food budget to keep a roof over their heads, lights on and maintain transportation to and from work. Some are also sacrificing things like asthma medication or other chronic illness medications."

Three ways you can help:

Give a tax-deductible financial gift to "MACC" and let us do the shopping for you.

Donate gift cards in small denominations ($5-$15) to give to people in need of fresh dairy products, special diet restriction foods, personal car eitems, baby supplies, etc. that may not be stocked in the pantry at the time of their visit. MACC does not give money to people, so this is the next best thing.

Donate non-perishable foods to MACC. Ship the annual summer "Can Can" sale at ShopRite and donate some of the bargains you find there to MACC. The larger cans are welcome also, and are used to feed a large family or in the soup kitchen for the community meals. Non-perishable foods in all of these categories is needed:

Canned Meats and Fish

Tuna - Chicken - Salmon - Ham (non-refrigerated)

Protein-based Foods

Peanut Butter - Canned Beans - Uncooked Beans - Rice - Pasta & Meat Sauce

Cereals

Low Sugar Breakfast Cereals - Hot Cereals (instant & cooked Oatmeal, Cream of Wheat)

Fruits & Vegetables

Low Salt & Low Sugar Canned Fruits & Vegetables - Instant Potatoes

Beverages

100% Fruit Juice - Hot Chocolate - Coffee - Tea - Juice Boxes for children's lunches

Other Foods & Snacks

Chili - Beef Stew - Chunky Soups - Rice-a-Roni - Hamburger Helper - Raisins - Nuts - Granola Bars

Let's help "Tie Up Hunger" again, just as we did with the Foodshare walk in the spring.