“If you want happiness for an hour, take a nap. If you want happiness for a day, go fishing. If you want happiness for a year, inherit a fortune. If you want happiness for a lifetime, help somebody.”
― Chinese Proverb
February 23: Grocery Pick-up
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 23: FOOD SHELF HOURS: 12 NOON TO 6 PM
We are continuing to check everyone’s proof of residency for 2022. Documentation should be a bill, such as a utility bill, insurance bill, etc., or a mortgage/lease agreement. A Vermont Hunting/Fishing license or auto insurance paperwork can be used as well if they contain your current home address. Unfortunately, a driver’s license and/or car registration can NOT be used for proof of residency.
Please continue to WEAR A MASK, even while waiting in your car. Volunteers are also wearing masks. We want to keep everyone safe, visitors and volunteers alike.
As much as we would like to go back to inviting you in to shop, the time is still not right. Please be prepared to complete a grocery list and a perishables list from your car. We will put together your groceries as quickly as we can and get you on your way.
Weather permitting, there are two tables outside the Food Shelf with miscellaneous items. Please take only what you will use.
Donors, we hope you saw the post last week with the client grocery list. If not, you can view the post by clicking this link. You are all great donors to the Food Shelf and the groceries you bring are much appreciated and given to our clients in several different ways. The most important way is in their regular monthly groceries. In order to achieve that goal, the donations need to match the shopping list.
As a reminder, please drop off donations on Wednesdays from 11 AM to 6 PM or during open hours on the first Saturday of each month.
Help us spread the word to those that may not see the Front Porch Forum, Facebook, or website posts!
PLEASE STAY SAFE AND WELL!
Where Can You Find Us?
The Food Shelf is located at 245 Main Street, Colchester, between Claussen’s Greenhouse and Union Memorial School.
Our mailing address for donations is Colchester Food Shelf, PO Box 625, Colchester, Vermont 05446.
Questions? Email info@colchesterfoodshelf.org. We can also be reached by phone at 802-879-2444. If you call outside our Wednesday hours, please leave a message.
Thank You From the Colchester Food Shelf
To Our Very Loyal and Generous Food Shelf Donors:
Thank you so much for your generous financial donations and for the groceries donated during 2021. You should know that you donated 32,302 pounds of food which included many hundreds of pounds of fresh produce from your gardens and enough turkeys and dinner fixings for about 100 families.
Although your grocery donations are much appreciated and when appropriate, put into our client’s groceries, occasionally there are items that are not on our shopping list for clients. We have included a list of the items that are on the shopping list to help guide you in your purchases at the grocery store.
Thank you once again for your generous donations and charitable acts towards your fellow residents of Colchester.
Grocery Items on Shopping List:
Cereals: Cheerios, Oatmeal, Corn Flakes, Rice Krispies
Baking Mixes: brownies, cake, corn muffins
Baking Supplies: vegetable oil, brown sugar, sugar, flour
Pasta Sauce: tomato-based or Alfredo
Pasta: spaghetti, elbow, rice
Household: dish liquid, laundry soap, household cleaner
Personal Hygiene: deodorant, shampoo, conditioner, body wash, shaving cream
Canned Vegetables: beets, corn, cream corn, diced tomatoes, green beans, and peas
Soups: hearty soups: Progresso or Campbell Chunky with beef or chicken
Canned Meats: tuna or chicken
Jelly: grape or strawberry
Peanut Butter
Juice: Apple or Cranberry
Coffee or Teabags
Sincerely,
Colchester Community Food Shelf Board of Directors
February 16: Grocery Pick-up
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 16: FOOD SHELF HOURS: 12 NOON TO 6 PM
We are continuing to check everyone’s proof of residency for 2022 during February. Documentation should be a bill, such as a utility bill, insurance bill, etc., or a mortgage/lease agreement. A Vermont Hunting/Fishing license or auto insurance paperwork can be used as well if they contain your current home address. Unfortunately, a driver’s license and/or car registration can NOT be used for proof of residency.
Please continue to WEAR A MASK, even while waiting in your car. Volunteers are also wearing masks. If you can wear double masks for a short time, it would be much appreciated. We want to keep everyone safe, visitors and volunteers alike.
As much as we would like to go back to inviting you in to shop, the time is still not right. Please be prepared to complete a grocery list and a perishables list from your car. We will put together your groceries as quickly as we can and get you on your way.
Weather permitting, there are two tables outside the Food Shelf with miscellaneous items. Please take only what you will use.
Donors, please watch for a list of groceries from our shopping list later this week. We will put this information in a separate post so you have up-to-date information on the types of groceries we distribute. As a reminder, please do not leave donations outside the building when we are not open. Volunteers are at the Food Shelf on Wednesdays at 11 AM to prepare for the day. Please feel free to stop by and drop off donations between 11 AM and 6 PM on Wednesdays.
Help us spread the word to those that may not see the Front Porch Forum, Facebook, or website posts!
PLEASE STAY SAFE AND WELL!
Where Can You Find Us?
The Food Shelf is located at 245 Main Street, Colchester, between Claussen’s Greenhouse and Union Memorial School.
Our mailing address for donations is Colchester Food Shelf, PO Box 625, Colchester, Vermont 05446.
Questions? Email info@colchesterfoodshelf.org. We can also be reached by phone at 802-879-2444. If you call outside our Wednesday hours, please leave a message.
February 9: Grocery Pick-up
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 9: FOOD SHELF HOURS: 12 NOON TO 6 PM
We are continuing to check everyone’s proof of residency for 2022 during February. Documentation should be a bill, such as a utility bill, insurance bill, etc., or a mortgage/lease agreement. A Vermont Hunting/Fishing license or auto insurance paperwork can be used as well if they contain your current home address. Unfortunately, a driver’s license and/or car registration can NOT be used for proof of residency.
Please continue to WEAR A MASK, even while waiting in your car. Volunteers are also wearing masks. If you can wear double masks for a short time, it would be much appreciated. We want to keep everyone safe, visitors and volunteers alike.
As much as we would like to go back to inviting you in to shop, the time is still not right. Please be prepared to complete a grocery list and a perishables list from your car. We will put together your groceries as quickly as we can and get you on your way.
Weather permitting, there are two tables outside the Food Shelf with miscellaneous items. Please take only what you will use.
Information on Food Shelf Closure(s)
If Colchester schools are closed due to weather, the Food Shelf will also be closed. So, if weather (winter weather) is questionable, please check for Colchester school closures.
Donors, please do not leave donations outside the building when we are not open. Generally, volunteers are not available to stop by to check for donations on a daily basis. We have had some donations left outside which caused items to freeze and they had to be discarded. Volunteers are at the Food Shelf on Wednesdays at 11 AM to prepare for the day. Please feel free to stop by and drop off donations between 11 AM and 6 PM on Wednesdays.
Please watch for a list of groceries from our shopping list. We will put this information in a separate post so you have up-to-date information on the types of groceries we distribute.
Help us spread the word to those that may not see the Front Porch Forum, Facebook, or website posts!
PLEASE STAY SAFE AND WELL!
Where Can You Find Us?
The Food Shelf is located at 245 Main Street, Colchester, between Claussen’s Greenhouse and Union Memorial School.
Our mailing address for donations is Colchester Food Shelf, PO Box 625, Colchester, Vermont 05446.
Questions? Email info@colchesterfoodshelf.org. We can also be reached by phone at 802-879-2444. If you call outside our Wednesday hours, please leave a message.
Saturday, February 5: Grocery Pick-up
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 5: FOOD SHELF HOURS: 9 AM TO 11 AM
Tomorrow, February 5, is the first Saturday of the month and the Food Shelf will be open from 9 AM to 11 AM for monthly grocery pick-up and/or to drop off donations.
We are continuing to check everyone’s proof of residency for 2022 during February. Documentation should be a bill, such as a utility bill, insurance bill, etc., or a mortgage/lease agreement. A Vermont Hunting/Fishing license or auto insurance paperwork can be used as well if they contain your current home address. Unfortunately, a driver’s license and/or car registration can NOT be used for proof of residency.
Please continue to WEAR A MASK, even while waiting in your car. Volunteers are also wearing masks. If you can wear double masks for a short time, it would be much appreciated. We want to keep everyone safe, visitors and volunteers alike.
Weather permitting, there are two tables outside the Food Shelf with miscellaneous items. Please take only what you will use. This will be the last week of available winter coats on a coat rack during open hours.
Information on Food Shelf Closure(s)
If Colchester schools are closed due to weather, the Food Shelf will also be closed. So, if weather (winter weather) is questionable, please check for Colchester school closures.
Donors, please do not leave donations outside the building when we are not open. Generally, volunteers are not available to stop by to check for donations on a daily basis. We have had some donations left outside which caused items to freeze and they had to be discarded. Volunteers are at the Food Shelf on Wednesdays at 11 AM to prepare for the day. Please feel free to stop by and drop off donations between 11 AM and 6 PM on Wednesdays.
Help us spread the word to those that may not see the Front Porch Forum, Facebook, or website posts!
PLEASE STAY SAFE AND WELL!
Where Can You Find Us?
The Food Shelf is located at 245 Main Street, Colchester, between Claussen’s Greenhouse and Union Memorial School.
Our mailing address for donations is Colchester Food Shelf, PO Box 625, Colchester, Vermont 05446.
Questions? Email info@colchesterfoodshelf.org. We can also be reached by phone at 802-879-2444. If you call outside our Wednesday hours, please leave a message.