Wednesday 18 June 2008

Food requests plea

We've given out 21 bags in the last week alone. As a result the cupboards are looking really quite bare and we have not even been able to make up the full quota of food bags ready for the coming week. We have one tin of meat, 3 boxes of instant mash, no pasta, no rice, no pasta sauce, no sugar, no deodorants, no toothpaste, no shampoo, no shower gel, and are low on EVERYTHING else. Please pray about what you might give to Storehouse; June has been really busy in the last couple of years, so please be assured that whatever you give will make a difference. Thank you.

Wednesday 4 June 2008

Requests update

As we continue to give out food bags, and especially in the light of the large number of bags given away during June in previous years, could you please consider giving the following items to Storehouse, as we are running low on them at the moment:
· ANY food that can be eaten without heating
· tin openers, plastic bowls, cutlery etc
· tinned meat and fish
· instant mashed potato*, baked beans, kidney beans
· pasta, rice, pasta sauces
· tinned fruit and other desserts
· tea bags, coffee, small bags of sugar*
· small cartons etc of drinks*
· toiletries (esp. toothbrushes* toothpaste*, deodorants, soap)
· toilet rolls, wet wipes* (really useful for homeless people)

Even one or two cans can make a real difference and let's pray that as we give these items of food and toiletries, the gift and the giving will make a real difference in the lives of those who receive them. Thank you.

May Statistics

During May Storehouse received 48 requests for food bags from 9 local agencies plus some non-agency requests. This resulted in 56 bags being given away to all sorts of needy people in Bury St Edmunds and West Suffolk including several bags for people with no access to cooking facilities. Thank you for your kindness and generosity in giving to all these people in need in our community, and for making a difference in their lives.