Monday 18 May 2009

Urgent requests plea(se)

Roy and Margaret delivered all of yesterday's food collection to the Vineyard Centre this morning, and had to make up a few more bags, because so many have gone out. When they left there were several things that we have run right out of:
  • We have no instant mashed potato
  • we have no desserts of any kind
  • we have no tinned vegetables (you can buy a tin of carrots etc for around 20 - 30p)
  • we have one carton of long life milk left
  • we have hardly any tinned meal items (e.g. ravioli, macaroni cheese, spag bol)

As we reach one of our busiest times of the year, we are going to need a good supply of all of the above, as they go into every food bag we make up. Please consider adding just one or two cans to your weekly shop, to share with those who maybe have nothing, and please feel free to drop any items in at the Vineyard Centre during the week. May God bless you as you help others with your gifts. Thank you.

Friday 15 May 2009

April stats, and requests update

April was another busy month for Storehouse; during the month we received 60 requests from 11 different local agencies, plus a non agency request, resulting in us giving away 69 food bags to local needy people. It's wonderful that we have been able to do this, and we are so very grateful for all the continued donations we receive. The first week in the new Vineyard Centre (see earlier post), has been far from quiet, with more than 20 food bags going out in the first week alone. As a result of the high number of requests we are receiving, the cupboards are looking fairly bare again, and we are in real need of the following items:
  • tinned fish*
  • tinned meat* and meaty products*
  • tinned vegetables*
  • tinned potatoes*
  • instant mashed potato
  • dry pasta* and rice*
  • pasta sauces
  • tinned fruit and desserts

We have run out of the items marked * completely.

In each food bag that we give away we try to put sufficient food for 3 meals a day for 2 - 3 days, so you can imagine the volume of food that has gone out in the last week. Over the last three years, June has always been one of our busiest months so I guess that the number of requests that we receive will continue to rise. Please consider bringing some of the above items to our Sunday morning celebration, or drop them in at the Vineyard Centre during the week. But also, ask God what He would have you do. We say that one or two cans make a difference, and they not only make a difference to the person who receives them, but as we open our heart to what God wants us to do, it can begin to make a difference to us too. Thank you.

Tuesday 5 May 2009

We're moving...

The Vineyard Centre is moving...
to 15a Out Westgate, Bury St Edmunds, IP33 3NZ
on 7th May 2009
The phone number, website and emails all stay the same(although they may not work on 7th May itself)
Click here for a PDF on parking arrangements.
If you stop on the double yellow lines for loading and unloading then your vehicle must not go onto the pavement and you can only be there for a max of 20 minutes whilst un/loading is actually being carried out.