Food For Thought

06/12/2026

04/01/2026

3-31-26—-Thank you to all the generous volunteers who help keep this outreach moving. We estimate we have 25-30 volunteers total. It’s 6-7 a week every week—- 5 at the school packing bags and 2 at the pantry—serving others. And many others such as, the office folks at school, volunteers ordering food, picking up food, unloading food at the school and the pantry. Turning on the heat in the pantry, shoveling snow, scattering salt, taking inventory and cleaning up.

And if you have ever donated food, treasure or time to this outreach… we know, you too are “Bringing His Food and His Presence” to your neighbor.
✝️😇

03/31/2026

Update March 31 2026- Happy Easter Everyone! ✝️. We have been packing weekend food bags for 95 kids at our beloved Maplewood Elementary school all year, every Friday. We can do this because of the compassion and generosity of people in our communities. ❤️. Our free food pantry is located beside New Richmond United Methodist Church and is open every Wed 4:00 pm-5:30 pm. Everyone welcome. No questions asked. We are ready for Easter.

We are so grateful to all the churches that continue to have food drives for us and all the donations from businesses and individuals. Because of your acts of kindness, we are making the difference by closing the hunger gap that exists for so many kids, families and friends in our wonderful community.
A little child at school saw us packing bags recently, and he told us “this food is God-given”.
We Bring His Food and His Presence. 😇
Happy Easter❤️

12/17/2025

Update Tues, Dec 16,2025 - Merry Christmas Everyone🎄. The food drives that you all have done for this outreach and our beloved community are so generous and make a huge difference to our: 97 kids that get weekend food bags at the school every Friday, 58 kindergartners that get a snack everyday, and the weekly food pantry at New Richmond Grange building.

We are the only rural food pantry in 15 miles. !We never ask questions—- just show up and we’ll give you a paper bag you can fill up.

The pantry is open today 4-5:30. Next week we will Be Open On TUESDAY Dec 23 at 4-5:30 INSTEAD OF WED the 24th!!

❤️🕯️ Huge appreciation to all the generous volunteers, churches, businesses, and individuals in our awesome community. The weekend school bags have been here 7 + years and the pantry 5 yrs..! Because of your every donation . Thanks be to God for His wondrous calling in our lives.
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