June 12, 2021

Households served via Drive-Thru

• 20 on Tuesday, June 1
• 5 on Wednesday, June 2
• 25 on Thursday, June 3
• 38 on Tuesday, June 8
• 7 on Wednesday, June 9
• 25 on Thursday, June 10

Households served via Pop-Up Pantry

• 39 on Wednesday, June 2

The Pop Up Pantry team delivered food directly to clients and their families at the following agency sites during the month of May:

• May 5:      Commons at Livingston-40 clients
• May 12:     Hope Recovery Services-30 clients
• May 19:     Southpoint Village Apartments-37clients
• May 26:    Commons at Grant-20 clients

Monthly totals for 2021:

• January       144
• February     135
• March        121
• April            130
• May             127

This month the Pop Up Pantry planned to begin serving a new agency site, Wedgewood Village Apartments, a large, subsidized housing complex in the Hilltop area.  Unfortunately, staffing issues at the site necessitated the cancellation of our deliveries on May 20 and again on May 27.  We are working to reschedule this site during June and continuing with our expansion plans for new sites over the next few months.

We’re grateful to be working with Monday Meals for the Homeless and Share and the Learn Garden teams who have generously donated bread and produce respectively.

We continue to be blessed by the opportunity to serve families within their local communities and look forward to expanding the Pop Up Pantry to further the ministry of Heart to Heart and First Community.

Here are the opportunities to serve at Heart to Heart next week. Click the lightbulb to sign up.

Monday, June 14
9 – 10:30 Stocking Shift (1)
11:30 – 1 Preshop (1)
2:30 Truck Driver (1)
3:30 – 4:30 MOFB Order Unloading (13)

Tuesday, June 15
8:30 – 10:30 Drive Thru (2)
10:00 – 12:30 Drive Thru (3)

Wednesday, June 16
1:00 – 2:00 MOFB Shop Thru (1)
3:00 – 4:30 Set Up (4)
4:30-7:30 Drive Thru (7)

Thursday, June 17
8:30 – 10:30 Drive Thru (3)

Friday, June 18
10:00 – 11:30 Stocking (2)

• All volunteers should check-in upon arrival in the kitchen of the main church building. Check-in will now be done on the iPad, rather than paper. This check-in process allows volunteers to review and agree to our Photo and Social Media Release, and for parents of minor volunteers to review and agree to our Minor Waiver. We can use the form to better access volunteer contact information in order to keep everyone up-to-date. Lastly, in the event of a positive COVID-19 case among volunteers and/or staff, this will allow for quicker and easier contact tracing.
• Due to numerous safety concerns, all doors will remain locked until the assigned work time. A staff member will unlock the doors needed for each particular shift. Please enter through the kitchen door from the alleyway.
• At the beginning of each new shift, Yohan will greet volunteers and give them each an assignment.
• If there is an active thunderstorm or Tornado Warning in our area, we cannot safely operate the drive-thru. Should we find it necessary to close, we will notify all scheduled volunteers as soon as possible. We will also make an announcement on social media, a notification on our website, and a recording on our voicemail.

Adults 18 and over may assist anywhere in the pantry. While we welcome all ages of volunteers, this may not be the right opportunity for younger children. With that in mind,

• Graduated 8th graders and older minors must first volunteer with a parent/guardian to assess their ability to volunteer independently. Should the staff affirm their ability to volunteer independently, they will be given a waiver form at the end of their first shift.  For future shifts, these volunteers will need to bring a signed waiver form which includes emergency contact information for an adult immediately available.
• School-aged children K-8 grade may volunteer if accompanied by a parent/guardian.
• Volunteer opportunities for families will occasionally become available and will be posted on our Sign-Up Genius.

Pantry Trak

This workshop will provide the fundamentals to get started with Pantry Trak at your agency. Participants with learn how to administer the intake process using Pantry Trak and will be guided on best practices for developing an efficient process in registering your clients. *For agencies already using Pantry Trak, this workshop will be helpful as a refresher of the basics.

• Training will be held virtually via ZOOM. Once you have registered you will be sent the link for the Zoom approximately 48 hours prior to the training session.
• Please make sure you register with your name, email address and phone number as well as your Agency Name and ID Number (Heart to Heart 1042)
• At this time there is no registration fee to attend – FREE!
• Space is limited! No more than 35 individuals may register.

Click Here to Register for Thursday, June 24th- 1:00pm – 2:30pm with Tammy Tucker

Click Here to Register for Thursday July 8th- 9:30am -11:00am with William Howard

Click Here to Register for Monday August 9th – 9:30am – 11:00am with Bill Nance

Food Safety

• All agencies are required to be certified once every 3 years.
• This training will take place via Zoom. Once you have registered you will be sent the link for the Zoom approximately 48 hours prior to the training.
• Please make sure you register with your name,  email address, and phone number.
• At this time there is no registration fee to attend – FREE!
• Space is limited! No more than 35 individuals may register.

Click here to register for Virtual Food Safety Person in Charge on Thursday July 29th 10:00am to Noon

9 am Online Service

Simple online-only service designed for online viewing featuring contemporary music and a message. It will be available on FCchurch.com and the First Community Facebook page.

9 am North Tent Service

Casual outdoor service with Janelle Rogers and her band leading the music. We have rented a tent for summer outdoor activities. It will be fun to provide this new style of service for the summer. If the weather is bad, we can easily move indoors. This service will not be live-streamed.

10 am South Sanctuary

A traditional service featuring musicians from the Cambridge Choir. It will be live-streamed on FCchurch.com and the FC Facebook page.

11 am North Sanctuary

A traditional service featuring musicians from the Chancel Choir. It will be live-streamed on FCchurch.com and the FC Facebook page.