Weekly Update
Statistics
Client Visits
- 82 in Drive-Thru on Tue, Nov 12
- 43 at Pop-Up Pantry on Wed, Nov 13
- 57 in Drive-Thru on Thu, Nov 14
- 42 New Families this week
- 8,138 YTD Visits
The Christmas Kindness Project
Donors can choose gifts starting this Sunday, November 17! Visit the project webpage for details: h2h.fcchurch.com/christmaskindness
Volunteers Needed
Click the button below to sign up!
Monday, November 18
- 8:30 – 9:30 am Cold Stocking (2)
- 3:30 – 5:00 pm MOFB Order Unloading (1)
Tuesday, November 19
- 8:30 – 10:30 am Drive Thru (3)
- 10:00 am- 12:30 pm Drive Thru (7)
Wednesday, November 20
- 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm MOFC Shop-Thru (1)
- 3:30 pm –5:00 pm Receiving Food Drive Deliveries (4)
Thursday, November 21
- 8:30 – 10:30 am Drive Thru (1)
Friday, November 22
- 9:30 – 10:30 am Cold Stocking (2)
Volunteer Training Opportunities
Mid-Ohio Food Collective Trainings
The Mid-Ohio Food Collective offers regular training opportunities for food pantry staff and volunteers. Trainings on FreshTrak and Food Safety will help you learn more about pantry operations and make you an even more effective volunteer! They also occasionally offer training on advocacy, and other topics that may be of interest to you.
For most trainings, volunteers will need to register with an agency name and number: Heart to Heart Agency #1042
FreshTrak Basic Training
(FKA PantryTrak)
This online via zoom workshop will provide the fundamentals to get started with FreshTrak at your agency. Participants with learn how to administer the intake process using FreshTrak and will be guided on best practices for developing an efficient process in registering your clients. For agencies already using FreshTrak, this workshop will be helpful as a refresher of the basics.
The following dates and times are available:
- Tue, Dec 10 at 10am
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Required Training
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Register by 10 pm Sun!
Volunteers are required to take Darkness to Light abuse prevention training. Several opportunities to take the training program in person have already been offered this year. There is one remaining no-cost in-person training opportunity available to any FC staff or volunteer.
- Wednesday, November 20, 10 am – 12:30 pm
- Room 101, First Community North
- Instructor: Julie Richards, Director of K-5 Ministry
You do not have to be an existing Heart to Heart volunteer to take the training. If you have not been certified, please click here to register for that class! Further opportunities for in-person sessions will be made available in 2025, as instructor availability allows.
If you are unable to do the free in-person training, please take the training online. The cost is $16. Once the course has been completed, forward your certificate of completion to us at to be recorded.
Follow these links for more information:
* If you have been affected by abuse and are emotionally unable to take the training, please reach out to Rev. John Girard . Your discussion will remain confidential.
News
Upcoming Closing
Holiday Hours
Mark Your Calendars
For those volunteers working with MOFC orders, pickups, and Shop-Thrus, please make note:
| MOFC Thanksgiving Warehouse Hours | ||
| Mon | 11/18/2024 | Open 8:00 am -11:30 am Closed for Lunch Open 1:00 pm-3:30 pm |
| Tue | 11/19/2024 | 8:30 am-11:30 am Shop Thru 11:30 am-4 pm Shop Thru Closed |
| Wed | 11/20/2024 | 8:30 am-11:30 am Shop Thru 11:30 am-4 pm Shop Thru Closed |
| Thu | 11/21/2024 | 8:30 am-11:30 am Shop Thru 11:30 am-4 pm Shop Thru Closed |
| Fri | 11/22/2024 | 8:30 am-11:30 am Shop Thru 11:30 am-4 pm Shop Thru Closed |
| Mon | 11/25/2024 | Open 8:00 am -11:30 am Closed for Lunch Open 1:00 pm-3:30 pm |
| Tue | 11/26/2024 | Open 8:00 am -11:30 am Closed for Lunch Open 1:00 pm-3:30 pm |
| Wed | 11/27/2024 | Open 8:00 am -11:30 am Closed for Lunch Open 1:00 pm-3:30 pm |
| Thu | 11/28/2024 | Closed |
| Fri | 11/29/2024 | Closed |
| Mon | 12/2/2024 | Resume Regular Hours |
MOFC Warehouse & Shop Thru
This is an opportunity provided by the Mid-Ohio Food Collective (MOFC) for partner agencies to pick up additional products and fresh produce at no cost to us. It is our main source of produce for the food pantry Drive-Thru. Opportunities for experienced volunteers are available 4 times per week. Volunteers may use their own vehicles or borrow our cargo van. This opportunity is for experienced volunteers only. Please visit h2h.fcchurch.com/volunteer-opportunities for more information and a link to sign up.
| Standard Warehouse Hours | |
| Mon | Open 8:00 am – 11:30 am Closed 11:30 am – 1 pm Open 1:00 pm – 3:30 pm |
| Tue | Open 8:00 am – 11:30 am Closed 11:30 am – 1 pm Open 1:00 pm – 3:30 pm |
| Wed | Open 8:00 am – 11:30 am Closed 11:30 am – 1 pm Open 1:00 pm – 3:30 pm |
| Thu | Open 8:00 am – 11:30 am Closed 11:30 am – 1 pm Open 1:00 pm – 3:30 pm |
| Fri | Open 8:00 am –11:30 am Closed 11:30 am – 1 pm Open 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm |
Social Media
Make sure you are following the Heart to Heart on both Facebook and Instagram. Social media is one of the best ways for the world to share information! Every time you like or comment on one of our posts, it promotes engagement across the platform. When you share our posts, the information is immediately visible to those in your circle! It quickly helps spread our message- whether it be resource information, a plea for donations, or a volunteer opportunity. Sharing on social media is an easy way to support our mission. Check out these posts from the past week to see what you may have missed.