Site Breakdown
- May 6 – 41 at Commons at Livingston
- May 13 – 36 at Hope Dealer
- May 20 – 51 at Commons at Southpoint
- May 27 – 40 at Commons at Grant
Client Statistics
- 168 Visits
- 177 Adults
- 82 Children
- 56 Seniors
Highlights
- We would like to continue to provide soap, toothbrushes, toothpaste, and toilet paper to each site on a schedule. If you are interested in contributing these items, please contact Melody Smiley. You can also ask your dentist to donate toothpaste to the cause!
- More volunteers are needed for the Pop Up Pantry. Please join us and bring a friend with you!
Site Breakdown
- April 1 – 41 at Commons at Livingston
- April 8 – 35 at Hope Dealer Resource Center
- April 15 – 51 at Commons at Southpoint
- April 22 – 41 at Commons at Grant
- April 24 – 40 at Riverview International Center
- April 29 – 42 at Hope Dealer Resource Center
Client Statistics
- 250 Visits
- 314 Adults
- 181 Children
- 77 Seniors
Highlights
- Riverview International Center’s April newsletter featured the Pop-Up Pantry!
- We would like to continue to provide soap, toothbrushes, toothpaste, and toilet paper to each site on a schedule. If you are interested in contributing these items, please contact Melody Smiley. You can also ask your dentist to donate toothpaste to the cause!
- More volunteers are needed for the Pop Up Pantry. Please join us and bring a friend with you!
Site Breakdown
- March 4 – 41 at Commons at Livingston
- March 11 – 37 – at Hope Dealer
- March 18 – 51 at Commons at Southpoint
- March 25 – 41 at Commons at Grant
- March 27 – 40 at Riverview International Center
Client Statistics
- 251 Visits
- 247 Adults
- 116 Children
- 70 Seniors
Highlights
- We thank God that Amy Wood has returned to good health after a hospital stay.
- Staff from the Riverview International Center came to FC South on March 26 to help us pack groceries for the families who come to the Center. Melody, Rose, Carla, and Amy Caskie talked to them about our program and other mission programs at FCC. The Riverview staff gave us advice about which groceries would be most appreciated, as their families often have special diets.
Site Breakdown
- February 4 – 42 at Commons at Livingston
- February 11 – 34 – at Hope Dealer
- February 18 – 51 at Commons at Southpoint
- February 25 – 41 at Commons at Grant
- February 27 – 40 at Riverview International Center
Client Statistics
- 208 Visits
- 251 Adults
- 135 Children
- 54 Seniors
Amy, Mark, Isaiah, Doug, Carla and Peg are all done packing groceries!
Amy, Peg, Carla, Mark, Melody, Kathleen, and Kitty celebrate Melody’s birthday at their monthly Pop-Up team meeting!
Site Breakdown
- January 7 – 42 at Commons at Livingston
- January 14 – 43 – at Hope Dealer
- January 21 – 51 at Commons at Southpoint
- January 28 – Grant cancelled for weather
Client Statistics
- 136 Visits
- 160 Adults
- 72 Children
- 54 Seniors
Peg, Carla and Kathleen having a good time!
Riley, Bill and Kathleen bagging groceries
Site Breakdown
- December 3 – 45 at Commons at Livingston
- December 10 – 37 at Hope Resource Center
- December 17 – 51 at Commons at Southpoint
- December 22 – 87 at Commons at Grant and Riverview International Center
Client Statistics
- 220 Visits
- 265 Adults
- 152 Children
- 85 Seniors
Highlights
The PUP delivered groceries to both Commons at Grant and the Riverview International Center on December 22, despite Heart to Heart being closed.
The PUP delivered groceries to Commons at Southpoint, as well as gifts for 96 children in 29 families on December 17. We received thank you notes from the families. See below.
Christmas Program Recap
Kudos to our Pop Up Pantry Team! You made Christmas Wishes come true for 96 children of 29 families at Southpoint Apartments! Today, 182 toys and gifts were delivered to these families. These gifts were generously donated by you, our church friends and neighbors, and the wonderful students, families and staff of Wickcliffe Progressive Elementary School. With additional donations of money from you and our PUP friends, each family was given a $50 Kroger gift card for food.
We have many to thank for making our 6th annual toy and gift drive a success again this year. First, we’d like to thank all of you for your donations, help and support for the drive. A big thank you to Carla for your leadership and support. We’re grateful for the support from John, Amy and Yohan, and the generous help from Amy Miller from Wickliffe and Angie Colvin at Southpoint.
What a joyous day we had yesterday as we picked up the gifts from Wickcliffe and sorted and bagged the gifts by family. We set a new record for sorting and bagging these gifts in under an hour! We enjoyed lunch together and time to visit with Kathleen who we were so grateful was able to join us. Many thanks to those who helped yesterday: Katie, Carla, Nancy, Cathy, Rose, Doug and Kitty, Kathleen and Abby (Kathleen’s daughter in law).
Today we had a delicious breakfast at Mark’s, loaded the gifts in the Akita SUV and our cars, went to South Campus to bag food, then delivered both the gifts and food to the site to Southpoint. Thanks to our team who helped today: Katie, Carla, Peg, Doug, Tom, Kitty and Dick, Glenn, Rose and Melody.
Thank you notes were sent via email to all of our donors on Sign Up Genius. We’ll be sending individual thank you notes to those who made monetary donations. After we take a short break over the holidays, we’ll provide recommendations for future toy drives. If you have any feedback for changes or suggestions, please let us know.
We appreciated the opportunity to coordinate the toy drive again this year and to serve in our Missions ministry.
Warmest wishes for a blessed Christmas to you and your family.
With gratitude,
Janice, Mark & Patti
Site Breakdown
- November 5- 42 at Livingston
- November 12- 41 at Hope Resource Center
- November 19- 48 at Commons at Southpoint
- November 26- 41 at Commons at Grant
Client Statistics
- 132 Visits
- 190 Adults
- 98 Children
- 58 Seniors
Highlights
The PUP arranged to deliver groceries to Commons at Grant on November 26, the day before Thanksgiving, despite Heart to Heart being closed.
Loading the van to deliver to Commons at Livingston, November 5: Glenn Zook, Doug Roberts, Kathleen Kennedy-Hatcher.
Katie Halley bagging groceries
Rose Kandel bagging groceries
Cathy Wheaton and Nancy Donaldson bagging groceries
Site Breakdown
- 41 at Commons at Livingston, Oct 1
- 43 at Hope Resource Center, Oct 8
- 48 at Commons at Southpoint, Oct 15
- 41 at Commons at Grant, Oct 22
- 40 at Riverview International Center, Oct 24
- 45 at Hope Resource Center, Oct 29
Client Statistics
- 268 Visits
- 75 Seniors
- 398 Adults
- 196 Children
- 669 Individuals
- 88 New Families
Christmas Toy Drive
The PUP has received Wish Lists from Southpoint Apartments for 29 families with 96 children. We’ll be granting wishes for 182 gifts! Over the past five years, we’ve provided a total of 901 gifts. This year we’ll extend our generosity in fulfilling the wishes of these children.
Along with Wickliffe Progressive Elementary School students and staff, we welcome your participation and those of your family, friends and neighbors. Gifts can be dropped off anytime on or before December 15. More information is available on the Sign Up Genius.
Thank you to Janice, Mark and Patti for coordinating this project!
Highlights
On October 29, the PUP crew served clients at HOPE while the power was out! As always, the team rose to the challenge until the lights came on.
Melody, Amy, and Carla working in the dark at HOPE!
Melody trying to fill out an eligibility form in the shadows.
Site Breakdown
- 41 at Commons at Livingston, September 3
- 40 at Hope Resource Center, September 10
- 46 at Commons at Southpoint, September 17
- 41 at Commons at Grant, September 24
- 31 at Riverview International Center, September 26
Client Statistics
- 199 Visits
- 75 Seniors
- 235 Adults
- 138 Children
- 448 Individuals
- 31 New Families
Highlights
- We adopted an official mission statement at our September 15 meeting
- The RSZ guild will donate jars of soup ingredients again this fall in time for Thanksgiving.
- New leadership plan: Carla Edlefson, Melody Smiley, Kitty Rohrer, and Amy Wood, each agreed to accept responsibility for leadership for one of the sites where we deliver groceries.
Pop-Up Pantry
Mission Statement
The mission of the Pop Up Pantry is to love our neighbor by building community with people in need through sharing food, and with each other through service.
Mark Tucker, Melody Smiley, and Rose Kandel are smiling after delivering groceries for 46 families at Commons at Southpoint on September 17.