Weekly Update

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

Monday, August 23
9:00 – 10:30 am Stocking (1)
3:30 – 4:30 MOFB Truck Unload (7)

Tuesday, August 24
8:30 – 10:30 Drive-Thru (2)
10:00 – 12:30 Drive-Thru (4)

Wednesday, August 25
1:00 -2:00 MOFB Shop Thru (1)
3:00 – 4:30 Evening Prep Shift (3)
4:30 – 7:30 Drive-Thru (5)

Thursday, August 26
8:30 – 10:30 Drive-Thru (1)
8:00 – 9:00 MOFB Shop Thru (1)
10:00 – 12:30 Drive-Thru (7)

Friday, August 27
10:00 – 11:00 Cold Stocking (3)

Attention volunteers! We need a small group to organize and run this year’s Christmas program. We are open to alternative ideas as we are unable to hold the Christmas Presence event that we have in the past due to COVID-19. If you are interested in volunteering for the holiday team, please email HearttoHeart@FCchurch.com.

Participants in this training will gain a better understanding of ways to connect eligible individuals to SNAP Benefits, including the ability to pre-screen and use Ohio Benefits Self Service Portal. Participants will be able to determine the right outreach strategy for their agency. Participants will discuss ways to connect clients to social Benefits such as SNAP/Medicaid/ and OWF. Participants will take away how to submit SNAP/ Medicaid/ OWF benefits using Ohio Benefits Self Service Portal. Best tips and tricks in navigating common barriers to assisting individuals.

• At this time there is no registration fee to attend – FREE!
• Space is limited! No more than 35 individuals may register.
• This session will be held via ZOOM MEETINGS. You will receive an email with the Zoom link approx.48 hours before the training.

Click Here to register for Thursday, September 23, 10 am to 12 pm.

Register today and join the conversation. Tim White, MOFC Advocacy Manager, and Juanita Burden, Director of Benefits and Customer Outreach, join forces in an open forum to discuss the State Budget and its effects on essential programs and benefits for your customers.

Explore ways to push back and advocate against the continued assault on the SNAP program. Learn how to help your customers be aware of available benefits and how to successfully navigate the application process. Bring your questions and prepare to engage!

Click here to register for Advocacy & SNAP September 16^th 1:00pm to 2:30pm 

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 Agency 1042).

Click below to register:

• September 14th 10:00am – 11:30am
• October 14th 1:00pm – 2:30pm
• November 2nd 1:00pm – 2:30pm

By the end of this course, you will be able to:

• Identify food safety risks
• Take appropriate action when someone has symptoms of foodborne illness or is diagnosed with a reportable disease
• Follow good personal hygiene and hand care practices
• Identify cross-contamination risks and methods for prevention
• Implement effective cleaning and sanitizing procedures
• Identify appropriate pest prevention measures and signs of pest infestations
• Maintain facilities and equipment in compliance with regulations

Training will be held via ZOOM MEETING. 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 Agency 1042)

Click below to register:

• September 15th 1:00 to 3:00pm
• November 9th 10am to 12:00pm

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

Monday, August 16
3:30 – 4:30 MOFB Truck Unloading

Tuesday, August 17
8:30 – 10:30 Drive-Thru (1)
10:00 – 12:30 Drive-Thru (1)

Wednesday, August 18
1:00 -2:00 MOFB Shop Thru (1)
3:00 – 4:30 Evening Prep Shift (2)
4:30 – 7:30 Drive-Thru (2)

Thursday, August 19
8:00 – 9:00 MOFB Shop Thru (1)
10:00 – 12:30 Drive-Thru (3)

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

• July 7:        Commons at Livingston- 38 clients
• July 14:      Southpoint Village Apartments-34 clients
• July 21:      Hope Recovery Services-30 clients
• July 28:     Commons at Grant- 30 clients

Monthly totals for 2021:

• January       144
• February     135
• March         121
• April            130
• May             127
• June            124
• July              132

We are continuing to work with potential agency sites for the expansion of the Pop Up Pantry on Thursday afternoons.  Our newest expansion site, Wedgewood Village Apartments, has been on hold due to staffing issues.  In the meantime, we are working with another agency, Franklinton Farms, to onboard in early September.

We are blessed by our Pop Up Pantry team members who continue to serve our clients each week.  We are grateful that Kitty Rohrer will be returning to our team after taking a break to do some contingent work for the state and getting ready to move from her home of over 40 years.  We are praying for our co-lead, Melody Smiley, who is caring for her husband, Matt, at home.

We will continue to provide updates as we move forward with our expansion plans.  We are grateful for the opportunity each week to serve families with food insecurity and continue our outreach ministry of the church.

Help provide for a family in need while shopping for yours! Enroll your Kroger Plus Card and a portion of your purchases will be donated to the Heart to Heart food pantry.

In the quarter beginning May 1 and ending July 31, 2021, 264 households were enrolled earning $1,129.40 for our mission!

Sign up on their website: Kroger.com/communityrewards
The Organization Number is: TB926 FIRST COMMUNITY CHURCH

Participants in this training will gain a better understanding of ways to connect eligible individuals to SNAP Benefits, including the ability to pre-screen and use Ohio Benefits Self Service Portal. Participants will be able to determine the right outreach strategy for their agency. Participants will discuss ways to connect clients to social Benefits such as SNAP/Medicaid/ and OWF. Participants will take away how to submit SNAP/ Medicaid/ OWF benefits using Ohio Benefits Self Service Portal. Best tips and tricks in navigating common barriers to assisting individuals.

• At this time there is no registration fee to attend – FREE!
• Space is limited! No more than 35 individuals may register.
• This session will be held via ZOOM MEETINGS. You will receive an email with the Zoom link approx.48 hours before the training.

Click Here to register for Thursday, September 23, 10 am to 12 pm.

Register today and join the conversation. Tim White, MOFC Advocacy Manager, and Juanita Burden, Director of Benefits and Customer Outreach, join forces in an open forum to discuss the State Budget and its effects on essential programs and benefits for your customers.

Explore ways to push back and advocate against the continued assault on the SNAP program. Learn how to help your customers be aware of available benefits and how to successfully navigate the application process. Bring your questions and prepare to engage!

Click here to register for Advocacy & SNAP September 16^th 1:00pm to 2:30pm 

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 Agency 1042).

Click below to register:

• September 14th 10:00am – 11:30am
• October 14th 1:00pm – 2:30pm
• November 2nd 1:00pm – 2:30pm

By the end of this course, you will be able to:

• Identify food safety risks
• Take appropriate action when someone has symptoms of foodborne illness or is diagnosed with a reportable disease
• Follow good personal hygiene and hand care practices
• Identify cross-contamination risks and methods for prevention
• Implement effective cleaning and sanitizing procedures
• Identify appropriate pest prevention measures and signs of pest infestations
• Maintain facilities and equipment in compliance with regulations

Training will be held via ZOOM MEETING. 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 Agency 1042)

Click below to register:

• September 15th 1:00 to 3:00pm
• November 9th 10am to 12:00pm

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

Monday, August 9
3:30 – 4:30 MOFB Truck Unloading

Tuesday, August 10
8:30 – 10:30 Drive-Thru (1)
10:00 – 12:30 Drive-Thru (1)

Wednesday, August 11
1:00 -2:00 MOFB Shop Thru (1)
3:00 – 4:30 Evening Prep Shift (2)
4:30 – 7:30 Drive-Thru (2)

Thursday, August 4
8:00 – 9:00 MOFB Shop Thru (1)
10:00 – 12:30 Drive-Thru (3)

Ohio Benefits Training

Participants in this training will gain a better understanding of ways to connect eligible individuals to SNAP Benefits, including the ability to pre-screen and use Ohio Benefits Self Service Portal. Participants will be able to determine the right outreach strategy for their agency. Participants will discuss ways to connect clients to social Benefits such as SNAP/Medicaid/ and OWF. Participants will take away how to submit SNAP/ Medicaid/ OWF benefits using Ohio Benefits Self Service Portal. Best tips and tricks in navigating common barriers to assisting individuals.

• At this time there is no registration fee to attend – FREE!
• Space is limited! No more than 35 individuals may register.
• This session will be held via ZOOM MEETINGS. You will receive an email with the Zoom link approx.48 hours before the training.

Click Here to register for Thursday, September 23, 10 am to 12 pm.

Jiwon Son

Households served via Drive-Thru

• 26 on Tuesday, July 27
• 14 on Wednesday, July 28
• 24 on Thursday, July 29

Households served via Pop-Up

• 30 on Wednesday, July 28

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

Wednesday, August 3
1:00 – 2:00 MOFB Shop Thru
3:00 – 4:00 Evening Prep Shift (2)
4:00 – 7:00 Farmer’s Market (2)
4:30-7:30 Drive-Thru (1)

Thursday, August 4
8:00 – 9:00 MOFB Shop Thru (1)
10:00 – 12:30 Drive-Thru (2)

Ohio Benefits Training

Participants in this training will gain a better understanding of ways to connect eligible individuals to SNAP Benefits, including the ability to pre-screen and use Ohio Benefits Self Service Portal. Participants will be able to determine the right outreach strategy for their agency. Participants will discuss ways to connect clients to social Benefits such as SNAP/Medicaid/ and OWF. Participants will take away how to submit SNAP/ Medicaid/ OWF benefits using Ohio Benefits Self Service Portal. Best tips and tricks in navigating common barriers to assisting individuals.

• At this time there is no registration fee to attend – FREE!
• Space is limited! No more than 35 individuals may register.
• This session will be held via ZOOM MEETINGS. You will receive an email with the Zoom link approx.48 hours before the training.

Click Here to register for Thursday, September 23, 10 am to 12 pm.

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 Monday August 9th – 9:30am – 11:00am with Bill Nance

Households served via Drive-Thru

• 33 on Tuesday, July 13
• 8 on Wednesday, July 14
• 33 on Thursday, July 15
• 33 on Tuesday, July 20
• 13 on Wednesday, July 21
• 28 on Thursday, July 22

Households served via Pop-Up

• 34 on Wednesday, July 14
• 17 on Wednesday, July 21

Review our June 2021 Statistics here.

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

Monday, July 26
8:00 – 9:00 Giant Eagle Pickup (1)
3:00 – 4:30 MOFB Truck Unload (1)

Wednesday, July 28
3:00 – 4:00 Evening Prep Shift (1)
4:30-7:30 Drive-Thru (4)

Thursday, July 29
8:00 – 9:00 MOFB Shop Thru (1)

Friday, July 30
9:00 – 10:00 Giant Eagle Pickup (1)

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

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 Monday August 9th – 9:30am – 11:00am with Bill Nance

Households served via Drive-Thru

• 23 on Tuesday, July 6
• 4 on Wednesday, July 7
• 18 on Thursday, July 8

Households served via Pop-Up

• 38 on Wednesday, July 7

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

Monday, July 12
8:00 – 9:00 Giant Eagle Pickup (1)
9:30 – 10:30 Stocking Shift (2)
3:30-4:30 MOFB Truck Unloading (5)

Tuesday, July 13
8:00 – 9:00 MOFB Shop Thru (1)

Wednesday, July 14
1:00 – 2:00 MOFB Shop Thru
4:30-7:30 Drive-Thru (4)

Thursday, July 15
8:00 – 9:00 MOFB Shop Thru (1)

Come to the live nativity at First Community South on Saturday, July, 10 at 9am or 1pm. We will welcome camels, a donkey and many more from Honeyhill Farm into our Heart to Heart tent-turned-manger. Experience Christmas in July complete with decorations and carols sung by the choir. The Kona Ice truck will be available to purchase refreshments. Admission to the event is just one box of diapers size 5, 6, or 7 (or a box of wipes) for the baby Jesus. All are welcome!

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

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 Monday August 9th – 9:30am – 11:00am with Bill Nance

Households served via Drive-Thru

• 35 on Tuesday, June 22
• 4 on Wednesday, June 23
• 36 on Thursday, June 24

Households served via Pop-Up Pantry

• 20 on Wednesday, June 23

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

Monday, June 28
6:30 – 7:30 Giant Eagle Pickup (1)
2:00 – 5:00 Truck Driver (1)
3:30 – 4:30 MOFB Order Unloading (6)

Tuesday, June 29
8:30 – 10:30 Drive Thru (1)
10:30 – 12:30 Drive Thru (2)

Wednesday, June 30
3:00 – 4:30 Set Up (4)
4:30-7:30 Drive Thru (6)

Thursday, July 1
8:30 – 10:30 Drive Thru (3)
10:30 – 12:30 Drive Thru (4)

Friday, July 2
6:30 – 7:30 Giant Eagle Pickup (1)
9:00 – 10:30 Marc’s Pickup (1)
11:30 – 1:00 Preshop (1)

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

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 July 8th- 9:30am -11:00am with William Howard

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

Learn about how recent legislation has affected families who receive SNAP benefits. Sign up for emails from Hunger Network in Ohio or follow them on Facebook.

Click one of the buttons below to read more about our Volunteer Procedures.

Come to the live nativity at First Community South on Saturday, July, 10 at 9am or 1pm. We will welcome camels, a donkey and many more from Honeyhill Farm into our Heart to Heart tent-turned-manger. Experience Christmas in July complete with decorations and carols sung by the choir. The Kona Ice truck will be available to purchase refreshments. Admission to the event is just one box of diapers size 5, 6, or 7 (or a box of wipes) for the baby Jesus. All are welcome!

Households served via Drive-Thru

• 32 on Tuesday, June 15
• 5 on Wednesday, June 16
• 26 on Thursday, June 17

Households served via Pop-Up Pantry

• 43 on Wednesday, June 16

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

Tuesday, June 22
8:30 – 10:30 Drive Thru (1)

Wednesday, June 23
3:00 – 4:30 Set Up (3)
4:30-7:30 Drive Thru (6)

Thursday, June 24
8:30 – 10:30 Drive Thru (5)

Friday, June 25
10:00 – 11:30 Stocking (1)

• 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.

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.

Households served via Drive-Thru

• 37 on Tuesday, May 18
• 7 on Wednesday, May 19
• 31 on Thursday, May 20

Households served via Pop-Up Pantry

• 37 on Wednesday, May 19

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Monday, May 24
9:00- 10:30 Stocking (2)
3:30 – 4:30 MOFB Order Unloading (14)

Tuesday, May 25
8:30 – 10:30 Drive Thru (2)
10:00 – 12:30 Drive Thru (4)

Wednesday, May 26
3:00 – 4:30 Set Up (3)
4:30-7:30 Drive Thru (5)

Thursday, May 27
7:45 – 8:30 MOFB  Shop Thru (2)
10:00 – 12:30 Drive Thru (3)

Friday, May 28
10:00 – 11:30 Stocking (5)
11:30 – 12:30 Preshop (2)*

Monday, May 31
Closed

*due to Memorial Day holiday Monday

We have been invited to participate in the Upper Arlington Farmer’s Market this year on the first Wednesday of the month. Volunteers will be invited to join staff members at the booths to collect donations and distribute information about our mission. Sign up for June 2,  or July 7, 3:30 – 7:30 pm.

Please note these changes in regular volunteer shifts going forward:

• Starting May 24, we will pick up our semi-monthly order from Mid-Ohio Foodbank at 3 pm. This means the unloading time now start at 3:30 pm. We expect we can unload everything by 5 pm.

Hopefully, this time change will allow more volunteers to participate.

We are working as a team to create a schedule for when there is a Monday holiday. We are hoping to create an alternative schedule that allows us to have the holiday off while still being prepared to serve clients on the following Tuesdays.

Our first trial run of this new plan will be for Memorial Day, May 31.  We understand not everyone will be able to make the change, but we will try this out for Memorial Day and see how it goes. We will cancel all shifts Monday, May 31 and add the following:

• Friday, May 28, 11:30 am – 12:30pm Preshop Shift
• Tuesday, June 1, 7:45 am – 8:30 am Direct Retail Pickup from Giant Eagle
• Tuesday, June 1, 8:30-10:30am Stocking Shift

For our complete holiday closing schedule, please visit h2h.fcchurch.com/holidays2021

We are again in a time of transition as we move operations for the drive-thru back outside for warmer weather months. Please be patient as we revise procedures, as new equipment arrives, and while things are still unsettled. Note changes to our regular procedures below in bold

• 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.