We had so many awesome things that happened at Twelve Baskets Food Pantry this past month!!! I would like to give some recognition to a few big drives and donations. We had Joe from Joe’s Farm donate 1200 dozen eggs!!!! Parker HSD on Miller Road in Kalamazoo had a successful food/personal care item drive that filled TWO of our large tables!!!! Boy Scout Troop 244 delivered us a hefty amount of toilet paper, peanut butter and jelly!!!! Nelson Hardware on Portage Road donated a huge case of toilet paper this past month!! And we got a very generous donation from Meijer on Shaver Road in the form of a gift card!! We have been blessed this past month from our community and we are truly grateful.
Aside from our local food drives, we have had other great things happening as well. Our board member Heather Hall is doing a Mother’s Day Project to show some extra love to the young moms here at Twelve Baskets. She is off to a great start on getting donations. If you would like to help with this project, contact Heather via email at mazeheather@yahoo.com to see what items she is still looking for.
Our secretary Joann has been working away at our free store getting it organized and open during most distributions so we can give a way clothing items, shoes, toys, books, and games just to name a few. If you would like more information on how to donate, volunteer, or shop at our free store contact her via email at twelvebaskets10332@gmail.com. We would love your gently worn clothing items, shoes, coats, toys, games and such. We are so grateful to have that extra space to be able to have this free store.
Did you know that Twelve Baskets Food Pantry has an annual plant sale fundraiser every spring??? Keep a watch on our website, Facebook, and your inboxes for all the information about it!!! If you have things to donate such as bulbs, lawn decorations, seeds, plants, potting soil and other items used in the garden please contact us via our email address and Joann or Romona will get back to you as soon as possible. We have a food drive during this plant sale fundraiser so start gathering up some nonperishable items cause for every item you bring to donate you get a raffle ticket for your chance to win some cool prizes! How cool is that? We will also be having a bake sale that day so come hungry. Last year we had some awesome banana bread made by our board member Robin. It was so yummy and sold out FAST.
Are you retired or have some extra time on your hands? We are looking for a few dedicated, reliable, strong people that want to join our team!! We are looking for drivers that can go to pick up donations from our local stores. Must have a vehicle and a valid drivers license and be able to lift 50 pounds. Contact us via our email address or go to the volunteer section of our website and click on the volunteer driver button.
