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Breaking News! WCP "Sets the Bar" for Community Pantries Charity Badge - NEW way to show
your support of the Pantry! NEW!
Woodridge ‘Sets the Bar’ for Community Pantries
The Woodridge Community Pantry was proclaimed as “setting the
bar” for community pantries by a USDA executive during an
official visit last week.
Meijer Simply Give Meijer in Bolingbrook, at Boughton and Janes, is conducting its Simply Give program now through the end of May. This is a generous program benefitting the Pantry. Please stop in today and purchase a $10 Meijer Food Pantry Donation Card.
Roger on the Radio! Roger Schmith, the Pantry's Director of Operations, was
recently interviewed local radio stations (Please be patient as the files
load. Thank you!):
Charity Badge If you have a website, you can now show your support of the Pantry as well as offer your visitors the opportunity to do the same. Click here for more information about this exciting new way to support the Pantry!
Search for cash for the Pantry. GoodSearch turns your internet search into cash for the Pantry. Add the GoodSearch (powered by Yahoo! search) search engine to your Internet Explorer task bar, then every time you use it a donation is made to the Pantry at NO cost to you. Here's how:
How to volunteer for the Pantry without ever showing up. There are many ways to help the pantry if you can not help distribute food during normal pantry hours. Here are just a few: Do you have any experience in marketing? If so, we can use your talents to help with publicity for pantry events. Have you done grant writing? We are looking for someone who can research and write grant applications for us. Can you help plan fundraisers and talk with prospective donors? Do you have experience with Word, Publisher, and Access? We can use your help with our newsletter or database. If you would like more information, please call the Pantry at 512-9921 or visit our Volunteers page (click the link).
Hours of Operation Increased Woodridge Pantry volunteers are putting in some overtime to assist clients. With soaring gas and food prices, the Woodridge Community Pantry has more clients than ever, and are in need of people to volunteer a few hours of their time to accommodate local residents who are struggling. With the increased number of participants in food programs, the pantry extended its normal hours of operations. Specifically, people are needed to volunteer at the pantry on Thursday evenings from 5:30 to 8:30 PM so that clients can be served in a timely manner. The pantry needs a team of ten persons each Thursday evening.
Volunteers can choose to commit every Thursday, or once or twice per month,
but arranged times are required to ensure the pantry is properly staffed.
If you would like to learn more about these and other volunteer opportunities at the Woodridge Community Pantry, please call (630) 512-9921 or visit our Volunteers page.
Volunteer opportunities at the Pantry increase. Can you Volunteer an hour or more a week? Due to increased client numbers and a desire to increase our services to clients, we are presently in need of a number of volunteers (urgent needs are in bold type). Please call Anne at the Pantry, 630-512-9921 or visit our Volunteers page (click the link), if you can help:
Donations can now be made online through Pay Pal. You do not need a Pay Pal account. Your transaction is secured through Pay Pal's site. Click on the button below (or on the button on the Donors page) to help feed the hungry in the Woodridge area. |
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The Pantry is a 501(c)(3) corporation. Donations to the Pantry are tax deductible to the full extent allowed by law. |
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