Christmas Food Drives

Christmas Dinner Box Food Drive
and General Food Donations for Arleeta’s Pantry

We are currently collecting Christmas Dinner food boxes for families in need in our community. (This Sunday 12/21 is the last Sunday to bring in Christmas Dinner Box Donations. Then, we will have a one-time collection on Sunday, Dec 28, of New Year’s Day Dinner boxes, which will have the same food items as the Christmas dinner box donations.)

These dinner boxes will be similar to the Thanksgiving Dinner boxes our congregation members provided during November.

Please consider donating one or more dinner boxes through December that include the following:

• Can of whole kernel (not creamed) corn
• Can of green beans or mixed vegetables
• Box/bag of mashed potatoes
• Can of sweet potatoes
• Can of cranberry sauce
• Box/bag of cornbread mix
• Jar/packet of gravy
• Box of stuffing mix
• 2 small cans or 1 large can of pie filling or 1 large box or 2 small boxes of instant pie pudding mix
• Shelf-stable (not refrigerated) pre-made pie crust in container pan

Our congregation is also collecting general nonperishable food items for SSUMC’s Arleeta’s Pantry, which provides canned and dried goods on the second and fourth Saturdays of each month from 9 a.m. to noon. Folks don’t have to pre-register to receive food and walk-ins are encouraged. Here are the food items requested for Arleeta’s Pantry: canned vegetables, canned soups, canned tuna, spaghetti sauce, pastas, rice, beans (black, brown, pinto), peanut butter, and jelly. We will continue with this general food collection indefinitely.

To stretch your food donation dollars, please note that all of the food items listed above for Arleeta’s Pantry and the Christmas Dinner food boxes can be purchased at Dollar Tree for $1.25 each.

-Any questions, contact Tom Doggett, CCC Food Donation Coordinator