DMARC Emergency Food Pantry

The Food Pantry collection is held every 3^rd weekend of the month. Donations of canned and packaged food are brought to the altar or monetary donations can be placed in the baskets on either side of the altar. All donations are given to DMARC (Des Moines Area Religious Council) who coordinates all donations from member congregations. DMARC then makes distributions to Des Moines area food pantries. Cash donations are used to purchased fresh foods such as meat, produce and dairy items. For more information on the Food Pantry contact Kathie Swift at 279-6166.

MOST NEEDED FOOD ITEMS

Canned Fruit, Macaroni and Cheese Dinner, Canned Meals (chili, stew, Chef Boyardee, Etc.) Macaroni/Spaghetti, Canned Soups, Packaged Dinners (Helpers, etc.) Canned Vegetables/Beans (15 oz.) Peanut Butter, Cereal (Hot/Cold), Rice (1 lb.) Diapers, Saltines, Fruit/Vegetable Juice, Spaghetti Sauce, (canned) Infant Formula, Tuna, Instant Potatoes

Personal Care Collections are held 4 times a year in months that have a 5th Sunday. There are 4 agencies that the personal care collection is given to: St. Benedict's Mission, St. Joseph's Family Shelter, St. Mary's Family Center and House of Mercy. Paper sacks are given out the weekend before with lists of most needed items for the agency. These items can change depending on the agency's need, but standard items are: toothpaste, deodorant, laundry detergent, toilet paper, baby wipes and diapers.

In addition to donating items for these collections, St. Theresa needs volunteers to transport the monthly food pantry collections to DMARC. For more information on the 5^th Sunday Personal Care Collections, contact Jane and Jim Klemm 987-7706.