An offshoot of our Little Free Pantry and our LEAD Team’s emphasis on neighborhood partnerships, this program began operations during the state of emergency brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic. Here is the most recent report of this drive-through and walk-up feeding program supported by a number of neighborhood partners, serving out of our parking lot Tuesday and Saturday from 10 am until 12 pm.

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Report Weeks 53 and 54 Immanuel Food Distribution Ministry: March 20 – March 30, 2021          

Our food distribution ministry served 86 guests the week of March 20 and 102 guests this past week. We saw a few new people this past distribution period, plus a mother and daughter who hadn’t been since summer and the son and daughter-in-law of a regular visitor.  

Doug Myers picked up a donation of ham from Hahn’s of Westminster on March 29. This was the centerpiece of our distribution on Tuesday, along with macaroni and cheese fixings. We also had boiled and dyed Easter eggs to add from the Sunday School families of St. Paul’s Church in Upperco, combining to make an Easter feast for our grateful families.  

On Saturday March 20, we gave out a record of 157 boxes and bags of produce. We had 49 boxes of produce from the Maryland Food Bank, shared by Brenda and Gary Meadows. In addition, we had two large donations of produce from Weis Market and produce from Miller’s Market, both delivered by Rhonda Kiler.   

We extend a sincere thank you community partners and individual donors during this distribution period, knowing we couldn’t continue this ministry without you.   

Community Donations March 20-30: 

Hahn’s of Westminster – 34 packages of ham slices, 48 small boneless ham pieces   

Ebb Valley Elementary School – groceries from food drive delivered by Rhonda 

North Carroll Middle School – contents of their food pantry delivered by Frank and Mary Dee Oxen; 20+ cases of nonperishable food  

Weis Market – 13 cases of frozen meat picked up, stored, and delivered by Doug Myers; produce, bread, and bakery items 

Miller’s Market – produce Tuesday and Saturday 

St. Paul’s Lutheran Church Sunday School – 36 packs of 6 boiled and dyed Easter eggs 

St. Bartholomew’s Roman Catholic Church – 15 bags of groceries as part of a month-long food drive 

Manchester Baptist Church – 120 snack bags, each containing approximately 25 items 

Greenmount United Methodist Church Mary and Martha Women’s group – pantry items 

LifePoint Church – 237 pantry items from food drive delivered by Shelba Uhrin

The Blessings Ministry / New Hope Fellowship Church – paper products from Glenn Minnick 

Carroll Health Group – 4 cases baby formula delivered by Krista Haifley 

Maryland School for the Blind – 20 institutional size cans of pudding and pie filling delivered by Joe 

White Rabbit Thrift Store at Carroll Hospital – bath and body items delivered by Jo Fleck 

Individual and Family Donations March 20-30: 

Ebert – 20+ trays of surplus Pepperidge Farm products picked up by Bill Skinner 

Ken and Rhonda Kiler – eggs from Miller’s Market 

Otis and Lorraine Hopper – weekly donation of groceries 

Anna McNelly – groceries  

Carol Hightower, member of St. Paul’s – bulk quantities of snacks  

Liz Shaffer-Crick – 6 large boxes of pantry items 

Bobbi Planchon – groceries 

Laura, Devon, and Hannah Miller – 5 boxes of snacks, 20 dozen eggs 

Julia Hott – Monetary donation, groceries 

Anonymous donor – two cases of frozen chicken halves, donated through Dutch Corner 

Anonymous donor – groceries left at church 

Anonymous donor – 10 bags of groceries, large pack of toilet paper 

Anonymous donors – items left in outdoor Little Free Pantry  

Thank you to our faithful pantry and distribution volunteers during this distribution period: Carol Miller, Rhonda and Ken Kiler, Cindy Mullikin, Jeanne Swain, Doug Myers, Steve Miller, Karen Haines, John and Jill Crouch, Jo Fleck, Heidi Hess, Josh Insley, Holly Sater, Connor and Caitlin Insley, Kate Insley, Patt Hentz, Jeanne Kloss, Rachel Murphy, Debbie Miller, and Linda Black. Thank you, Pastor Charlie for leading us in prayer on Tuesdays.  

Food Distributed	Week 53: March 20-23	Week 54: March 27-30
Grocery bags	86	100
Snack bags	84	102
Milk	79 containers	93 containers
Bread/rolls	170 units	145 units
Bagels and pastries	88 units	78 units
Eggs	85 dozen	93 dozen
Hard boiled dyed eggs (6 pack)	——-	36 packs
Mixed produce, apples, citrus	157 boxes and bags	74 bags
Strawberries	——-	20 quarts
Turkeys and whole chickens	——-	13
Ham	——-	37 packs
Pork	46 packs	——-
Beef	38 packs	——-
Hamburgers/ground beef	——-	38 packs
Hot dogs	——-	11 packs
Sugar 4 lb. bags	——-	16 bags
Vegetable oil	22 bottles	——-
Pie filling (large cans)	13 cans	——-
Boost	18 cans	——-
Cat food	2 bags	6 bags/cans
Paper products and toiletries	27 packs	51 packs

We begin year two as spring arrives. Many of our volunteers have begun the vaccination process, and at the same time it’s disheartening to see the rates of Covid-19 in our county rise again. As God is steadfast in His love, so we will be steadfast in the ministry we do in His name. We’re so very thankful for all those who contribute, volunteer, and remember our food distribution in their prayers. 

Christine Crouch 

4/1/21 

Easter eggs from St. Paul’s Church distributed 3/30