2010 scouting for food for st. michael food pantry

Troop 548 requests help from St. Michael parishioners. Bagswill be handed out and placed on cars to request canned goods.Please return with hearty soups, stews, veggies, etc. Financialdonations will also be accepted.

Bags for food

Bagsfor

food

St. Michael’s Food Pantry

• Mission: Provide food to needy families on a once a month basis. We serve all families in zip codes 75041, 75043, 75088, 75089, and 75150.

• Funding: All funding comes from donations from St. Michael’s parish or local businesses/ organizations.

• Staffing: All staff members are volunteers. There are currently 22 volunteers.

• Hours: 9:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., Monday – Friday.

St. Michael’s Food Pantry

Two year’s of history

2008 2009

Families served per month 173 225

Children served per month 512 706

Adults served per month 354 422

Total per month: 866 1,128

St. Michael’s Food Pantry

• Pounds of free food donated by the North Texas Food Bank (NTFB)

• Food available at NTFB on a weekly basis for order

2008 2009

300 100

pasta, rice, canned

lunches, peanut butter,

green beans, corn,

black eyed peas,

green peas, spinach,

mixed vegetables

Frozen

Blueberries

St. Michael’s Food Pantry

• Cost of food per pound bought from the North Texas Food Bank (NTFB)

• Percent of orders filled on weekly basis from NTFB

• Average monthly bill for food bought from the NTFB

• Average monthly donations to St. Michael Food Pantry

• Percent of food from NTFB

2008 2009

$0.14 $0.18

80%65%

$850 $1,350

$700 $450 80%90%

St. Michael’s Food Pantry

• Pounds of food collected by Scouts

• Month the “Scout Food” collected was

depleted

2008 2009

4,600 16,000

May May

Main reason food pantry was able to stay open:

Boy Scouts

Troop 548

Please be generous. 100% of all donations, food or monetary,will feed the hungry in our community. Thank you.