This time of the year finds the shelves at the local food pantries. The shelves at Western Fairfax Christian Ministries and Haymarket Regional Food Pantry are emptying faster than donations are keeping up. The summer months are especially difficult for families living on the poverty line. Their food needs increase as children are home and school lunches & breakfasts are not served.
During the month of May, CPC will be collecting food and toiletry donations. Help us fill the food pantries shelves with hundreds of pounds of food. Bring donations anytime!
Here is the Spring 2023 List of most needed items.
Want to help extend the reach of the Food Drive?? Host your own Mini Food Drive at work, with your team, or in your neighborhood! We’ll handle the final transportation of items to the food pantry. Download the tools below to begin preparing now!
Tools for Hosting Your Mini-Food Drive with CPC:
- Download 5 Steps to Host a Mini Food Drive
- Download Your Mini Food Drive Flyers (Fillable PDF)
(Download and save the Fillable Mini Food Drive Flyers to your computer. For your convenience, they are formatted with 2 half-page flyers per page. Type in the fields on one side, and it will automatically fill in the other side. Save, print, cut, and you’re ready to pass them out!)
Typical Needs: Canned meats, vegetable oil, peanut butter, coffee, pasta sauce, baby wipes, shampoo, toothpaste, deodorant, and more. The full list is here.
Questions? Contact Director of Missions Sharon Hoover (sharon@cpceco.org).
