FALL/WINTER 2016 NEWSLETTER

Ham Distribution in December Hams will be distributed on Wednesday, December 21st from 3pm-5pm at the Franklin Food Pantry. Sign ups for this meal will start at the Turkey distribution and continue, by phone and at the pantry, until we have reached our limit.

In this issue

Turkey distribution procedure

Ham distribution

Bread and Produce

Fall hours

Senior Bag Program

Weather Related closure

Appointment Reminders

Other Reminders

Note from Executive Director

Help Us Help You

It’s Almost Turkey Time

Our annual turkey distribution, for existing clients only, will take place at the Franklin Food Pantry on:

Wednesday, November 16th

Last name A-I 3:00pm- 4:00pm

Last name J-Z 4:00pm- 5:00pm

We are limited to 150 turkeys this year so please be sure to sign up in advance. Unfortu-

nately we are not able to offer gift certificates.

If your receive a meal from another source, please do not receive the meal offered by the

Franklin Food Pantry.

Sign ups start Tuesday, October 11th.

You must call us or sign up at the pantry for a turkey

This will be our only distribution time so if you cannot make it please write a note authoriz-

ing someone from your household to pick up your meal during these designated hours.

Bread and Produce Thank you so much for keeping your bags of fruit and vegetables separate during weigh out. This helps us to track our produce amounts, which is a number often requested for healthy food grants.

Please know that we try our best to have fruit and vegetable choices through the entire day. Quantities vary based on what we receive from our donating partners. In order for our last appointment clients to have the same choices as our first, we are now asking to

limit your fruit and vegetables to ONE BLACK plastic bag. If we have extras, we will make a sign indicating such.

Thank you for your help in making fresh produce available to everyone.

Please remember that shopping for Bread and Produce begins at 10:00am. This allows time for our deliveries to be completed and volunteers to set up and prepare for the day.

September 2016

S M Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1 Regular 2 CLOSED x

x x 6 CLOSED 7 CLOSED 8 CLOSED 9 CLOSED x

x x 13 Regular 14 Regular 15 Regular 16 Walk-In 17 Sat Appt

x x 20 Regular 21 Regular 22 Regular 23 CLOSED x

x x 27 Reg & Eve 28 Regular 29 Regular 30 CLOSED

Regular Shopping Hours: Bread & Produce Tuesday- Thursday 10:00am – 1:00pm Shopping with Appointment Tuesday- Thursday 9:30 am – 1:00pm Third Saturday of the month 9:00am-11:00am Fourth Tuesday of the month 5:00pm – 7:00pm (except December 2016 where it falls on the 3rd Tuesday)

“Walk In” Shopping Hours: Full Shopping and Bread & Produce Third Friday of the month 9:30am –11:30am (except October 2016 where it falls on the 2nd Friday)

Fall 2016 Hours

For Monthly Shopping,

Pick one:

make an appointment

or

come to “Walk-In” Fri-

day

October 2016

S M Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

x

x x 4 CLOSED 5 CLOSED 6 CLOSED 7 CLOSED x

x x 11 Regular 12 Regular 13 Regular 14 Walk-In 15 Sat Appt

x x 18 Regular 19 Regular 20 Regular 21 CLOSED x

x x 25 Reg & Eve 26 Regular 27 Regular 28 CLOSED x

November 2016

S M Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1 Regular 2 Regular 3 Regular 4 CLOSED x

x x 8 Regular 9 Regular 10 Regular 11 CLOSED x

x x 15 Regular 16 Regular &

TURKEY

17 Regular 18 Walk-In 19 Sat Appt

x x 22 Reg & Eve 23 CLOSED 24 CLOSED 25 CLOSED x

x x 29 Regular 30 Regular

December 2016

S M Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1 Regular 2 CLOSED x

x x 6 Regular 7 Regular 8 Regular 9 CLOSED x

x x 13 Regular 14 Regular 15 Regular 16 Walk-In 17 Sat Appt

x x 20 Reg & Eve 21 Regular &

HAM

22 Regular 23 CLOSED x

x x 27 CLOSED 28 CLOSED 29 CLOSED 30 CLOSED

Senior Bag Program (CSFP)

The Greater Boston Food Bank is offering a program which provides people over 60 years old an

additional 2 bags of food each month. If you are interested in signing up, please call us at the pan-

try to schedule an appointment to fill out the paperwork. Call Molly at (508)528-3115.

If you are a current recipient of the Senior bags, here are the dates for the remainder of the year:

Wednesday, October 19th

Wednesday, November 16th

Wednesday, December 21st

Weather related closure

It seems too soon to think about this, but snow will be coming in a

few months and we just wanted to remind you that the Franklin

Food Pantry is closed when the Franklin Public schools are

closed for weather related closures. When there is a school

delay we are also delayed to allow our volunteers to arrive

here safely.

Other Reminders

Shopping Bags

Please bring in reusable shopping bags with

you when shopping as we do not always have

paper/plastic available.

Appointment Reminders With the increased number of appointments in the fall, it is of vital importance that all appointments

are kept. If you miss more than 2 appointments in a row (without calling at least 24

hours prior) we will no longer be able to schedule appointments for you. You will

have to come in during “Walk In” Fridays to shop. This truly impacts the type of service

we can provide; please help us with this issue.

A Note from our Executive Director

Thank you so much to everyone who completed our survey! This data helps support our efforts to

secure a new facility. As soon as we finalize an adequate space for our growing operation we will be

sure to update you. Wishing you all a happy fall!

Erin Lynch, Executive Director

Parking

Please park in the spots with the Franklin Food

Pantry signs as we are not permitted to use the

Black Box or chiropractor office parking lots.

Franklin Food Pantry, Inc.

43 West Central Street,

P.O. Box 116

Franklin , MA 02038

(508)528-3115

www.franklinfoodpantry.org

Erin Lynch, Executive Director

erin@franklinfoodpantry.org

Help Us Help You As many of you know, our pantry depends on support from our community. One of our goals is to educate others on what we do and whom we serve so they will better understand that we are here to help them if they ever need us. We also want to show our community how their donations are helping others in a time of need.

Your testimonial can help us achieve our goal. Would you be willing to educate others by sharing your story in our communications efforts (such as a newslet-ter, video, website, etc.)? This can be done anonymously or using your name, and with or without a photograph – whatever you are comfortable with.

If you are interested in sharing your story, or have any questions, please contact Molly Kilburn at (508)-528-3115 or molly@franklinfoodpantry.org.