This year, she says, the clothing room also provided 100 students with new school uniforms, socks and underwear. The Food Pantry, which also provides personal care items, served 4,731 individuals representing 1,679 households.
Here’s what they need to stock the two pantries:
- Toothpaste/Toothbrushes
- Shampoo/Conditioner
- Razors/Shaving Cream
- Lotions/Skin Care
- Deodorant
- Bar Soap
- Gently used, clean clothing
- New socks and underwear
- Warm winter items and under-garments
- Coats, especially for children
- Linens and blankets
Donated items can be dropped off from 9 a.m. until noon Monday through Thursday at the church, 1060 Salem Ave., Dayton, 45405. The phone number is (937) 278-7345.
The food pantry is open from 9-11:30 a.m. on the third and fourth Saturdays of the month. During December the pantry will only be open on the third Saturday with extended hours until 2 p.m. The clothing room is open from 9-11:30 a.m. the first Saturday of the month.
Monetary donations may be made to St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church with clothing room or food pantry in the memo line. For more information, contact Judy Aldridge at 927-278-7345 or email standrewsdayton@att.net
Can your group use spices, mixes?
A reader who has purchased a variety of cooking ingredients she is now unable to use is offering them to a non-profit organization who might make good use of them.
“I have canned anchovies, various seasoning sauces, dehydrated onions and celery as well as all sorts of mixes,” she explains. I’d like to give it to a group that prepares meals for the needy.”
If your organization would like these items, please let me know at MMoss@coxohio.com
Staff writer Meredith Moss writes about non-profit organizations in the Miami Valley and their specific needs. If your group has a wish list it would like to have included, contact Meredith: MMoss@coxohio.com
Please include a daytime phone number and a photo that reflects the mission of your organization.
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