Food Buddies Needs Donations & Volunteers!
School is starting and so is Plymouth’s backpack meal program at Hubbell Elementary School! Plymouth’s Food Buddies will be packing meals and delivering weekend meal bags to Hubbell starting September 11. The goal of Food Buddies is to provide non-perishable, healthy and easy to prepare meals for children in need. Many children rely on school provided breakfasts and lunches during the week and do not have reliable sources of food available on weekends. Hubbell Elementary School is in the Plymouth neighborhood which provides a wonderful opportunity to reach out and help our neighbors.
Food Buddies is a volunteer program. Meals are packed by volunteers twice a month before the Saturday night service at Plymouth. Groceries are purchased by volunteers. Meals are delivered to Hubbell by volunteers. The only cost for the program is the food to fill the bags.
Want to help? Volunteers to help with packing meals are always welcome. Substitute meal deliverers and grocery shoppers are needed when regulars are not available. This provides an opportunity to help but not commit to a regular schedule, and would be greatly appreciated.
Food or financial donations help too. As we all know, food costs have gone up and our dollars do not go as far as they used to. Food Buddies has the same problem. Food donations for Food Buddies can be left in the donation box in the first floor hallway and the donation bins on the second floor. Financial donations are always welcome and can be given to Plymouth by a check or using Church Center with the notation that the donation is for Food Buddies.
Plymouth also supplies snack items to Hubbell classrooms for the teachers to have available for students who are hungry in class and not able to pay attention. We will be collecting snack items to bring to Hubbell for the start of the school year.
Below is the list of suggested food items to donate.
Questions? Want to help? Contact Robin Maharry, 712-299-1591 or rlmaharry@gmail.com
Food Buddies and Hubbell Snacks Items to Donate
Food items to donate can be left in the Food Buddies bin on the lower level or on or in the donation bin across from the Welcome Desk. Items for Food Buddies should be placed on the right-hand side of the donation bin and marked with Hubbell or Food Buddies.
Individually packaged:
Food Buddies:
Peanut butter – 16 oz. jars
Fruit cups – 4 oz. juice pack
Easy Mac Cups
Chef Boyardee Ravioli, Beefaroni, Lasagna 7.5 oz. Cups
Granola Bars
Hubbell Classroom Snacks:
The goal is to provide nutritious snacks that don’t have a lot of sugar. Each snack should be individually wrapped and easy for a student to eat in the classroom without utensils.
Raisins or Craisins – 1 oz. boxes
Squeezable fruit pouches – 3.2 oz.Granola bars individually wrapped
Gold Fish Crackers Snack Packs
Belvita Bites Snack Packs
Scooby Doo! Baked Graham Cracker Snack Bags
Peanut Butter or Cheese Snack Cracker Packages
Pirates Booty Puffs Snack Bags
Boom Chicka Pop Snack Bags
Sun Chips Whole Grain Snack Bags
Trail mix snack bags