Over the week ending with 15 July, we received approximately 3.78 tons of non-perishable food, and gave out some 4.02 tons and somewhat more perishable food to 413 families. (Due to food shortages last week, each family received four nonperishable items less than our normal plan.)
Shortages for the next two distributions (projecting 410 families for each week): (1) canned soup (short approx. 953 cans), (2) mac & cheese (short approx. 740 boxes), (3) canned vegetables (short approx. 706 cans), (4) dry rice/beans (short c.677 pounds), (5) canned beans (short c. 669 cans), (6) pasta sauce (short c. 652 bottles/cans), (7) tuna/canned meat/canned fish (short c. 633 cans), (8) pasta (short approx. 521 boxes), (9) “meals in a can” (stew, canned pasta, chili, etc. - short c. 458 cans) (10) canned fruit (short c. 233 cans), and (11) oatmeal/ cereal (short c.220 boxes).
We also need: Similac Blue and Similac Orange baby formula, and/or domestic or foreign equivalents/substitutes, baby food, Nos. 2, 4. 5 and 6 diapers, baby wipes, Pediasure, Ensure, and adult diapers/Depends sizes small, and medium. With thanks for a recent very large donation of the same, please hold off for the time being on any donation of size large or extra-large adult diapers/Depends.
Paper grocery bags (Wegmans or Trader Joe size) and plastic newspaper bags and plastic grocery bags are always needed.
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