Troop 548 requests help from St. Michael parishioners. Bagswill be handed out and placed on cars to request canned goods.Please return with hearty soups, stews, veggies, etc. Financialdonations will also be accepted.
Bags for food
Bagsfor
food
St. Michael’s Food Pantry
• Mission: Provide food to needy families on a once a month basis. We serve all families in zip codes 75041, 75043, 75088, 75089, and 75150.
• Funding: All funding comes from donations from St. Michael’s parish or local businesses/ organizations.
• Staffing: All staff members are volunteers. There are currently 22 volunteers.
• Hours: 9:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., Monday – Friday.
St. Michael’s Food Pantry
Two year’s of history
2008 2009
Families served per month 173 225
Children served per month 512 706
Adults served per month 354 422
Total per month: 866 1,128
St. Michael’s Food Pantry
• Pounds of free food donated by the North Texas Food Bank (NTFB)
• Food available at NTFB on a weekly basis for order
2008 2009
300 100
pasta, rice, canned
lunches, peanut butter,
green beans, corn,
black eyed peas,
green peas, spinach,
mixed vegetables
Frozen
Blueberries
St. Michael’s Food Pantry
• Cost of food per pound bought from the North Texas Food Bank (NTFB)
• Percent of orders filled on weekly basis from NTFB
• Average monthly bill for food bought from the NTFB
• Average monthly donations to St. Michael Food Pantry
• Percent of food from NTFB
2008 2009
$0.14 $0.18
80%65%
$850 $1,350
$700 $450 80%90%
St. Michael’s Food Pantry
• Pounds of food collected by Scouts
• Month the “Scout Food” collected was
depleted
2008 2009
4,600 16,000
May May
Main reason food pantry was able to stay open:
Boy Scouts
Troop 548
Please be generous. 100% of all donations, food or monetary,will feed the hungry in our community. Thank you.