Hope Hall’s newest project
to help our children and their families!
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All of us in the Hope Hall community
continue to struggle with the physical loss of our sister, our colleague, our
Grant Writer, and our friend, Linda Foster.
Linda had a passionate desire to meet the
physical as well as educational needs of our children, and for the past 10
years has worked with a widening circle of close friends, headed by Gail Lyle,
to provide snacks and lunches for students whose families were a “little short
on cash.” |
Linda was certain that in addition to
writing grants for Hope Hall, there was something else God planned for her to
do. Last January, in the middle of the
night, it came to her, and she took our her legal pad and wrote down the vision
of a Hope Hall Food Cupboard for our families who don’t receive public
assistance, but who never have enough at the end of the month to make ends
meet.
Linda’s idea was to get volunteers and
organizations to donate non-perishable items that every family needs. These would be shelved by volunteers and then
on the 3rd or 4th weeks of each month, when bills are
paid and cash is the leanest, Hope Hall families would be able to fill some
reusable bags with items they need, thus saving some cash for things such as
gas, bus fare, or perishable items.
Included below is a list of items
needed. At any time over the next year,
if you’d like to help us with “Linda’s Cupboard,” we’d be grateful for any
donation.
Many people made memorial gifts in Linda’s
name for the food cupboard to get a room ready and stocked. We need on-going help so the cupboard doesn’t
become empty. Those of us who have
experienced Linda’s hospitality know she would never tolerate that!
Linda’s
Cupboard is one more way of providing Hope for our families. We thank God for giving Linda the vision, and
for giving us Linda, a magnificent woman.
Items Needed for Linda’s Cupboard
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Paper Towels
Toilet Paper
Kleenex
Dish Soap
Laundry Detergent |
Breakfast Items:
Cereal
Pancake Mix
Syrup
Pop Tarts
Peanut Butter/Jam and Jelly
Fruit Juice
Coffee
Creamer
Hot Chocolate Mix
Granola Bars |
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Canned Goods:
(Please try as much as possible to choose low sodium
and/or low sugar for all below)
Soup
Vegetables
Fruit
Gravy
Pasta Sauce
Canned Pasta
Canned Stew
Canned Meat
Tuna |
Staples:
Mayonnaise
Salad Dressing
Mustard, Ketchup, Relish, etc.
Flour
Sugar
Salt and Pepper
Miscellaneous:
Crackers
Cookies
Sugar Free Kool-Aid
Jello
Pudding
Rice
All types of pasta and/or spaghetti
Macaroni and Cheese |
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