DONATE ONLINE: WATER STREET MISSION | BETHESDA MISSION
October 30 - December 22, 2017
GOAL: 120,000 lbs of FOOD
CURRENT: 0 lbs of FOOD
Provide a meal that starts it all. At the rescue missions, it's often by first meeting someone's basic needs, like food, that we can develop a relationship that leads to a life being transformed.
Last year, the Water Street Mission and Bethesda Mission served nearly 250,000 meals for the hungry and homeless. These meals were all provided through donations! That's why your partnership is so important. Plus, your efforts will help the rescue missions provide thousands of food boxes this holiday season.
HOW MUCH is 120,000 lbs?
120,000 lbs equals 40 cars!
FILL A BAG WITH THE FOLLOWING SUGGESTED ITEMS
- Canned cranberry sauce
- Canned fruits and vegetables
- Boxed stuffing mix
- Instant mashed potatoes
- Canned yams or sweet potatoes
- Canned gravy
- Chicken or beef stock
- Powdered milk
- Tuna or Spam
- Instant rice
- Condensed soup (15.5oz)
- Instant pudding or Jell-o
- Boxed cereal (15oz)
- Oatmeal, grits or cream of wheat
- Pancake mix and syrup
- Juice and powdered drinks
- Coffee (beans or ground)
- Salad dressings
- Ketchup, mustard and mayonnaise
- Peanut butter and jelly
- Spaghetti sauce and pasta
- Salt, pepper, sugar and sugar substitute packets
PLEASE NO GLASS CONTAINERS
DROP OFF YOUR DONATION AT
Your Local Rescue Mission
Turkey Hill Minit Market
Lancaster, Dauphin or Cumberland Counties
M&T Bank
Lancaster, Dauphin or Cumberland Counties
All Dauphin County Library System Branches
Sharp Shopper
Ephrata, Leola and Middletown
To learn more about the rescue mission in your county or to drop off
large quantities of donations, click on the links below.
LANCASTER COUNTY
210 S. Prince Street, PO Box 7267, Lancaster PA 17604
(717) 393-7709 or contact@wsm.org
Food Dock drop-off times hours: M/F 7am-7pm
DAUPHIN, CUMBERLAND and PERRY COUNTIES
611 Reily Street, PO Box 3041, Harrisburg, PA 17105
(717) 257-4442 or info@BethesdaMission.org
Call for drop-off times
ORGANIZE your own FOOD DRIVE
1) DECIDE WHO YOU WANT TO ASK TO PARTICIPATE
Will it be your church, your school class, your coworkers or your Scouting troop?
2) DECIDE HOW YOU WANT TO RAISE THE FOOD
Canvas a neighborhood? Ask individuals to pick up extra cans of food when they shop?
3) SET A START DATE AND END DATE FOR YOUR FOOD DRIVE
4) SET A GOAL
How many pounds of food do you want to challenge your group to raise? Set the bar high, but make sure it's realistic.
5) MAKE IT A COMPETITION!
A healthy challenge between offices, classrooms, age groups, etc. usually motivates people to do more.
6) LET PEOPLE KNOW!
Send emails, use Facebook, make phone calls or post flyers.
7) MAKE THE MOST DIFFERENCE
Be sure to request the suggested food items listed below or in the flyer.
8) CALL THE RESCUE MISSION IN YOUR COUNTY FOR DROP OFF TIMES
If you'd like to better understand how your donations will be used, ask to schedule a tour when you drop off the food!
9) KNOW THAT YOU ARE HELPING TO TRANSFORM LIVES!
Paired with the safe shelter, Christian counseling and other help a family finds ar their rescue mission, your donations really help to change lives!
