LAKESHORE FOOD CLUB

September 2019 Newsletter

 

LOVE.   FEED.   CONNECT.

TAKE ACTION IN SEPTEMBER FOR NEIGHBORS IN NEED

September is Hunger Action Month, and LFC is giving you lots of ways to get involved and support access to healthy food for all! Stay in the loop: 

  • Pledge a $25 monthly donation, the cost of supporting one LFC family for a month
  • Watch the website and Facebook page
  • Download our 30 Ways in 30 Days calendar for tons of great ideas
  • Participate in the returnable Cans For Cans drive on September 21 in the Shop-N-Save parking lot
  • Shop The Bottle & Can  through 9/21. They are donating $1 for every 6-pack of Ludington Bay beer sold
  • Volunteer
  • Share the LFC video with family, friends and colleagues

 

There are so many ways to get involved! Join Lakeshore Food Club in raising awareness and support for fair access to healthy food for all. 

CANS for CANS

Turn your deposit cans and bottles into a donation for LFC. Your cans = cans of food to stock the Food Club shelves. Visit the Shop-N-Save parking lot on Sept. 21 and drop off your bags of cans and bottles - we'll do the rest! Spread the word by sharing the Facebook Event page! 

 

Special thanks to our partners at Shop-N-Save, the LHS O-Bots Robotics Team, LFC volunteers and Girl Scout Troop #4528 for making this event happen! 

 

"WE CAN" SPONSORS

Big thanks to the amazing sponsors and partners who stepped up to support LFC and its mission of healthy food access during September Hunger Action Month!

 

Shout out to our sponsors: 

Viking Arms Inn

Malliett Construction & Hobby Crest Resort

Kendra C. Thompson Architects

 

Thanks to Ludington Daily News for helping spread the word about the impact of hunger on people near and far.

 

Shop-N-Save: thanks for loaning your space to the LFC team for Cans for Cans!

 

And thanks again to the Bottle and Can for generously donating to the Food Club this month.

CALLING ALL SNOWBIRDS

Before you head south for the winter, consider donating your unopened, in-date food and nonfood items to LFC! 

 

The Food Club can make use of shelf-stable and perishable food items as well as toilet paper, cleaning supplies, body care products, diapers, feminine hygiene items and more. For a complete list, see our Wishlist. 

DONATION FOCUS

September donation focus is back to school snacks! Pretzels, crackers, juice boxes, fresh produce, nuts, granola, applesauce, fruit cups - anything to keep little bodies full and minds focused during the school day! 

Donations may be dropped off any time LFC is open. Click below for the master list of donation inspiration. [October donations focus will be all things babies.]

 

Special shout out to the parishioners at St. Simon for doing a Wishlist drive EVERY. SINGLE. MONTH. !!

 
Wish List

Volunteer Currents

MEET ALANA CALHOUN

Alana Calhoun’s smile, energy and good natured spirit are infectious. For those of us who volunteer with her – it’s hard to keep up! Alana is a 15 year old sophomore at Ludington High School, and she walks to the Food Club after school. Alana is willing to do any job and takes the initiative to jump in at the register, staff the membership desk, repack food/nonfood items, sort through donated produce and clean up.

 

Alana said she wanted to volunteer to give back to the community for all her good fortunes. Her food science teacher recommended she try Lakeshore Food Club. It’s worked out wonderfully! Alana especially likes to work at the checkout register because she gets to interact with people and see how the Food Club is really helping.

 

Alana has always lived in Ludington and is the youngest of three children. She is an avid dancer, taking lessons since she was 4. She hopes to parlay her love of dancing into her college future in some way. She volunteers at her church, Victory Trinity Lutheran, and is planning on joining the National Honor Society this year.

DEEP CLEAN & HIGH FIVES

Mark your calendars: Thursday, September 19 will be our Fall Deep Clean, from 9-11 a.m. All hands on deck to help tackle some of those projects that get swept aside in the busyness!

 

Also: be sure to add your "high five" to the wall in the volunteer office to recognize fellow volunteers for great acts of service and community!

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