1500 Acts to End Hunger
Participation Details
When: Drop off items any time during church hours; donations are brought to A Place to Turn every couple of weeks, and checks are sent monthly.
Where: Collection baskets at UUAC, 11 Washington St., Sherborn, MA 01770 — two in the back of the sanctuary, one inside the south entrance near the church office, and one inside the north entrance in the hallway.
Contact: (the Service and Justice Ministries Committee oversees all yearly and ongoing social justice projects)
Mission: to provide nonperishable food items, paper products, toiletries, and money to A Place to Turn, an emergency food pantry located in Natick, MA, serving the Metrowest area.
How it works: church members are encouraged to donate at least 1500 items to A Place to Turn each calendar year. The Social Action Committee matches one dollar for each item donated up to $1500 per calendar year. A Place to Turn uses this money to purchase needed items including perishables.
More than 12,000 people a year (350 families per month) seeking food assistance come through the doors of A Place to Turn. Most of the people who come are working and making money, but often it is minimum wage, and compared with the high cost of living in the Metrowest area, they have trouble making ends meet.
Just an item or two each week makes a big difference.
What to Give
The following items are welcomed at A Place to Turn:
- Rice, beans, pasta of all kinds, and side dishes such as Rice-a-Roni or rice pilaf
- Spaghetti sauce and other tomato products; canned vegetables and canned fruit
- Stews, meat, tuna, canned chicken, soups, mac and cheese, juices, Jell-O, and pudding
- Peanut butter, grape jelly, hot and cold cereal, wafers, and Goldfish
- Paper towels, facial tissue, toilet paper, disposable diapers, and baby wipes
- Toothpaste, toothbrushes, shampoo, deodorant, soap, feminine hygiene products, and shaving products
- Laundry detergent and cleaning supplies — clothing, sheets, blankets, and towels are also accepted
Please note: all items are to be in good condition. No food items are to be opened, perishable, or beyond their expiration date. Please avoid glass containers.
UUAC Honored by A Place to Turn
A Place to Turn wishes to recognize and thank The Unitarian Universalist Area Church at First Parish in Sherborn for outstanding volunteerism on behalf of A Place to Turn. Certificate of Appreciation, Volunteer Appreciation Dinner, May 6, 2010
Barbie and Bill Breer were honored to accept this award for UUAC and for all the many members of our congregation who have donated needed items and money over the years to A Place to Turn.