Organizing a food drive for LFR can help fill our shelves for clients as well as spread the word about the pantry. Contact us through email from our website, or by calling 255-9282, and we can assist in the planning. Our Donation Calendar might help specify the items we are in most need for. A birthday party, a classroom project, a church food drive, or a civic club's undertaking – all are good occasions for a food drive.
Making a financial donation to LFR is helpful in meeting the expenses of operating the pantry. Financial donations are tax deductible since LFR is a nonprofit, 501(c)3 charitable organization. Checks should be made out to Loving Food Resources, or simply LFR, and written acknowledgements are mailed to donors.
LFR is a 100% volunteer organization. There is no paid staff, therefore many volunteers are required to fill the needs of operating the pantry. Some of the volunteer roles are:
staffing the operating hours of the pantry each Saturday;
shopping at MANNA on Tuesdays and transporting the food to the pantry;
sorting and shelving products to be ready for clients; serving as a member of a committee of the board of directors to facilitate all operations of the organization; driving clients to their homes after shopping on Saturdays usually between 11:30-1:30 (Many clients depend on public transportation but returning home with their food on the bus is not feasible.) Most clients live within 3 miles of LFR. And other roles are expected to be available as LFR strives to develop a plan for office hours.
Participate in the occasional fundraiser sponsored by the board of directors to earn funds for operation. These include a BBQ dinner in July, a pasta dinner held in November, the Turkey Bowl to earn money for holiday turkeys for the food boxes, and other such events.
Organizing a food drive for LFR can help fill our shelves for clients as well as spread the word about the pantry. Contact us through email from our website, or by calling 255-9282, and we can assist in the planning. Our Donation Calendar might help specify the items we are in most need for. A birthday party, a classroom project, a church food drive, or a civic club's undertaking – all are good occasions for a food drive. 
Making a financial donation to LFR is helpful in meeting the expenses of operating the pantry. Financial donations are tax deductible since LFR is a nonprofit, 501(c)3 charitable organization. Checks should be made out to Loving Food Resources, or simply LFR, and written acknowledgements are mailed to donors. 
staffing the operating hours of the pantry each Saturday;
Participate in the occasional fundraiser sponsored by the board of directors to earn funds for operation. These include a BBQ dinner in July, a pasta dinner held in November, the Turkey Bowl to earn money for holiday turkeys for the food boxes, and other such events. 