Source for fresh produce

Just found out about this service and tried it last week. For $15, I got a head of green leaf lettuce, a head of cabbage, a bag of carrots (regular), a bag of apples (5 lb?), bunch of bananas, white grapes, some potatoes, Anjou pears, corn on the cobb, and a couple of onions. To be honest, I couldn't fit it all in my fridge. You can order weekly, bi-weekly, or as needed. There's a $10 fee to join but it pays for your "basket." Shelly Browne also tried it out and told them about our food pantry. They donated the leftovers and we had fresh cabbage and potatos to give out Saturday! Here's the info if you want to check it out.

Pickup needed for food from Fresh market Dunwoody

We need someone able to pick up fresh fruit and bread from Fresh Market in Dunwoody near 285 on Fridays. Time is somewhat flexible but we need to do it regularly, some others may be able to take turns. If we can't find someone to do it, the food will go to another organization, so call Mary Vollzer if you think you can pick up around noontime on Fridays! 678-5963032.
Shelly Browne

Pasta e Fagioli

16 oz box pasta shells
1 lb ground beef
2 t minced garlic
15 oz can mixed vegetables
15 oz can kidney beans, undrained
15 oz can great northern beans
2-15 oz cans tomato sauce
10 oz can beef broth
1 tbsp vinegar
2 tsp salt
1 tsp Italian seasoning

Cook pasta as directed. Set aside.
Coat a soup pot with cooking spray and saute beef and garlic. drain Add remaining ingredients, including pasta. Simmer for 30 minutes.

Would you like to be involved in our food pantry ministry, but not sure how? We would love to be able to provide our clients with the makings of a nutritious meal, but with budget constraints and constant change of inventory at the Atlanta Community Food Bank this is not always possible. Would you be willing to donate a specific type of non-perishable? Every other week we are going to send a list of items from a different recipe. While we need a large quantity of each item, even the smallest donations can help. You could purchase one of each item or many from one category. Thank you so much for allowing us to continue to help those in need in our community. We are truly following Jesus' example when we choose to feed the poor. Thank you.

Please put all donations in the blue receptacle in the lobby between today and October 16.

15 oz can great northern beans (we need 75)
15 oz can tomato sauce (we need 150)
10 oz can beef broth (we need 75)
Containers of Italian seasoning (any size)

Thank you again!

Praise report and a request

70 families were served today and we had food left over! One of our prayer warriors, Julie, heard from one of our regular clients, Michelle, that she had received prayer for a job at the last food distribution and that God had provided a job for her. Praise the Lord!

We're looking for recipes or meal ideas that can be made entirely from non-perishable ingredients. If you have any, please post here! thanks! Kelleigh

Feed a family for .60 a day?

Looking for people who want to help get this project off the ground. We can make baggies of lentils, dried onions and spices which create a whole meal when added to water, rice and tomatoes. Very inexpensive, see extensive article on my earlier post. Shelly

Kmart super doubles deals

Not sure if our KMart is doubling coupons but these are good deals nontheless.

Just wanted to share with you guys the two transactions that I did this evening at Kmart. I wanted to do the double dipping Holiday/Spend $50 catalina promotions. I also wanted to turn around and get some cheap toilet paper while there was a promotion for it. This is what I did:

$12 six boxes of 15 ct Gallon size Ziploc Holiday Bags
$9.98 two Glade Holiday Reed infusers
$4.49 one Tide Stain release 10 ct
$19.99 one box of Huggies diapers
$10 four 2 oz Glade candle
$5 two Pledge wipes packs
=$61.46 subtotal before taxes
-$5 when I used $5/50 kmart coupon
-$6 two $1.50/2 Ziploc printable coupons doubled
-$4 two B2G1 Ziploc tearpad coupons
-$8 two $2/1 Glade Reed infuser coupons from Kmart coupon booklet doubled
-$10 four free glade candle coupons
-$4 two Pledge printable coupons doubled
-$2 Tide release coupon doubled
-$2 Tide Stain release discount at register
-$19.99 FREE box of Huggies diaper coupon I had
= -$0.47 plus tax out of pocket and got one $12 and one $5 catalinas.

THEN I had to get some Charmin while it’s cheap and I had good coupons for it:

$26.97 when I bought three big packs of Charmin
$4.49 Tide Stain release
= $31.46 subtotal before taxes
-$6 three $1/1 Any Charmin homemailer coupons (from samples)
-$2 Tide release coupon doubled
-$2 Tide Stain release discount at register
-$12 coupon from previous transaction
=$9.96 plus tax out of pocket and got another $5 catalina off my next purchase.

So, I spent $10.43 plus tax out of pocket and still have $10 in catalinas to use. The best part is that I bought our favorite toilet paper (54 big rolls!) for pretty much FREE!

this is from a coupons clipper blog . . .
Shelly