Mobile Loaves & Fishes: Doing What Matters

A Year Later...

December is the first anniversary of our participation in Mobile Loaves & Fishes.  We have filled the Mobile Loaves & Fishes Truck twenty six times this year – this means we’ve…·  

• Logged over 500 volunteer hours by members and friends of St. James who helped with shopping, food prep, sorting clothing, or direct delivery of meals and clothing on the truck.  
• Been part of a five church ecumenical outreach program
• Prepared and served 2,600 hot sandwiches and cold sandwiches
• Packaged over 10,000 cookies
• Served over 2,600 portions of fresh fruit, milk, juice, bottled water, candy, coffee, tea, hot chocolate, lemonade, iced tea
• Distributed enough clothing to fill a tractor trailer
• Met some amazing folks on the street who have inspired and taught us in so many ways.

A huge thank-you to everyone who stepped forward to help with the myriad of tasks associated with Mobile Loaves & Fishes, it has been an astonishing year.

Already a winter chill is in the air and the homeless are looking for warm clothing along with a warm meal.  We’ve been saving winter clothing in Lou’s Closet and have begun distributing it.  Everyone is so thankful when we’ve brought along a warm jacket, gloves, hat or pair of boots that will fit them.  We are so thankful that we’re able to help provide some comfort, nutrition and bit of conversation. 

Have you joined a prep-team?

Have you gone on a run?

See Mike Nadeau, Dale Rideout or Jill Bowen to sign up or to see how you can help.

Always needed: Zip lock sandwich bags, meatballs, sauce, paper towels, peanut butter, jelly, juice boxes, bottled water, napkins, toiletries, white
tube socks, men’s and women’s t-shirts. Thanks to everyone for your support and help with the MLF Ministry.