01-31-25 Update from Mary

Friday, January 31, 2025

So many Blessings are Helping SPL Hunger Warriors as we start 2025. Members and friends of St. Paul Lutheran are still donating Reverse Advent Calendar Food Bags. All your donations of time, treasures, and talents are making Chico and Mary very grateful.

There is such a great need by our 23 Hunger Programs that we assist. If we consider deeply the 70+ Programs that are assisted by Hunger Network which we help that also assists many of our 23 programs too, we are making a difference in over 80 hunger missions across Northeast Ohio.

Remember when you shop, the monthly foods needed by the Scranton Road Immanuel Lutheran Hunger Center include peanut butter, grape jam, corned beef, SPAM, vegetables, peaches, wide noodles, cereal, STEW, canned chicken breast, and a large bag full of snack bagged cookies and cracker packets. The monthly needs of East Cleveland’s Our Family Home Center helping seniors and children are snacks, chip bags, pudding, fruit cups, Rice Krispie Treats, and a large bag full of snack bagged cookies and cracker packets.

May the Lord Bless and Keep You Safe. Recall that Hunger Warriors can also utilize greeting cards, stickers, address labels minus your address (we will even cut your address off), empty plastic containers, twisty ties, gently used toys and games, clothing and any other items you no longer need…Please note once again – 37th Annual Hunger Walk & 5K Run at the Cleveland Metroparks Zoo is SATURDAY, MAY 31, 2025, with Mary “Cares” Much & Chico as the Presenting Sponsor. Bless your day as you celebrate Jesus, Mary & Chico

St. Paul Lutheran Hunger Warriors still need Food Donations throughout the summer months; so, let us all try to bring one or two food items when we are able to attend Church this summer: peanut butter, GRAPE JAM, Stew, Corned Beef, WIDE NOODLES, tissues, toilet paper, paper towels, canned vegetables, CANNED SLICED PEACHES, CEREAL, oatmeal variety packs, SPAM, canned Chicken Breast, RAMEN NOODLES, snacks for children. We need the above food items by Thursday, June 20, for the Immanuel Hunger Program Delivery. Bless you for putting the needs of others as a priority.

SPL Hunger Warriors needs food item donations. Please click the button below to see what else needs to be donated!

• January – Immanuel, Redeemer, Trinity
• February – Parma, Trials For Hope, Church of the Ascension
• March – Calvary Lutheran, New Covenant, St. John Nottingham Food Programs
• April – St. Philips Our Daily Bread
• May – Lorain Cooperative Ministry & Redeemer & Immanuel
• June - Hunger Network of Greater Cleveland – 36th Annual Walk for Hunger – Zoo
• July – Lakewood Community Service Center & North Ridgeville Community Care
• August – Westlake Assistance Program & Faith Lutheran
• September – Parma Hunger & Our Savior Mayfield Heights
• October – Royal Redeemer & Zion Painesville & Christians In Action Olmsted Falls
• November - Redeemer, Immanuel, & Trinity
• December – Christ/Our Savior, & 300 each Center (Which Means that we need $7900 in December)