03-21-25 Update from Mary

Friday, March 21, 2025

We really need more COG – Community of Goodness members that donate 6 items of food each month, especially needed are cans of corned Beef, bags of wide Noodles, cans of sliced Peaches, cans of Stew, and jars of Grape Jam/Jelly. Our April Need is to have all food donations in by midnight Thursday April 10 so that these items can be in Immanuel’s Easter Food Bags for their neighborhood.

People, NOW is the time to assist Mary & Chico in making a Positive Difference in our communities. Please consider getting involved by sharing items every home has and snacks described in the next two paragraphs.

SPL Hunger Warriors love helping others and thinking up new ways to make people feel special…Today, we will explain our cookie/cracker program…Each month, three or four Hunger Warriors donate cookies and/or crackers to be re-packaged into snack bags for Scranton Road Immanuel Lutheran Church’s Food Distribution Day and for the programs that Our Family Home Center creates for Seniors and Children…Snacks provide instant energy. Recently, we received turtle snacks box with a small cup inside to measure out the perfect amount of snacks to put in a snack bag. We have always re-bagged FISH snack donations to maximize the JOY of snacking. Therefore, one may enjoy a store’s cookie and snack aisle to shop for treats for others. Another great idea for COG – Community of Goodness – donations. Who would think about the JOY a few cookies or a package of flavored crackers can provide. Enjoy shopping your favorite snack for others

Perhaps you are not aware of Hunger Warriors card and plastic container programs. We make card packets of new cards for the clients of the Redeemer Hunger & Crisis Center during the year and at Christmas. Students at St. Paul Lutheran School also use the pictures from used cards to create placemats for the Redeemer Clients. We also use new cards to mail in our Cards For Others Program. In addition, cleaned-up plastic containers are also bagged and sent to Redeemer Hunger & Crisis Center for clients to use…Styrofoam containers are used to create Halloween gift packages for Trunk & Treat in October…Therefore, clean-out your closets and storage areas for others.

Chico and Mary’s HEARTS are THANKING God Daily for your FAITHFULNESS in giving of your Time, Talents, and Treasures to assist SPL Hunger Warriors/Hunger Ministry/Mary’s Food Friends in LOVING “your neighbor as yourself” Mark 12:31 found in the New King James Translation.

The 37th Annual Walk For Hunger & 5K Run to help Hunger Network’s 72+ Programs is at the Cleveland Metroparks Zoo on Saturday, May 31. Team Hunger Warriors needs your help by becoming actively involved. Registration is only $20 to be a Walker or a Cheerleader to cheer the Walkers and Runners on, $40 to be a Runner, and the $70 (discounted $10) for a Family of 4 walkers. These fees cover one’s admission to the zoo and a Walk T-shirt. If you have trouble registering on line, simply send a check for the correct amount made out to Hunger Network.

Please visit Hunger Network to sign up!

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)

All Hunger Warriors are a total BLESSING to others as each of you pray that God will use your talents and abilities to His glory since each becomes the hands, feet, and heart of Jesus serving today! Much Love, Mary & Chico