This week’s requests – Well – my sincerest apologies are due to you all! The last few weeks I’ve been lamenting that donations had dropped off – but actually it simply a communications glitch which is all fixed now. Thursday a jam-packed full car load – equivalent to the Food Closet hauls made after our always successful food drives – made it to the Food Closet. All variety of the most needed food items, supplies and even a generous $30 in cash donations were happily taken in! It took 3 of us to unload and was massively appreciated. Thank you all – as always, you are generous and faithfully consistent in your giving
Drop off donations at the Food Closet. The Diocese allows food pantries to remain open during Covid. All Saints Food Closet is taking precautions to protect staff, volunteers, customers and donors using a protocol from Second Harvest, the main Food Closet donor. The address and hours are: 425 Hamilton Avenue, Palo Alto – M, T, W, F: 9 am-2:30 pm Thursday: 9 am to 6:30 pm. Access via the blue side door that opens onto Hamilton Street. Please call ahead – (650) 325-3663 to let them know you are coming. Please do not drop off food after hours – it brings up a variety of concerns as people apparently congregate unsafely after hours to go through the food.
Donating by Check: You can also donate by check. Check donations will be used to purchase needed shortfall items. Please write a check to the Downtown Streets Team, and write in the memo line “For Food Closet”. Checks can be mailed to: Ms. Sara Baltierrez, Project Manager Downtown Streets Team, 1671 The Alameda, Suite 306, San Jose, CA 9512
Current Donations Requests
Food needs:
* Fruit and apple sauce in small plastic containers
Hearty soups, like Progresso brand
* Dog and cat food
* Ramen soup
* Table salt
Sugar
Non-food items:
sandwich size ziploc bags;
brown grocery bags with handles.
Volunteer Opportunities:
The Downtown Streets Team Food Closet is located at 425 Hamilton Avenue in Palo Alto
For volunteer openings on:
-Mon, Wed, Thursday contact Charlotte Coker at 1(408) 591-7539.
-Tuesday and Friday afternoons (12:30 for 2 hours) contact Shirley at 1(650) 704-9813.
All Covid protocols are strictly enforced. Volunteers must be vaccinated and boosted. Mandarin speaking would be an asset.