This Week’s Needs at the Food Closet: The last two weeks St. Mark’s donated 1 bags of groceries, 0 bags of supplies and $0 in cash. The lack of donations around the Easter period is typical – many travel and of course are quite busy. Hopefully, donations will pick up again now and are greatly needed at the Food Closet. Also – if any of those chocolate bunnies are still lurking in your cupboards and tempting you too much – the Food Closet’s customers are happy to have those jelly beans and other Easter confections you may desire to share 😉
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 new hours are:
425 Hamilton Avenue, Palo Alto
-M, T, W, F: 9 am-2:30 pm
-Thursday: 9 am to 2:30 pm
(except 12 pm to 1 pm when closed for staff meeting)
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Access is 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 often congregate unsafely after hours to go through the food.
Instant coffee
15 oz cans of whole corn
15 oz cans of beans – refried, baked, black, pinto etc.
Mac n cheese
Nonfood–
Ziplocks sandwich size
Grocery bags with handles
