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December 2016
Newsletter
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Dear Manna supporter,
Manna staff recently pulled names for a Secret Santa Gift Exchange and, being a creative crew, you could see the wheels in people's heads start turning.
I imagine you, also, are thinking about the perfect gifts, no matter what your family or faith traditions. Parents are making lists & checking them twice. Congregations are preparing special packages to deliver to neighbors in need. Businesses are collecting toys to share at local schools. Through all these
activities, we are all giving AND we are receiving.
Here at Manna we give food on a daily basis, made possible through your
donations and we receive warm smiles & thankful comments in return.
A teacher at our Smart Sacks school remarked,
"Thanks to this program, families are able to feed their children when seasonal jobs like landscaping are scarce."
Throughout the year we share food with our neighbors because we know that all people deserve to be well-fed, all our seniors deserve to be cared for, and all our children need to be ready to achieve. In return, our neighborhoods are filled with people better able to create a community where we all live in dignity.
As you consider your year-end charitable contributions, I thank you for what you have made possible so far this
year
and I ask for your generosity as Manna prepares for the year ahead. Here in your local community, Manna will work to ensure that all food insecure neighbors have access to the food they need to live healthy, active lives. With your end-of-year gift, you can bolster our programs and projects. Be sure to check your mailbox for a special edition of "Manna Matters" newsletter featuring all the ways you can support this vital work.
In exchange, you'll receive a sincere thank you, noting the tax benefits of your gift. I suspect, though, as a faithful community supporter, you will most enjoy the satisfaction of knowing that you are a part of Manna Food Center's mission. Just as the Manna team is taking a pause to enjoy the simple act of giving and receiving, savor the importance of your gift.
Together we can end the year with a spirit of generosity and a sense of possibility.
Best wishes of the season to you,
Jackie DeCarlo,
CEO
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Double Your IMPACT This Holiday Season
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The Gratitude Jar....
A Blog by Lindsey Seegers
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Ready or not, the holidays are here. The pace of this season so often induces stress & financial strain - for those with jobs & especially those without. How do we celebrate in the midst of tension?
I love this mantra:
interrupt anxiety with gratitude.
As Manna's team, volunteers, and participants are bustling around with food distribution, it seemed an apt opportunity to pass The Gratitude Jar (a former Utz sourdough pretzel bin) down the line in our lobby. Every single person waiting for food joyfully accepted the opportunity to submit a message of their own gratitude to the nearly hundred slips of paper filling the jar.
Here are some words of gratitude from Manna's participants:
- Gracias por su ayuda. Feliz dia de gracias.
- Grandbabies
- I am grateful for not getting wounded in Vietnam! and for being alive
- I've very grateful and appreciative for the food products that we all get from Manna. I am so happy that the volunteers come and give of themselves without a "thank you". Without Manna, I could not eat every day. Thank you.
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Farmers Market Season: A Huge Success!
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This season, we partnered with four farmers markets in Montgomery County to help supply regionally-grown, fresh produce to families we serve. Through grant fu
nding Manna is able to provide market vendors a weekly stipend for surplus produce, although farmers donate above and beyon
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this stipend each week. In addition, patrons can make cash donations toward the purchase of additional food, benefiting both the farmers and Manna's clients.
Thanks to all of the market managers, farmers, & patrons for your support. Each location
provided a tremendous amount of food this season:
- Bethesda Central Farm Market : 43,028 lbs
- Rockville Farmers Market: 20,300 lbs
- Olney Farmers & Artists Market: 34,680 lbs
- Pike Central Farm Market : 21,278 lbs
The grand total collected between May & November
was 119,286 lbs. This is 4,500 lbs more than last year!
A special thank you to the market volunteers who helped collect food & funds each week.
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| Volunteer for our MLK Jr. Weekend Food Drive |
The Giant Food Drives are back & we need your support! Help collect food at Montgomery Co Giant Stores over the Martin Luther King Jr. weekend!
Gather family, friends, clubs, work teams, scouting groups, faith-based groups, sports teams, etc. to help your neighbors in need and honor the service of Dr. King.
Saturday, January 14th & Sunday, January 15th
Two Shift Options: 11AM-2PM &
2PM-5PM
Please note:
This volunteer opportunity requires a firm commitment due to the limited number of volunteer spaces available for each shift. Please double check your calendar to confirm your availability prior to registering.
Due to limited space at the stores, Giant requests that we limit the number of volunteers, at any time, to a maximum of 5 (including the adult supervisor). At least one adult supervisor (21 or older) needs to be present at all times. Volunteers under the age of 18 must be accompanied by an adult.
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Available Volunteer Opportunities:
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Food Distribution
Volunteers help, Mon-Fri from 9am-3pm, pack and sort food, bag produce and meat, assist clients to their car, and take in food donations.
Must be 17 years of age of older. This opportunity is approved for SSL hours.
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Client Services Representative
Help log referrals by phone, fax, and email in to our database. Volunteers must be able to commit to a minimum of 6 months.
English/Spanish bi-lingual skills are required.
Shifts Currently Available:
Day or Evening Floater
(Shift varies based on need)
2nd Saturday of the Month, 10am-2pm
(monthly commitment)
Email Katie
for more info
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Satellite Distribution Centers
Volunteers help, Tuesday at Catholic Charities and Wednesday at Long Branch Community Center from 3pm-7pm, distributing prepacked boxes, assisting clients to their car, and taking in food donations.
Must be 17 years of age of older. This opportunity is approved for SSL hours.
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Food Runner
Join Community Food Rescue (CFR), Montgomery County's network for food recovery. Help deliver rescued food to area shelters.
Click here to learn how you can help feed more and waste less.
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For more information about these and any other volunteer opportunities visit our
website
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| A Heartfelt Thank You to Our Donors |
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We extend a warm and sincere THANK YOU to all of the organizations and businesses
that have donated food and funds between October 16, 2016 - November 15, 2016.
Without your incredible generosity, we would not be able to feed families in our community.
Adat Shalom Reconstructionist Congregation
AGA Montgomery/PG Chapter
American Red Cross
Anita Moore
AWTA
Bells Mill E.S.
Bethesda Central Farmers' Market
Bethesda Co-Op
Bethesda E.S.
Bethesda Jewish Congregation
Bethesda Marriott
Bethesda Presbyterian Church
Beverly Farms E.S.
B'nai Israel Congregation
Box Associates Limited Partnership
Boy Scouts of America
Bradley Hills E.S.
Brookhaven E.S.
Brown Station E.S.
Burness Communications
Burtonsville E.S.
Cabin John M.S.
Calvary Evangelical Lutheran Church
Cannon Road E.S.
Capital Area Food Bank
Carl Sandburg Learning Center
Chevo Consulting LLC
Christ Episcopal Church
Christ the Servant Lutheran Church
Church of The Redeemer
City of Gaithersburg
City of Rockville
Clarksburg H.S.
Clearspring E.S.
Col. E. Brooke Lee M.S.
Cold Spring E.S.
Colesville Presbyterian Church
Congregation Machar
Cooper's Mill Bethesda
Department of Finance- Montgomery County
Diamond E.S.
Dollar Tree
Dr. Charles Drew E.S.
Dufief E.S.
East Silver Spring E.S.
Eisenhut Consulting, Inc.
Emmanuel Lutheran Church
Evergreen Montessori School
FINRA
First Baptist Church of Rockville
First Fruits Farm
First Washington Realty, Inc.
Food Research & Action Center, Inc.
Fox Hills West Citizens Assoc.
Gaithersburg M.S.
Gaithersburg Chapter #5358 of AARP
Gaithersburg H.S.
Galway E.S.
Georgetown Visitation Prep School
Giant Food
Girl Scout Troop #2782
Girl Scout Troop #4818
Global Mission Church
Goshen E.S.
Grace United Methodist Church
Great American Restaurants
Great Seneca Creek E.S.
Harmony Hills E.S.
Harris Teeter
Harry Gudelsky Enterprises, LLC
Health & Human Services
Hermon Presbyterian Church
Highland E.S.
Ingleside at King Farm
Journey's Crossing Congregation
Julia Bindeman Suburban Center
Julius West M.S.
Kaiser Permanente
Kehila Chadasha
Kingsview M.S.
KS Kuts
Lancaster Farm Fresh Co-Op
Law Offices of Scott Bergman
Leisure World Lions Club
Linder Family Foundation, Inc.
Little Bennett E.S.
Longview School
Lutheran Church of St. Andrew
Luxmanor E.S.
Macy's/Bloomingdale's
Manor Homemakers Club
Maryland Soccer Plex
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Mill Creek Towne E.S.
Montgomery County
Montgomery County Master Gardeners
Montgomery County Public Liabraries
Montgomery Faith Fellowship
Montgomery Knolls E.S.
Montgomery Soccer Inc.
Montgomery Village Day Care Center
Montgomery Village Junior Youth Group
Morgan Stanley
Moskowitz Chiropractic
Nasdaq OMX
Neelsville M.S.
New Life Seventh Day Adventist Church
Norman's Farm Markets
North Bethesda M.S.
Northwest H.S.
Norwood School
Old Georgetown Village Condos
Olney Farmers & Artists' Market
Or Haolam Ministries, Inc. (Light of the World)
Osher at Johns Hopkins University
Otsuka America Pharmeceutical, Inc.
Paint Branch H.S.
Penguin Random House
Peterson Management Company
Pheasant Hill Farm
Piedmont Realty Trust
Pine Crest E.S.
Piney Branch E.S.
Posner-Wallace Foundation
Potomac Soccer Association
Response Tech
Richard Montgomery H.S.
Ridgeview M.S.
Ritchie Park E.S.
Robert Pence Remodeling, Inc.
Rock Terrace E.S.
Rockville Chamber of Commerce
Rockville Farmers' Market
Rockville H.S.
Rolling Hills Apartments
Ronald McNair E.S.
Roots
Safeway
Saint Mark Presbyterian Church
Saint-Gobain Corporation Foundation
Sanders Foundation
Sargent Shriver E.S.
Sequoyah E.S.
Sherwood E.S.
Shrine of St. Jude
Smith Psychotherapy PC
Sodexo Foundation, Inc
State of Maryland
Sugarloaf Mountain Works, Inc.
Supernus Pharmaceuticals
Takoma Park Silver Spring Co-Op
TD Charitable Foundation
Technical Resources International, Inc.
Temple Emanuel
The Bargain Box Thrift & Consignment Shop
The Community Foundation, National Capital Region
The Goddard School, Gaithersburg
The Goddard School, Rockville
The Primary Montessori Day School
Tilden M.S.
Trader Joe's
Unitarian Universalist Church of Rockville
United Way of Charles County, Inc.
United Way of Greater Knoxville
Viasat, Inc.
Viers Mill E.S.
Village of Martin's Additions
Walmart Foundation
Washington Grove E.S.
Washington Hebrew Congregation
Waters Landing E.S.
Watkins Mill H.S.
Wegmans
Westbrook E.S.
Westover E.S.
White Oak M.S.
Whole Foods Market
William Tyler Page E.S.
Wilson Wims Elementary School
Wolpoff Family Foundation, Inc.
Woman's Club of Bethesda
Woodley Garden Club
Woodlin E.S.
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If we accidentally missed your business or organization in our list, please email
Therese Lampe
and we will make the correction in our next list. We wish we could also list each of the individuals who contribute to Manna; thank you all again for your support!
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If you're interested in donating food, making a financial contribution, or volunteering,
please contact us at
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Manna Food Center
9311 Gaither Road
Gaithersburg, MD 20877
301-424-1130
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Remember to support Manna through your workplace giving campaign.
United Way # 8846 - CFC # 23028
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