November 2020 Personal Care Packs: Packed With Love By The K Of C ALSO IN THIS ISSUE: Vote For IPM For Non-Profit Food Pantry of the Year! Introducing: IPM's Stuff the Stocking Christmas Program

Personal Care Packs: Packed With Love By The Knights Of Columbus

"The Knights of Columbus has always been focused on charity and service in the community. Providing these Personal Care bags to Inter Parish Ministry was an opportunity to focus our charity and service to help the most needy families in our community." -Mike O'Neil At IPM, families in need tell us that personal care products are difficult to afford and access. These items cannot be purchased with food stamps, and we often hear stories that parents are sharing deodorant with their teenagers, or families are washing their hair with dish soap. Last year, a member of the Knights of Columbus from Immaculate Heart of Mary was inspired by an article about a group in Michigan providing bags of personal care items for individuals in need. Bringing this idea to his K of C Council, Mike O'Neil was met with an enthusiastic response. The members recognized the impact of access to personal care products on a person's dignity. This community group began assembling Personal Care Packs containing items most needed by IPM, including soap, shampoo and conditioner, toothbrushes and toothpaste, deodorant and a number of other products. Collecting donations from its membership as well as the IHM Parish and local businesses, the group has been providing these packs to IPM monthly for the last year and plans to continue. Thank you, Knights of Columbus, for supporting this endeavor!

Vote For IPM! IPM is one of three local agencies in the Food Pantry category to be nominated for the Cincy Magazine Non-Profit of the Year Award! We were nominated in part due to our efforts to increase food access points throughout the community this summer through the Mobile Pantry program. To vote, click on the button below, then choose "Basic Needs," followed by "Food Pantries." You may vote once daily until November 20!

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Introducing IPM's Stuff The Stocking Christmas

This year, IPM's holiday program gives parents a chance to be the hero for their own children by picking out a gift for everyone in their family. We had an overwhelming response to our program this year, with 1,600 individuals signing up in two days of registration! Despite COVID-19, IPM wants every family to have a festive and happy holiday, and our hope is that we will be able to share joy with our neighbors in need. To accomplish this, IPM has updated its Christmas plans and will host a Drive-Through Christmas. Every family will receive a special holiday meal kit, as well as a stocking for each family member, stuffed with a gift card and a few special items, allowing them to purchase a meaningful gift for everyone in their home. We need YOU to help us by coming together to make the holidays bright for these individuals. First, contact Sarah Cadle to let her know you would like to help. Then, simply purchase, fill and label a stocking according to instructions, and drop the stocking off at Crossroads Eastside on December 9th or 10th between the hours of 10:00 am and 2:00 pm.

IPM is a choice food and clothing pantry that serves clients in eastern Hamilton, Clermont and western Brown counties through education, encouragement and support. With your help, IPM has opened its doors to those in need for over 56 years. Your contributions make all the difference. THANK YOU for ALL YOU DO! Alida Hart and the IPM Team

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IPM Thanks Our Pantry Partners for Ongoing Support!

The Dan Varner Band Dawn Management Doscher's Candies Ivy Hills Country Club Lykins Energy Solutions The Motz Group Park National Bank Savor Seasonings, LLC J.A. Trautmann Realtors Jeff Wyler Automotive Family Zimcom Zimmerman & Company CPAs

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