St. Philip’s Episcopal Church’s Help Yourself Shelf food pantry, located at 12 Hodge St. in Wiscasset, is announcing that the pantry will not be held on its usual Thursday day and time during the last week of March, but on Tuesday, March 27 instead. The pantry time will be the same, with sign-in prior to 5 p.m. and selection time beginning at 5 p.m.
The last week of March is Holy Week in the liturgical calendar, with a Maundy Thursday service at 6 p.m. on March 29, a Good Friday service on March 30 at 6 p.m., then Easter service on Sunday, April 1 at 9 a.m. Any and all that would like to attend any of the services mentioned are heartily welcome.
Help Yourself Shelf would like to take this opportunity to thank The First for its recent contribution to the pantry as well as the town of Wiscasset for its continued support. To all the individuals who contribute items as well as funds, Help Yourself Shelf clients and volunteers extend their gratitude.
To all who have donated their bottles at the transfer station, thank you. These donations have been dedicated specifically for the monthly dispersal of personal care products to those who take part in Help Yourself Shelf provisions.
Thanks to donations of dog and cat foods by Ames True Value Hardware & Supply and the Lincoln County Animal Shelter, Help Yourself Shelf now is able to help feed families’ furry members. For many seniors, their pets are what helps make life bearable, but Social Security does not allow for purchasing enough human food, let alone pet food, to get through the month.
The fresh rescued items from Shaw’s in Wiscasset and from Hannaford Supermarket in Boothbay and Damariscotta continue to make it possible for food-insecure families to have healthier diets because of the donated fresh produce and meats. Without those weekly infusions, the pantry offerings would be meager in amount and variety.
Check out the newly launched website at helpyourselfshelf.wordpress.com and the new Facebook page at facebook.com/helpyourselfshelffoodpantry. People wanting to be in touch are now able to see announcements and to leave messages there for pantry workers. One, of course, can still reach Help Yourself Shelf by calling 882-7184.
