Help Out

We have compiled a list of our most needed and/or requested items in our Food Pantry. We are asking each church to sponsor one item on this list. Please give thought to a contact person from your parish. If MEAC runs short on that item, we will contact the designee, in hopes that more of that item could be donated. If each church could help MEAC keep the item(s) in stock, it would be extremely helpful. Here is a potential list of items MEAC will be requesting:

• paper towels
• dish detergent (14-16 oz.)
• tuna (6 oz)
• canned meat (stewed beef, salmon, etc)
• sugar (1-2 lb bags)
• flour (1-2 lb bags)
• spices (all kinds)
• condiments (variety)
• breakfast syrup
• ramen noodles
• crackers (variety)
• mushroom soup
• pork-n-beans
• cooking oil
• corn
• hot dogs
• and snack foods.

If a designee sees an item from this list and wishes to choose it, please call us at 513-271-5501 or 513-675-1513 (Director’s cell phone). We are excited about the possibility of keeping these items in stock. We pray you are as excited to fulfill specific requests! Thank you in advance, since you are always there for us. God bless you all. 

Our Food Pantry is running low! In addition to food, we could use the following items: soups (all kinds), paper towels (regular size rolls), toilet paper (regular size rolls), dish detergent (small bottles), and laundry detergent (small bottles/boxes). Thanks.

We could still use more paper goods (for Feed-n-Seed). Plates, forks, napkins, cups, bowls, and foil are needed. Any quantity, color, shape, or size is appreciated.

Our clothes supply is running low as well. We need clothes for all sizes, men’s, women’s, boy’s, and girl’s.

MEAC is going to need at least 30 volunteers to receive a donation from the Flying Pig Marathon, so ask your friends and family (kids must be at least 14 years old) to volunteer in support of MEAC! Volunteers can sign up by going to http://meaconline.org/www.flyingpigmarathon.com. Click on the “Volunteer” tab at the head of the home page. Then click “Volunteer form” to get to a page that has the “Signup with a Registered Group” link. Click on that to find Madisonville Education and Assistance Center in the pull down menu. Then type MEAC as the password (all capital letters). It will take you to another page where you can enter in your information. Everyone must be signed up by April 30th. Thank you.

October 29th, 2007

Upcoming Events

MEAC and Sonrise Community Church will host an Easter Egg Hunt during Feed-n-Seed on Wednesday, Mach 19th. All are invited.

MEAC will sponsor a “Welcome to Spring” barbeque for the neighborhood on May 17th. If you would be willing to donate food for this event, please contact us. We need hamburgers, hot dogs, buns, condiments, chips, drinks, ice, salads, and any other food that would make for a fun day. Thanks for you help.

We are booking Feed-n-Seed dates for 2008! Please sponsor a night. Thanks.

August 21st, 2007

Announcements

FEED-N-SEED IS CHANGING EVENINGS!!  Starting April, we will feed on Monday Evenings (5-6:30).  This is to help reach the goal of providing a hot meal to the community every night of the week.  No one was feeding on Mondays; yet, two of us were feeding on Wednesdays.  So, we’re moving to Mondays.  Hope this does not pose a problem for anyone. April 28th, May 5th, May 26th, and June 9th. Please help feed approximately 30 homeless and/or low-income people. You’ll be glad you did. We’ll help. Thanks.

A big thank you to Tim Smith, his wife Wendy, and their daughter Ashley for hosting this week’s Feed-n-Seed. Between these two adults and one child, they served a hearty meal of  baked chicken, mac-n-cheese, greens, cobbler, and ice-cream to thirty five hungry people. Hmm, hmm, good. All home-made. Thanks guys! We really enjoyed you.

MEAC will sponsor a “Welcome to Spring” barbeque for the neighborhood on May 17th. We are in need of a canopy for the day. If you would be willing to donate food for this event, please contact us. We need hamburgers, hot dogs, buns, condiments, chips, drinks, ice, salads, and any other food that would make for a fun day. Thanks for your help.

MEAC wants to say “Thank You” to Sandy Fox (Pastor) and Eastminster Presbyterian Church for allowing this agency to share its premises. You are so giving! God bless all of you.

We are now booking Feed-n-Seed dates for 2008! March 26th (Wednesdays) and March 31st, April 21st, and Aprril 28th (Mondays) are available. Please help to feed approximately 30 homeless and/or low-income families on a Wednesday night. You’ll be glad you did. We’ll help. Thanks.

A special thank you to the Youth at Knox Presbyterian.  They had a food drive for MEAC and delivered the food on Saturday.  WOW!!!  It was so much food, it took our volunteers hours and hours to put it away.  To show you how God works, we were looking at our shelves wondering what we were going to do for food.  Believe you me, God answers prayers.  And for those of you who didn’t know, He’s a Right Now God!!  MEAC provides groceries for an average of 60 families per week.  We Always need food.  Thanks a lot.

MEAC provides tutoring and homework assistance to school-age children in our community on Thursdays from 3-5pm in the annex. Please concact Susan Crossland at 271-5501 for additional information.

SO, WHAT REALLY HAPPENED AT MEAC IN 2007?

584 families provided food (unduplicated)
1,996 families provided food (duplicated)
4,393 family members provided food (duplicated)
915 families provided all services (unduplicated)
201 families received financial assistance totaling $23,601.12
5,988+ bags of groceries given to clients
Over 5,000 volunteer hours logged
15 full-time and 6 part-time volunteers produced in-kind services totaling $210,960
MEAC saw a 68% increase in services over a one-year period (July – December) 
Thanksgiving baskets to 201 families
Christmas Party for 175 clients
100 parents shopped in Christmas Store
63 children shopped in Secret Santa shop

All of this with one full-time employee, a great board, and a host of volunteers like you!  Thanks so much for helping MEAC to serve the community.  Look for more information in our upcoming newsletter. 

August 21st, 2007

Thank You

A special thanks to all who donated recently:

June 15th, 2007