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Is there anything left I can try and make it tomorrow..
Thank you! Awesome job in there today. Everyone was Very busy and kind.
I said I need help I'm out of food I don't know what website I got to go to but please help
Good News! We are OPEN today from 3-6 for FOOD! We also have over 60 deliveries going out. Those who have received their email saying they are getting a delivery ( check your spam! ) please be patient, we only have a few drivers and a ton of deliveries and roads are slick.
Bad News! We need to be closed on Thursday CLOTHING Pantry so we can get things ready and cleaned up from this snow, before next snow hits on Friday. We are hoping things will be back to normal next week,
Saturday FOOD pantry is still up in the air until we see what Mother Nature is slapping us with on Friday.
Please Share as per norm
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What website? We are never open on Sunday
Do I need to live in Bloomington to get food and what verification do I need to bring? I live in Bedford (Lawrence County).
Website says you are open Sunday. That kinda surprised me
Great news! We will be back open Wed Jan 8 regular hours 3-6. Understand it is COLD, and we don't have a ton of room inside to wait, but we go as fast as we can, so dress warmly if you are planning on coming for food.
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Don’t know where that’s at
Yes are you still doing food I need some help I'm out of food they took my food stamps everything way if you call me I will recognize the number I need literally help
While we hope to be open Wed, if you need food today, Community Kitchen is serving!! They have hot meals and are great people!
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I typically don't share a lot of other donation pages on ours, although I will like them and such, but this one is personal. The elderly ill lady they are referring to is a friend of all of us at Pantry 279 . She was a volunteer delivery driver for over a year, donated time, food, and Santa'ed to some of our ELF Kids. Her health was bad to begin with and got worse, a care giver stole her retroed disability check, and her normal disability check was not enough to pay her bills. We have helped her with food, clothing, and other supplies when we get them. She lived for 8 months with no electrical, her car was towed by the apartment complex since the license plate was expired ( she didn't pay it as it had no breaks and she was saving for them), she walked to a local McD's to charge her phone and frequently would fall. She would ask for help , but everyone passed her by. One of our drivers found her crawling to her door and helped her. Then she was kicked out of her apartment, for not having electric or the ability to clean properly. In her case, she has been failed by society and the system. Currently she has some amazing social workers helping her get into assisted living, which will solve her problems. O know she will be happy there, but in the mean time, she needs to stay warm and Katie Norris and H4H are trying their best with this. I personally am donating what I can, not much but it all adds up. If anyone can help, even a small amount, it really will save lives. Donations should be made for this to H4H NOT us Thank you!
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I wish they had a share button
I know this person i drive around sometimes looking for her she had mentioned she was going to assisted living, I didn't know she didn't get in yet I hope her furry friends are ok, she saved me when I was homeless years ago. Will try to reach out to her.
FYI, the Venmo donation button for h4h shows up under Businesses, not Charities, as I assumed. Found it, anyway!
We will be closed on Tues Jan 7 as well. This is NOT a decision I make lightly, and I agonize over it until the last possible second, but we have several reasons for this. 1. Our bylaws say if RBB schools are closed we should too for safety. 2. HHFB is closed for safety and thus we have no way to reup things like meat, produce, and a lot of other things. 3. Me and most of the staff and volunteers still have no plowing in our neighborhoods as they are working hard on the main roads ( as they should ). 4. Safety for YOU and us. Let's hope Wed is passible. Please Share as always
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There are no plows where we are either. Everyone, if they decided to leave has had to dig themselves out. But only four people did that today. The rest just stayed put.
The storm is here, and its barely started. I've was just on roads and they are not good, not horrid yet, but heading that way very fast. STAY IN, we are closed Monday. Stay WARM Stay SAFE, and SHARE
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I save you guys are open I need food you guys still deliver Saturdays I need some food literally any message me regular message I told you I'm out of food I don't want to eat other trash can
It's bad, very bad, might have to cancel tomorrow as well. No one would blame you.
With dangerous weather forecasted on the way, PLEASE be safe AND considerate. There are people who can't afford to turn the heat up, there are people who are unhoused ( and yes, not all of them are addicts ). Since 2020 we have seen an alarming amount of families and individuals who have lost their homes and are living in cars and on other's couches. There are many things I could add to this, but due to time, I'll just say, please be kind, helpful and SAFE. If you can volunteer at the warming shelter for a couple of hours that would be awesome too. At this time I have NOT made a decision about Monday, probably won't until Sunday sometime. Safety first, yes, but you have no idea how I stress about closing. People still need to eat. Here is a helpful link for help view.subscription.in.gov/?qs=60951ae854e873b1e9e4e46748b6e44790a4c6ba84955985f4195a10a1f6d2ccd873...
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Even addicts deserve warmth, food and shelter!!
Praying for all of those people who don't have shelter
May God be with all of you an keep Hedge of Protection around everyone 🙏
Monday we may have to close, depending on this storm right here. We are doing things we can to either stay open or open soon after, but understand Monday we might be closed. If anyone would like to donate ice melt or salt or ice melting, please leave in our donation boxes in back. Watch here for up date, I rarely make this decision until late. Also, if in doubt CALL before coming out on dangerous roads. Please share
Also, if you can, please consider volunteering for a shift at the Emergency winter shelter so those who are unhoused can survive these cold temps.
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Are you collecting bottle caps for buddy benches?
Weather says 4-6 inches could be here by Monday, if so, don't risk it, be careful.
You all be safe it's supposed to be bad ..