Yes! We are OPEN on Election Day ( Tues 11/5 ), normal times.
Also, please , if you have not voted, go vote. Uber is offering free rides, there are services willing to take you for free to vote (call 211). No matter which way you believe, DO go VOTE.
Please do not comment with political things on here , or I will have to turn off comments.
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Uber is doing 50% off as well when you click the “Go Vote” tile in the app.
Lyft is doing 50% off (up to $10) rides to the polls with code VOTE24 on or before Nov. 5
Huge Thanks going out to Mt Calvary Baptist Church for the money collected for Thanksgiving last Sunday and also First Assembly of God in Ellettsville for the 500 boxes of stuffing! You all are so generous and loving!
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Thank you!
Thank you!
As with every Birthday week, we share some of our stories. Sometimes we do not realize the impact we have had in people's lives. This video was made recently to show in our "It's ok to ask for help and why we do what we do" series. Until I saw they video, I had no idea. Please enjoy and SHARE you don't know who may need this. www.youtube.com/watch?v=PfhN72ZZyrk&ab_channel=Pantry279
If you wish to help, donations can be made via
Paypal pantry279@yahoo.com
Venmo @pantry279
Donate button www.pantry279.org
Mailed: P.O. Box 312 , Ellettsville, IN 47429
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It has been requested to post the current Thanksgiving needs list.
Money to pay for the meats!!
Stuffing 1900 boxes
Gravy packets 2000
Cranberry sauce 2500
Pie filling ( pumpkin or fruit ) 2400
( Cakes mixes work too , some don't like pie )
Yams 2500
Boxed Mashed Potatoes 2000
Mac n cheese 2200
Cream of mushroom 2200
Cornbread 2100
Lasagna noodles 240
Pasta sauce 240
Parm. Cheese 250
Salt and Pepper shakers 250
Pie Crusts 2480
To pledge to donate food : pantry279.org/thanksgiving/contribute/contribute-food
To donate money: pantry279.org/thanksgiving/contribute/contribute-food
OR Paypal pantry279@yahoo.com
Venmo @pantry279
Mailed: P.O. Box 312, Ellettsville, IN 47429
Thank you and please SHARE
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My women’s exercise group, FiA Bloomington, is collecting pie filling and cranberry sauce. 100 cans so far! Plan to deliver on 11/18.
Hey it’s me Ayana Dandridge ! My main account is gone 🥹
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How do I get on list to get Thanksgiving help
Please share an updated list of what is still needed.
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Memories!! Our birthday is Nov 2 and we will be 9 yrs old! So for those who do not know, or those who just enjoy the story, this is how we began. In 2013, this Girl Scout troop you see in the pic, was trying to come up with an idea for their Silver Award Project ( this is similar to the Boy Scout Life Award ). The girls had come to the meeting that night pretty upset as a couple of their friends at the lunch table had been asking for the food they were going to throw away. When asked why they wanted the "gross" food, they said they were saving it in their lockers so they could eat on the weekends, as their parents were struggling with money. That night, we talked about what food banks and pantries were, as options people struggling with food insecurity could go to and find food. One of the girls brought up that we really didn't have things like that in Ellettsville. The next thing they said was "Let's build a food Pantry!" ( for the Silver Award). I, as the "sensible" adult, said NO, that's a ton of work, let's find something small. That night, I was feeling bad since I had always told them "go big or go home" and " If you put the work into it, you can accomplish anything". So next meeting, I said Ok, we can do this, but it's a lot of work. Well 6-8th graders don't really know what a lot of work is, and they are invincible. Thus we began researching and raising money to build Pantry 279 ( troop number was 69-279 ) on Nov 2, 2015, 2 yrs later, we opened for the first time in the truck bay of Trinity Lutheran Church. Many proud parents, a few teachers, and the girls' principle were all there for the ribbon cutting. That day 5 families came to get food, one of which was the parent to those girls at the lunch table. After that family left, the girls were commenting on how excited the girls in the car getting food were, and questioned why they should be so excited as "it was just food". I said, well if you hadn't eaten in a couple of days, wouldn't you be excited? At that moment, the coolest thing I have ever seen happened, the light bulbs in those young ladies brains came on and you could literally see that they finally understood something they had built made a difference. And it continues to make a difference today, having grown larger than any of us would ever have imagined.
Build with Cookie money, Help from the Community, the Bank of Grandpa, and a lot of Love, Pantry 279 turns 9 on SAT Nov 2. Please stop by and have a cupcake with us, and a tour if you would like to see us now! Currently in Smith Pike Plaza between Urban Air and El Ranchero, right off 46.
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This is so awesome. Happy Birthday. I think it would be great to get the girls together and have another picture taken.
Also ate these current photos of the kids. Just a neat thought to how they have grown.
What a beautiful and touching story....congrats to this pantry and all the people who made it happen
Just woke up to this wonderful news! Thank you to all of the Members of Bloomingfoods Co-op Market who voted us for Nov 2025 Recipient of the Positive Change program! This program allows members and customers of Bloomingfoods to round up their change and donate to the charity of that month and these small amounts add up VERY fast! Congrats to all of the 2025 recipients and, again, a heart felt thanks to Bloomingfoods Co-op Market and their members,
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That’s so great!! When is the sign up to adopt a child for Christmas?
My friends and Pantry family. Starting yesterday, there has been a feeling of off, fear, desperation, hopelessness, loneliness, both in and out of Pantry. SO today, Halloween, no matter how you feel about it or trick or treating, please let's remember we are all on this planet together, and kindness and friendship are important. For today, lets have fun and be kind in any little way possible. I'll worry about Thanksgiving tomorrow, today Love, Live, Laugh, and be the amazing people I know you to be!
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Share kindness. Love will follow.
Shared from a friend.
You are wonderful. Thank you for all you do.