All day I have been ask 2 questions: Will families get EBT ( SNAP) now that it is court ordered? and What do you guys need?
1. EBT is a very Gray area. Trump said he was going to release HALF of the funds for Nov. but that is all. However, he is not sure how fast this can happen. It has been stated that HALF may not even come for a few weeks or longer. SO it's not a lot of help immediately.
2. What do we need? WOW that is a big one. We still need so many Thanksgiving things as we are almost at our 2500 box limit. Of course Money is usually great, as we get very deep discounts. That being said, Thanksgiving still needs turkeys, canned yams, desserts ( pie filling, pudding, cake mixes, etc ), cranberry sauce, gravy packets, stuffing, green beans, corn, jiffy cornbread mix, cream of mushroom, and mac n cheese. But due to the current situation, our shelves are in bad need of love as well, so pasta. pasta sauce, canned meats, canned beans esp baked beans, spagettio type things, SOUPS, ramen, pasta and rice dishes like knorr noodles or rice a roni, oatmeal, baking items like flour, oils, and sugar, baby formula, etc. Honestly, we are NOT picky, we are thrilled with anything. Yes we take perishables, yes we take produce, yes we have a donation box out back for non perishables.
Financial donations can be made on our webpage www.pantry279.org
Paypal Pantry279@yahoo.com
Cash App $pantry279
Mailed P.O. Box 312, Ellettsville, IN 47429 OR just brought in at our location between Urban Air and El Ranchero 3609 IN 46, Bloomington, IN 47404
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In Sept 2023, we had long out grown the space in the church, and moved just up the road to Smith Pike Plaza. With the help of many volunteers, we built and moved over 2 months. Now the girls true vision began to unfold. The idea of a 1 stop place, so to speak, where instead of people using valuable gas and time going to several different places, they could get a lot of it all in one place! Clothing pantry, Pet, Baby, Toiletries sections became a thing. We had commercial refrigeration for meat, dairy, and produce. Smithville Foundation bought us a much needed truck, and the strawberry car was donated . Through the help of thousands of people in the community, we have grown to what we are today, and continue to grow. With the help of all kinds of donations and monetary donations, we were able to accomplish feeding 1189 people just this last Sat Nov 1, 2025: everyone got food, no one was turned away. From the bottom of our hearts, we at Pantry 279, thank YOU, this community, for helping us grow from 607 people fed that first month, to 10500+ people fed a month currently. Hunger is not an option! #thankyou # community #gratitude
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We learned so much! Awards started coming in. Extra programs became a thing and we had our first Thanksgiving Kindness Box happened with 907 boxes going out feeding 7000 ish people in 2016 and now feeds over 2700 families ( 20,000+ people ), Shortly after the Head ELF decided to come to Ellettsville and ELF Dispatch became a Christmas Tradition for so many with over 2000 children getting gifts as of 2024 from 39 in 2016, Felicia Nunn in 2021 came up with Children's Summer Food Program to help kids who struggled with food when school was out, and her grand kids helped her. Also, in 2016 we started delivery to the homebound at first 6-10 a week, now over 300+ a week! #delivery #Thanksgiving #foodpantry
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So with cookie money, LOTS of cookie money, and some help from "the bank of Grandpa", the girls build shelves, collected food, and opened for a ribbon cutting and first day open! Proud parents, teachers, and even the Principal were present. That day we served 5 families ( feeding 25 people), including those friends that had needed help. We had cake and ice cream and at the end of the day, took very tired girls out to dinner. That first month, we served 607 people......and began to question of decisions, as the need was hirer than we had ever imagined. But with the help of Hoosier Hills Food Bank, we continued. #GirlScouts # Hoosierhillsfoodbank #givingback #foodpantry
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Finding a place to have the pantry proved very challenging! Lilly went to Trinity Lutheran Church and they allowed us to set up in their bus bay and Juanita Hoffmann joined us as the church liaison. Juanita turned out to be my new bestie and close friend to many of the girls and community. Sadly, she passed a summer ago, but her legacy will live on in us and the Pantry. #juanitahoffmann #trinitylutheranchurch # Ellettsville
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How did it start? Hard work, determined children and parents, and a wing and a prayer. The girls from Ellettsville Girl Scout Troop 69-279 ( How we got the name ) needed a Silver Award Project. At the time, some friends were asking for left over school food to stash in lockers so they could eat on the weekend, as parents were struggling. The girls were concerned for their friends, so at the meeting we talked about options of food banks and pantries. They said Ellettsville really didn't have one, Let's build a food pantry! And so it began....
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On this day, 10 yrs ago, what started as a desire to help some friends at school have food at home, grew to feeding a community. Happy 10th Birthday to Pantry 279! We will take to day to remember where we started from, how we've grown, and be thankful to our you girls who worked hard to make their vision a reality, and we will take the week to party! We will have cupcakes for all at the pantry, come by and enjoy one, see how we've grown, and maybe bring a donation!
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Wow — only 2 days in and we’re already halfway to our goal! 🦃✨
701 turkeys down, 699 to go before distribution day!
Our community never fails to amaze us with its generosity and heart. Let’s keep the momentum going and hit that 1,400 turkey goal together! 💛
#Gobblepalooza #Pantry279 #CommunityStrong #TurkeyDrive #GiveThanks #FeedTheNeed #Thanksgiving2025 #TogetherWeCan
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