Groceries for Families: Week 5 - Day 4
April 23, 2020
The weather was so much better today. We set up all the canopies, just in case, but it also allowed them all to dry from yesterday. Even the sun came out, which warmed the whole yard up.
Delivering groceries today were Doxa, Kalos, Sacred Heart, Overlake Park Presbyterian, and Redeemer churches. A total of 100 orders were brought and all of them went out to families, including four by delivery.
Thank you to all of you who continue to bring diapers, especially the larger sizes and pull-ups. All are needed and make such a difference for families. We divide the larger packs into smaller units, to make the go further. Thank you!
Boxed Lunch Delivery
The Bellevue School District delivered 250 box lunches, donated by Microsoft. Most were distributed out through the market today. More will come tomorrow. Thank you!
As I reported yesterday, laundry detergent was offered to all the families. Here are some fun numbers to go with it. A total of 3,820 detergent pods were given out, in sets of 20 each, along with 60 containers of liquid detergent. One very large bucket of Costco powder detergent went to one woman with 7 children. One very large container of liquid Costco detergent went to a family of 9 people. Everyone was happy!
Sam (Volunteer) with buik items
Today, bulk foods were offered to everyone: rice, flour, sugar, salt, pinto beans. Thank you to all who have provided it all! Here’s a total of the weight for each item as given to families through last Saturday, so four weeks:
805 lbs. of flour
1,185 lbs. of rice
498 lbs. of pinto beans
494 lbs. of sugar
200 lbs. of salt
A few emails from families to share:
Querida Daniel, Primeramente, muchas gracias por haber provisto alimentos a nuestra familia. Mi familia esta muy agradecido por lo que ha hecho por nosotros. Esta ayuda ha sido de gran bendicion ya que todo los miembro de mi familia perdimos trabajo y por ende, sufrimos ansiedad y preocupacion. Con esta ayuda, hemos respirado tranquilidad y paz. Gracias por todo y que Dios le bendiga a usted y a la organizacion de Jubilee REACH. De mucho corazon y bendiciones. -Gerson
Dear Daniel, First of all, thank you for providing food for our family. My family is very thankful for what you have done for us. This help has been a great blessing, especially because every member of my family has lost their job and because of it, we suffer from anxiousness and worry. With this help, we can breathe with tranquility and peace. Thank you for everything and may God bless you and Jubilee REACH. With much love and blessing. -Gerson
Hola buenas tardes como estas? Para escribir una nota de agradecimiento a las personas que estan ayudando con comida en jubilee lo ago por aquí? Que pases un bonito fín de semana
Hello, good afternoon, how are you? I just wanted to write a note of thanks to the people who are helping with food at Jubilee. Have a good weekend.
Week 5 continues to roll. The operation is running smoothly and those doing all the shopping are flat out fantastic.
Thanks for all the love and support.
You are all awesome and give me such energy!
Ken Carpenter
Service Coordinator, Jubilee REACH
