Greetings to our Friends of the Hobart Food Pantry,

We have had a very successful Spring and beginning of the Summer season at the Hobart Food Pantry! 

The US Postal Service Food Drive held on May 9^th was very beneficial and successful for our pantry and will help us to continue serving our families every week throughout the Summer.

We also held another successful BINGO fundraiser in conjunction with the Hobart Moose and were able to raise over $3800.00!  Thank you to the Hobart Moose for selecting our organization for this fundraiser.  We hope to continue our partnership in the future!

Our largest donation so far this year was given to us by the City of Hobart!  Mayor Josh Huddlestun, presented the food pantry with a donation of $100,000.00 to be used to continue our work of providing for Hobart families in need!  We are very grateful to the City of Hobart for this wonderful donation!! 

Other announcements for the pantry:

• ATTENTION GARDNERS AND LOCAL FARMERS: If you should have a surplus of “garden goodies” this summer and you aren’t sure what to do with these extras, please consider donating to the Hobart Food Pantry.  Our families always appreciate when we can provide them with fresh produce and vegetables!
• Saturday, September 19 is the Annual Hobart Kiwanis Food Drive to help support the Hobart Food pantry. This is our largest food drive of the year and helps to replenish our shelves with many items needed.  If you are looking for a volunteer opportunity, please consider helping September 12 to drop off bags to Hobart residents and then September 19 picking up bags the day of the food drive!  We need LOTS of volunteers on both days, not only to drop off and pick up bags. but sort and box up items we receive to replenish our shelves!  Watch here for more information to be posted later!

We are now serving approximately 180 families on a weekly basis.  We distribute to our families in need every week of the year, solely with volunteer labor.  During the holidays, we serve 250+ families.  Besides the non-perishable donations of food, it takes over $15,000 a month to keep the Pantry running smoothly.  With the increase in food prices, our operating costs have increased dramatically over the past couple of years.  With monetary donations we purchase the milk, eggs and meat, plus personal care items needed for our families.  These are items not typically donated to us.  With your kindness and donations, we can continue to serve those that need assistance. 

We would like to thank you for your continued support.  If you are not a donor, we are asking you to get involved by donating to the Hobart Food Pantry by volunteering or donating food (we are always in need!) or through a monetary donation.  We have a DONATE link here on our website or you can mail a check to the Hobart Food Pantry, P.O. Box 394, Hobart, IN  46342.  Any amount is appreciated!

 Sincerely,

Cathy Jackson, Executive Director