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BBQ Birthday Bash and Open House
Saturday July 24th
Noon - 6:00 PM

Come join us in celebrating our second birthday. We'll have food, cold beverages and games for everyone to play. Fun for all!

We are raffling off $100. The tickets cost $1 each. How lucky are you? Drop in and find out.

All proceeds from this event will benefit the pantry. As you may know, we service five towns (listed in order of most serviced to least serviced): Loudon, Epsom, Canterbury, Belmont, Chichester.

In 2009 from January through May, we provided enough food for 22,454 meals. In 2010 from January through May, we provided enough food for 27,834 meals,. We're very proud that we've managed to keep up with the increase over the last two years and it's all thanks to your support and generosity.

So come on down to our BBQ Birthday Bash and partake in the festivities.

>We are also looking for sponsors who would be willing to donate funds to help cover the costs of the event. If you're interested, please either contact either Sue or Sarah at (603) 724-9731 or visit our website at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or donated via check, cash, or credit card and let us know that it's for the BBQ Birthday Bash (BBB). All sponsors will be listed on our website as well as posted at the event (unless otherwise specified).

Current list of sponsor(s) for this event are:

Carparts of Epsom, Epsom NH
Harry-O-Electrical Corp., Loudon NH
W. Cushing, Concord NH
Loudon Garage, Loudon NH
Countryside Realty, Loudon NH
D. Gordon, Loudon NH
C. Stinson, Loudon NH
Shaver Disposal, Loudon NH
B. & C. Flanders, Chichester NH
Lavoie, W., Loudon NH

Recycling Fundraiser

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Transportation Issue

At the pantry we use a Honda Fit to pickup food from the NH Food Bank and the USDA. We can only go to the NH Food Bank once a week to pick up free food (food that does not require a maintenance fee to be paid), but we can go more often for food on which we pay a maintenance fee.

Our growing problem is that we can not fit enough food in the car each trip. In order to make fewer trips and handle the weight better we need a larger vehicle.

Time is also another issue. Our only available days we can go to the NH Food Bank is Monday or Tuesday depending on the amount of volunteers in to assist in logging food, clothing and household goods and to help prepare for handing out food on Wednesday and Thursdays. Also, the NH Food Bank only picks up meat on certain days of the week and we need to be there to obtain meat on the weeks that it is handed out to our patrons.

We are asking for a donation of a used 3/4 Ton pickup truck (full bed) or a cargo or an Econoline van. Fewer trips means more time to log and inventory the food, clothing and household items, get them on the shelves, work in the garden which supplies our patrons with fresh vegetables, etc.

The vehicle must be roadworthy and able to pass inspection at a mechanic of our choosing. Please Help Today!

If you can help, please contact us at (603) 724-9731. We are a 501(c)3 organization (IRS tax exempt letter available upon request) so your donation would be tax deductible to extent allowable by law.

Gardening Project Update

This years garden is doing quite well. We have some strawberries that are just turning. An abundance of cucumbers that are flowering, our tomatoes are flowering and we have a few green ones as well. A few pea pods and the peppers are starting to flower. In progress but not ready eat are baby carrots, radishes, beets and squash.

The garden will extend to the complete length of the building this year. We are still planting as materials become available.

The produce from the garden will be given to the people in need that come in for food. This is much healthier for them and helps us offset canned vegetables. Thank you to every one that donated plants, soil, and buckets. With your help, this years garden will be a great success.

Current Drop Off Locations

Click on "Read more" to see a list of businesses that support us by collecting food on our behalf.