The Hinka’s Cupboard food pantry is open the last Thursday of each month, from 11 am to 1 pm. All Are Welcomed.
| MISSION STATEMENT | ITEMS NEEDED | DROP-OFF LOCATIONS |
| Our mission is simple. Feed the hungry. You cannot begin any other growth without simple needs being met. We hope to offer extra support to meet these needs. We will give what we have. No one will ever be turned away. We want everyone to be treated with the same dignity and respect that we would ask for ourselves. | Pasta, Can goods, vegetables, cereal, paper goods, sauce, rice, tuna fish. Please check our weekly bulletin for updates and visit us at our Amazon wishlist Thank you! 🙂 | There are green tubs for dropping off food items outside the Fox Parish Center and in the church foyers (both). If anyone knows where we can put additional tubs, we will be happy to provide them. We are thinking of doing a takeout dinner or grinder to go in February. Contributions can be sent to the parish Hall. Checks can be made out to Saint Francis / Hinka’s cupboard. Thank you |
NEW POLICY
*DUE TO COVID19 OUR POLICY IS ON HOLD. We are now asking clients to bring ID and to fill out a declaration page (available in the Church office) pertaining to income. Please bring proof of need.
Carla’s Pasta has pledged to donate pasta each month for our clients. Carla’s Pasta donated over 3,000 pounds of pasta in 2018! They are supplying the pasta for our upcoming fundraiser
100+ Women Who Care have voted to support our efforts by writing $100 checks from each of its members!!! They will be visiting the pantry and delivering their donation!
Tsunami Tsolutions in Glastonbury donated $1300 and had a food drive!
United Way awarded us a $1000 grant to support our efforts to stock items for babies. We now offer food, diapers, wipes, cereal, and assorted items in a baby section.
Neon Deli – Fran and Cindy Galle have donated toilet paper and paper towels. In past years, They have donated cash as they keep a can by their register. Neon Deli continues to support us! Fran and Cindy collected another can of cash for our pantry!
Mercy High School and Emblem Club #452 participated in food drives for the pantry.
Help Willy’s Friends is a non-profit that stocks us with food for dogs and various pet items. Mark has been very generous.
Did You Know?
The name for this satellite pantry is derived from Henrietta (Hinka) Ann Dascanio. She was a long-standing member of St. Francis Church. She was married there and was an active member of the Ladies’ Guild.
Hinka was an accomplished cook and baker. She worked in the Head Start programs, school cafeterias, and private restaurants. One thing we will always remember about her is that she always offered food to guests and would always help people however she could. It is for that reason her name was chosen for this food pantry.