May 2025 Newsletter
The Geneseo-Atkinson Food Pantry is open: Mondays 9:00 am to 7:00 pm; Tuesdays and Thursdays 9:00 am to 4:00 pm; and Fridays 9:00 am to 12:00 pm. Food is distributed, and donations are gratefully accepted during business hours. We also have collection boxes in the vestibule at Fareway, NOSH and at Inspire Continuing Care for donations. The Food Pantry will be closed on Memorial Day, May 26.
Because of the community’s generous support, the Food Pantry provided food and assistance to 386 households in March. Thanks to the many donors who make all this possible!
Thank you to the Geneseo Boy Scout Troops for collecting food during the Scouting for Food Drive. They collected nearly 1300 pounds of food! Our guests are happy to have a nice variety of items to choose from.
Thank you to the Geneseo Girl Scouts for donating baskets of food for Easter dinner and Easter candy baskets for kids! What a kind gesture!
Dietitians from Hammond-Henry Hospital taught a free healthy cooking class on April 8 in the Matthew 25 Center at the Food Pantry. Guests were provided with recipes for lower cost healthy dishes, a cooking demonstration, and free samples of healthy food. The Dietitians will be back to teach another healthy cooking class on May 15 at 1:00, and the public is invited.
The Food Pantry partners with Wright Foot Left and Sole Relief to provide two Foot Care Clinics to the public each month. Nurses soak feet, trim and file toenails, help with ingrown toenails, and give a light foot massage with lotion. Please call 309-944-3165 or email geneseopantry1@gmail.com to make an appointment. Cost is $37 but Food Pantry guests are given a voucher.
The Food Pantry is collecting school supplies, which will be distributed to Geneseo Schools students in need in August. Here is a list of what is needed: #2 yellow pencils,1″ 3-ring binder,
1-1/2″ 3-ring binder, Pencil pouch (3-hole, zippered), Book covers (Jumbo), Calculator (scientific), Clorox or Lysol wipes, Colored pencils (12 ct), Colored pencils (24 ct), Composition book (Wide ruled), Craft Felt (4 assorted colors, 9×12 felt), Crayola Broad Line markers (10-count), Crayola markers (12 ct), Crayola crayons (24-count), Crayola crayons (8-count), Divider tabs with pockets, Dry erase markers (Expo Fine tip), Dry erase markers (Wide), Elmer’s purple glue stick, Elmer’s extra-large glue stick, Fiskar safety scissors, Headphones with straight plug, Highlighters (yellow), Index cards (3×5″), Kleenex, Large book bag, Loose leaf paper (wide ruled), Paper Plates (100 ct), Paper towels, Pens, blue or black, Pink Pearl erasers, Plastic pencil box (cigar style), Plastic pocket folder with 3-hole, Plastic pocket folder with prongs, Post It Notes (3×3″), Red pens, Scissors (student size), Scotch brand painter’s tape (1 in.), Sharpie Markers (Fine black), Spiral notebooks (100 page), Spiral notebooks (wide ruled, 70 page), Spiral notebook (3-subject), Ticonderoga yellow #2 pencils (10 count), Twistable Colored pencils (12-count), Ziploc bags (Gallon), Ziploc bags (sandwich), Play Doh (1-4 oz.) Please drop off any school supply donations at the Food Pantry by August 1. We also have a school supplies wish list on Amazon so you can have donations shipped to the Food Pantry. Let’s help ease the burden on families in need! Anyone whose Geneseo School District student is in need of school supplies should sign up at the Food Pantry or call 309-944-2165.
Our Volunteer of the Month, Ethan Kimbel, has been volunteering at the Geneseo-Atkinson Food Pantry for 1-1/2 years. He is a student at Geneseo High School in the Life Skills program. Ethan stocks shelves, sorts and packages items, and breaks down boxes for the recycle bin. In his free time, Ethan enjoys Wheel of Fortune, watching videos and playing games on his tablet. He said the best thing about volunteering at the Food Pantry is getting to see the new DVDs that have been donated. Ethan has enjoyed learning and using new skills including following directions, counting by twos and sorting items while helping the community. Thank you for all your help, Ethan!
If you want to: Achieve significant life changes; feel empowered to live a more functional, effective, and healthy life; receive help developing and reaching your goals; pursue your goals and ambitions with the support and guidance of your coach, then the Five Loaves program is perfect for you! Register for this free, confidential, program by calling the Food Pantry at 309-944-3165 or email: geneseopantry1@gmail.com
The clothing room is especially in need of: all sizes children’s clothing, socks, underwear, sheet sets, and towels.
Food Needs: Cereal, granola bars, 100% juice, pancake mix, syrup.
Non-Food Needs: Shampoo, conditioner, body wash, bar soap, and lotion.