Category: Wheeling Township Food Pantry

When shopping in May, please consider donating some of these Top 5 Most Needed Items to the Wheeling Township Food Pantry:

Beans – Butter, Cannellini, Garbanzo, Kidney, Navy, Pinto, White

Canned Meat – Beef Stew, Chicken, Hash, Small Hams, Spam

Fruit – Apple Sauce, Fruit Cocktail, Mandarin Oranges, Sliced Peaches

Soup – Chicken Noodle, Cream of (Celery, Chicken or Mushroom, etc.) Minestrone,  Vegetable.  No Tomato soup please.

Vegetables – Beets, Carrots, Peas, Mixed Vegetables, Spinach. No Green Beans please.

In April, the pantry fed 584 families, which consisted of 1,237 people. Of those, 271 were children and 555 were senior citizens. We couldn’t do it without the generous support from donors like you! Thank you for your ongoing support.

When shopping in April, please consider donating some of the Top 5 Most Needed Items to the Wheeling Township Food Pantry:

• Baking – All Purpose Flour, Brown Sugar, Granulated Sugar

• Beans – Garbanzo, Kidney, Pinto, Cannellini (no green beans please)

• Meat – Canned Chicken, Corned Beef Hash, Beef Stew, SPAM

• Pasta – Fettucine, Linguine, Rigatoni, Penne, Rotini, Spaghetti, etc.

• Vegetables – Spinach, Mix Vegetables, Peas, Carrots, Beets

In March, the Food Pantry fed 536 families, which consisted of 1,139 people! Of those, 254 were children and 513 were senior citizens. We couldn’t do it without your generosity and support. Thank you for helping us to fulfill our mission of “Neighbors Helping Neighbors”.

When shopping in March, please consider donating some of these Top 5 Most Needed Items to the Wheeling Township Food Pantry:

• Baking Products: Flour, Sugar, Brown Sugar, Baking Soda, Baking Powder
• Condiments: Syrup, Ketchup, Mustard, Mayonaisse
• Fruit: Apple Sauce, Fruit Cocktail, Mandarin Oranges
• Meat: Spam, Canned Chicken, Beef Stew
• Vegetables: Peas, Mixed Vegetables, Spinach, Mushrooms (no green beans please)

In February, the pantry fed 528 families with a total of 1,133 people. Of those, 250 were children and 499 were senior citizens. We couldn’t do it without the generosity of our community. Thank you for helping us to fulfill our mission of “Neighbors Helping Neighbors”.

When shopping in February, please consider donating some of these Top 5 Most Needed Items to the Wheeling Township Food Pantry:

• Baking Products – flour, sugar, chocolate chips
• Fruit – peaches, applesauce, mandarin oranges
• Meat – Spam, canned chicken, beef stew
• Potatoes – instant mashed, whole canned, flavored boxes (au gratin, scalloped, etc.)
• Vegetables – peas, carrots, mixed vegetables

In January, the food pantry served 566 families, which consisted of 1,246 people. Of those, 287 were children and 535 were senior citizens. We couldn’t do it without your generosity! Thank you for “sharing the love” with your community. Happy Valentine’s Day!

When shopping in December, please consider donating some of these Top 5 Most Needed Items to the Wheeling Township Food Pantry:

• Beans – Navy, Kidney, Cannellini, VanCamps, and Boston
• Fruits – Canned Mixed Fruits, Pineapple chunks, Diced Peaches
• Meat – SPAM, Canned chicken, Dinty More Beef Stew,
• Potatoes – Instant, Flavored Potato Boxes, Canned
• Vegetables – Corn & Peas, Mixed Vegetables,

In November, the pantry served 414 families, which included 386 seniors, 202 children, for a total of 879 people. We couldn’t have done it without your generous support. Thank you for helping us to fulfill our mission of “Neighbors Helping Neighbors”.

When shopping in September, please consider donating some of these Top 5 Most Needed Items to the Wheeling Township Food Pantry:

• Condiments: ketchup, mustard, pickle relish, salad dressing, mayonnaise
• Beans: white northern beans, white cannellini beans, red kidney beans, baked beans
• Fruit: peaches, pineapple, mandarin oranges
• Potatoes: Instant mashed potatoes, flavored potato boxes, canned white potatoes
• Soup: cream of chicken, cream of mushroom, cream of celery, beef vegetable, minestrone

To date for August the pantry has served 513 households, consisting of 1,084 people, of which 247 were children and 477 were senior citizens.  We could not have done that without your generous support.  We appreciate each and every donation which helps us to fulfill our mission of “Neighbors Helping Neighbors”. Thank you & Happy Labor Day!

When shopping in August, please consider donating some of these Top 5 Most Needed Items to the Wheeling Township Food Pantry:

• Baking: pancake mix & pancake syrup, sugar, flour
• Beans: white northern beans, white cannellini beans, red kidney beans, baked beans
• Fruit: peaches, pineapple, fruit cocktail, mandarin oranges, apple sauce
• Potatoes: Instant mashed potatoes, flavored potato boxes, canned white potatoes
• Soup: cream of chicken, cream of mushroom, cream of celery

In July, 539 households containing 1,185 people were assisted because of your generosity. We are always grateful for your continued support in feeding our community. Thank you!

When shopping in July, please consider donating some of these Top 5 Most Needed Items to the Wheeling Township Food Pantry: 

• Baking: pancake mix, cake mixes/frosting, muffin mixes, sugar, flour
• Beans: white northern beans, white cannellini beans, red kidney beans, baked beans
• Fruit: peaches, pineapple, mandarin oranges
• Potatoes: Instant mashed potatoes, flavored potato boxes, canned white potatoes
• Soup: cream of chicken, cream of mushroom, cream of celery, beef vegetable, minestrone

In June, the Wheeling Township Food Pantry served 501 households that consisted of 1,083 people.  We couldn’t have done it without you! Happy Independence Day!

While shopping in June, please consider donating some of these Top 5 Most Needed Items: to the Wheeling Township Food Pantry:

• Beans: white northern beans, white cannellini beans, red kidney beans, garbanzo beans, baked beans
• Beverages: coffee, juices (quart size or juice boxes), tea, water
• Fruit: peaches, pears, pineapple, mandarin oranges
• Meat products: chili, canned chicken or pouch of chicken, beef ravioli, tuna
• Soups: cream of chicken, cream of mushroom, beef vegetable

In May, the pantry served 564 families, which included 1,204 people!  Of those, 267 were children and 496 were seniors.  We couldn’t have done it without your generous support!  😊

When shopping in May, please consider buying some of these Top 5 Most Needed Items to the Wheeling Township Food Pantry:

• Beans: white northern beans, white cannellini beans, red kidney beans, garbanzo beans, baked beans
• Beverages: water, juices (quart size or juice boxes), coffee, tea
• Fruit: peaches, pears, pineapple, mandarin oranges
• Meat products: chili, canned chicken or pouch of chicken, beef ravioli, corned beef hash, tuna, salmon, sardines
• Pancake mix & syrup

In April, the food pantry fed 531 households, which contained 1,106 people!  252 of those people were children and 492 of them were senior citizens.  We could not have accomplished this without the generosity of each & every one of you!  We appreciate you helping us to fulfil our mission of “Neighbors Helping Neighbors”.  😊