FRANKLIN FOOD PANTRY

Fall/Winter 2012 Newsletter

Our Fall and Winter newsletter presents an overview of some of the programs The Pantry will be offering during the upcoming holidays and winter. Weve included some information on additional local resources you might find useful this season. We are neighbors helping neighbors so if you know of any Franklin households that are experiencing difficult times please
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Important Dates to Remember Franklin Food Pantry News Produce/Bread/Bagels/Pastry Available Thanksgiving / Winter Holiday Meal Distributions Additional Resources and Programs 2012 Holiday Stroll Fuels Assistance / Self Help, Inc.

43 West Central Street, P.O. Box 116 Franklin, MA 02038 (508) 528-3115 www.franklinfoodpantry.org Linda Sottile, Director of Operations linda@franklinfoodpantry.org Erin Lynch, Director of Development erin@franklinfoodpantry.org

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IMPORTANT DATES
FRANKLIN LIBRARY BOOK SALE
FRANKLIN DPW GARAGE, OFF HAYWARD STREET SATURDAY, OCTOBER 20, 2012 9:00AM-4:00PM SUNDAY, OCTOBER 21, 2012 9:00AM-NOON

let them know we are here to help. Just have them call us to schedule a visit to The

Semi-annual book sale. Food donations will be accepted to benefit the Franklin Food Pantry HAPPY HALLOWEEN
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 31, 2012

Pantry. All dates and times listed in this newsletter are subject to change without notice.

DAYLIGHT SAVINGS TIME ENDS

REMEMBER TO SET YOUR CLOCKS BACK AN HOUR!

THANKSGIVING TURKEY DISTRIBUTION

FRANKLIN FOOD PANTRY WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 2012 LAST NAME STARTING WITH A-L - 3:00PM LAST NAME STARTING WITH M-Z - 4:00PM

FANAUTICAL FUNRAISER
PATRIOTS PLACE THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 2012 6:00PM-8:00PM

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Our existing clients are eligible to visit The Pantry by appointment once every 30 days for their monthly shopping. New clients are welcome, by appointment; proof of Franklin Town residency is required.

15% of all sails go to benefit the Franklin Food Pantry HAPPY THANKSGIVING
FRANKLIN FOOD PANTRY CLOSED WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 2012-FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 2012

HOLIDAY STROLL
FRANKLIN DOWNTOWN PARTNERSHIP THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 2012 4:00PM-7:00PM

A CHRISTMAS CAROL TIMES TWO!

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 13, 2012 7:00PM FRANKLIN UNITED METHODIST CHURCH

HOLIDAY MEAL DISTRIBUTION

FRANKLIN FOOD PANTRY WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 19, 2012 LAST NAME STARTING WITH A-L - 3:00PM LAST NAME STARTING WITH M-Z - 4:00PM

WINTER HOLIDAY BREAK

FRANKLIN FOOD PANTRY CLOSED DECEMBER 24, 3012 JANUARY 2, 2013

Hours of Operation: Tuesday Friday 9:00 am 1:00 pm Hours for Appointments: Tuesday Friday 9:00 am 11:30 am Working families who are not able to visit during the morning hours, are welcome to shop on the 3rd Tuesday of the month from 5:00pm 6:00pm

Events, Dates and Times may change, please check our website often at www.franklinfoodpantry.org

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Welcome Erin Lynch, Director of Development
We would like to welcome and introduce Erin Lynch to the Franklin Food Pantry. Erin is the new Director of Development and will mainly be responsible for Community Outreach and Development of the Pantry within the community. You will see Erin around the Pantry and please take a moment to say hello and introduce yourself to her.

File Maintenance and Record Keeping

Annual intake forms were distributed with the Spring/Summer newsletter. If you have not yet completed the form and returned it to The Pantry, please know that you must do so before your next appointment and/or holiday meal pickup. If you need an additional copy of the intake form, you can find one on our website: www.franklinfoodpantry.org or obtain one at The Pantry during normal business hours.

Weekly Bread, Bagels, Pastry, Produce, Etc.

The Franklin Food Pantry continues to receive support from local bakeries and stores that provide us with bread, bagels, pastry, produce, etc. We would like to take this opportunity to thank BJs Wholesale Club, Panera Bread, Trader Joes and Elizabeths Bagels for their weekly contributions to the Franklin Food Pantry. We receive produce from BJs and Trader Joes on Tuesday mornings. Produce from BJs on Wednesday and Friday mornings also. We receive bakery items from Panera on Tuesday mornings, Elizabeths Bagels and BJs on Wednesday mornings and BJs on Thursday mornings. You can come into the Franklin Food Pantry on a weekly basis to pick up some of these yummy treats along with fresh produce. No appointment is needed, the suggested hours to pick these items up are: Tuesday Wednesday & Thursday 10:00 am 1:00 pm 9:30 am 1:00 pm
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Friday

9:30 am 11:00 am

Thanksgiving Turkey Distribution

November 7, 2012
The Pantry will be distributing Holiday Turkeys to our existing clients only during the hours shown. This will be the only distribution time, so please have someone from your household available to pick up your Holiday Package during these designated hours.

Last Names Beginning with A-L 3:00pm-4:00pm M-Z 4:00pm-5:00pm

Winter Holiday Meal Distribution

Wednesday, December 19, 2012
Last Names Beginning with A-L 3:00pm-4:00pm M-Z 4:00pm-5:00pm

The Pantry will be distributing Winter Holiday Meals to our existing clients only during the hours shown. This will be the only distribution time, so please have someone from your household available to pick up your Holiday Package during these designated hours.
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As our quantities are limited, if you receive a Holiday Meal basket from another source such as Friends of Franklin, Elks, etc. please do not receive the meal offered here at the Franklin Food Pantry.

Resources / Programs
The Franklin Food Pantry will be working with other local nonprofit organizations to help make the Holiday/Winter Season more enjoyable for our local families. Please contact these individual organizations directly for any assistance you may need.

Friends of Franklin - (508) 528-2561

Priscilla Cornetta 50 Corbin Street Franklin, MA 02038 Sheila Hooper 35 Pheasant Hill Road Franklin, MA 02038

The Friends of Franklin are conducting a Christmas drive for families in the Franklin area who are experiencing difficult times. The program is called Sponsor A Child for Christmas for children up to 16 years of age. If you would like your family included in this program, please provide the following information for each child up to age 16 and return to the above address DO NOT return to the Franklin Food Pantry. Age of Child; Sex of Child; Clothing Size; One specific Christmas gift per Child. You MUST include the family name, address, phone number, and number of people in household. Also indicate if you are interested in receiving a Christmas food basket. The Christmas food delivery will be on December 16, 2012 from 10amnoon, you must have someone home to receive the delivery.

Anonymous Local Group

A local group provides modest assistance to local elementary children in need. Such assistance might be to provide necessary items and services such as:
Eyeglasses Eyeglass repairs Basic clothing Seasonal outerwear Shoes or sneakers Scholarships to after school or summer programs Field trip fees School supplies Books Book club memberships Minor health services Minor dental services Bicycle repairs Other appropriate needs

Applications for assistance will be fulfilled via confidential requests from local elementary school principals and nurses. Please ask at your students elementary school for application.
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Cooking Matters is a nonprofit offering its free 5-week program for up to 16 parents (one per household). The five classes will be taking place Thursday, Nov 15, (not meeting on Nov 22), Nov 29, Dec 6, Dec 13 and Dec 20 from 5:30 7:30 PM at the Franklin Senior Center. We will discuss healthy eating habits, food budgeting, and learn basic cooking techniques. Approximately one-half of the class focuses on basic nutrition messages, while the other half is spent preparing recipes that reflect the days nutrition messages. This is NOT a drop-in program participants must commit to attend all five weeks. Each course participant receives the course curriculum, the days recipes, and a bag of groceries containing the ingredients to make the dish at home. This exciting program is being run through the Franklin YMCA and if you are interested you need to sign up at the Franklin Food Pantry. Enrollment is very limited and will be filled by first come, first served. You will need to provide your name, phone number and/or email in the event we need to contact you. Please let us if childcare, transportation or both are necessary for you to participate as we can provide both of these if needed.

Project Breads FoodSource SNAP Eligibility

If your family has little or no income, you can get help. The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)/Food Stamps has a new shorter application designed to help you put food on the table during these hard times. Project Breads gettingsnap.org is an online resource to help answer your questions and determine your eligibility for SNAP, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. This was formerly known as the Food Stamps Program. Project Bread built this website to help people in Massachusetts, including families with children, individuals, immigrants, elders, and working people access this important nutrition program that helps them buy more healthy food. If you dont have access to a computer, you can call Project Breads FoodSource Hotline at 1-800-645-8333. They are available Monday Friday 8:00am-7:00pm, Saturday 10:00am-2:00pm.
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FRANKLIN FOOD PANTRY

Invites You to The

2012 HOLIDAY STROLL

Thursday, November 29, 2012 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.
43 West Central Street (Rockland Trust Parking Lot) Franklin Food Pantry, Inc. Linda Sottile Erin Lynch (508) 528-3115 www.franklinfoodpantry.org

Join us for refreshments and a tour

"Victorian Englishman" shares Dickens classic holiday story along with local pastor playing traditional English carols to benefit food pantry
"A Christmas Carol Times Two!", a dramatic reading performance of Charles Dickens "A Christmas Carol" combined with traditional 19th century English Christmas carols will happen on Thursday, Dec. 13 at 7PM at the Franklin United Methodist Church, 82 West Central Street in Franklin, Massachusetts. Actor Al LePage will become "Englishman Thomas Hutchinson, Traveling Thespian" complete with English accent, clothing of the period and other accoutrements for the dramatic reading part. Organist and local minister Rev. Dr. Dianne Carpenter will weave piano music between various scenes to set the tone for what's to come and entertain. This is a special benefit performance sponsored by the Franklin Historical Commission and hosted by the Franklin United Methodist Church with all proceeds to benefit the Franklin Food Pantry. Admission is $10 per person and the performance is best appreciated both by adults and children 7 years of age and older. Tickets go on sale Nov. 15th and their advanced purchase is required by visiting the Franklin Historical Museum located at 80 West Central St. in Franklin Thurs. 5-8PM, Sat. 10AM-1PM and Sun. 1-4PM. Doors for the performance open at 6:30PM, the fun begins at 6:45PM, and seating is general admission.
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FUEL ASSISTANCE
Once again, the Franklin Food Pantry will be available to help residents of the Town of Franklin to complete their application for fuel assistance through Self Help, Inc. The Franklin Food Pantry does not have the funds or grants to provide any fuel, utility or housing assistance, but we will do our best to get you information on where to look for such assistance. In order to apply for Fuel Assistance through Self Help Inc., you need to call the Franklin Food Pantry to make an appointment for your application. Appointments will begin in November 2012 and continue through March 2013 and occur during the morning hours when available. Failure to appear or call at least 24-hours prior to your scheduled appointment may result in a significant delay until our next available appointment.

DOCUMENTATION FOR FUEL ASSISTANCE THROUGH SELF HELP INC.

Please note we cannot start your application without the required documentation. If you arrive at your appointment without these documents, we will have to reschedule you to the next available appointment. Valid Photo ID of the person applying Social Security Cards for all members of the household, copy of most recent tax return showing social security number can be submitted if you do not have the social security card. Housing Expenses If Renting, a copy of your current lease. If Mortgage, a copy of your current payment book or bill. Utility Bills Heating bill, electric bill, gas bill, telephone bill. Proof of income for all members of the household Paystubs, unemployment, etc. Most recent 4 weeks of paystubs with Employers name for all members of the household over the age of 18. Full time students 18-23 will need proof that they are a full time student. SSI, SSDI, SSA, EAEDC, TAFDC, Pensions/Veterans, etc. Bring a copy of the most recent check or letter from the agency issuing the payments. Must be provided for all members of the household that are receiving the income. A recent bank statement may also be provided if your check is automatically deposited into your bank account. Child Support/Alimony documentation. Any lump sum payments received in the last 12 months for any member of the household. Examples would be stocks/bonds, inheritance, gifts over $12,000, severance pay, etc.

Franklin Food Pantry is a non-profit organization that volunteers to assist Self Help, Inc. in completing your application. Once we mail your application into Self Help, Inc. we no longer have any further involvement with your application. Any questions or concerns at that point need to be presented to Self Help, Inc. in Brockton, MA at (508) 588-5440.
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