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O.A.S.I.S.  Food Pantry News – October 2019

2019 Children’s Summer Food Program

The 2019 Children’s Summer Food Program was very successful in reaching out to families with school-aged children. This summer the O.A.S.I.S. Food Pantry provided extra food to 1,381 low-income families with school-aged children. The total cost of the program was over $19,000 at a cost of about $13 per child. We are so thankful to the Bayer Fund, the St. Charles Rotary Club, and Ameren UE for providing grants to help O.A.S.I.S. pay for this year’s program.

2019 Scouting for Food – Saturday, November 16

Mark your calendars, Saturday, November 16th is the date for the 2019 Boy Scouts Scouting for Food Campaign. Door hangers will be provided for Scouts to deliver to their neighborhoods on November 9, 2019 with a request to fill a bag with food. Filled bags will be picked up on the morning of Saturday, November 16, 2019 and delivered to food pantries. Volunteers will be needed at O.A.S.I.S. on Saturday the 16th to help with food sorting and storing. More information will be forthcoming about how you can help.

OASIS Food Pantry Thrift Store – Volunteers Needed

The O.A.S.I.S Thrift Store needs volunteers to oversee general operations of the thrift store. Here is an overview of the various duties

  • Soliciting, sorting, and pricing donations.
  • Operating and balancing the cash register, tracking and reporting sales.
  • “Window Dressing” the store – organizing items for sale.

If you would like more detailed information please contact the food pantry by phone 636-723-0037 or email the food pantry at oasisfoodpantry@aol.com.

Where’s the Beef?

It’s at the food pantry! Another big thank you goes out to Skip Hampton and Novus International for donating two more steers to the O.A.S.I.S. Food Pantry. Two steers provided almost 1000 pounds of ground beef for distribution at the panty, which goes a long way to help provide healthy food options for our client families.

O.A.S.I.S. Food Pantry News – September 2019

OASIS Food Pantry Thrift Store – Volunteer Manager Needed

The O.A.S.I.S Thrift Store needs a new volunteer manager to oversee general operations of the thrift store. Here is just a brief overview of the Thrift Store Manager volunteer role for your consideration.

  • Finding, training, and managing volunteers and tracking volunteer hours.
  • Soliciting, sorting, and pricing donations.
  • Operating and balancing the cash register, tracking and reporting sales.
  • If you would like more detailed information please email Diana Mayfield at relyondiana2@gmail.com.

Shop Out Hunger

Sending out a big thank you to our volunteers and those that donated at our local stores during the Shop Out Hunger campaign held on August 3rd. The O.A.S.I.S. Food Pantry received over 1600 items and $300 in cash donations.

AMEREN UE Grant Received

Another thank you is sent to our community partners at AMEREN UE who provided a $750 grant to help offset expenses incurred for the Children’s Summer Food Program.

A Kind Gesture Lasts a Lifetime

The O.A.S.I.S. Food Pantry is blessed to have such wonderful public support. It is important that we recognize the good people, caring people, and generous people in our community who reach out to help others in need. These good acts whether large or small bring hope to the hopeless and positive change to the St. Charles region.

Thank you for continuing to support this mission,
O.A.S.I.S. Food Pantry Board Members

OASIS Food Pantry News – August 2019

O.A.S.I.S. Golf Tournament and Banquet

With funds raised from this year’s Annual Golf Tournament the pantry was able to purchase a used 2018 Ford Van with 11,978 miles. This van replaces a non-functioning van that is needed for the weekly food pick-ups from local grocery stores.

Thank you to all who golfed, dined, volunteered, and participated in the silent auction. We are tremendously grateful that your involvement allowed O.A.S.I.S. to turn this wish into a reality.

OASIS Food Pantry Thrift Store – Volunteer Manager Needed

The O.A.S.I.S Thrift Store needs a new volunteer manager to oversee general operations of the thrift store. Here is just a brief overview of the Thrift Store Manager volunteer role for your consideration.

  • Finding, training, and managing volunteers and tracking volunteer hours.
  • Soliciting, sorting, and pricing donations.
  • Operating and balancing the cash register, tracking and reporting sales.
  • If you would like more detailed information please email Diana Mayfield at relyondiana2@gmail.com.

Thank you for your continued support.
O.A.S.I.S. Food Pantry Board Members

OASIS Food Pantry News – June 2019

$5K City of St. Charles Grant Received

Sending a big thank you to the City of St. Charles for approving a $5,000 grant to help O.A.S.I.S. provide pantry clients with non-food Basic Essentials. It is estimated that Basic Essentials, like laundry detergent, shampoo, toothpaste, bar soap, deodorant, and toilet paper can cost upwards of $60 per month. Having to do without these essentials can affect an individual’s sense of self-worth and dignity. For this reason, the O.A.S.I.S. Food Pantry decided to purchase non-food Basic Essentials for our clients. This $5,000 grant will help cover the $15,000 annual expense incurred by the pantry to provide these Basic Essentials to our clients.

Soups On!

Thank you to the Living Lord Ladies Retreat for putting together some appetizing soup mixes for the O.A.S.I.S. Food Pantry Clients. They sure smelled wonderful as I was transporting them to the food pantry. Food kits are very popular at the pantry, and healthy soups are a wonderful way to feed a family. Thank you for sharing your time and talents to help pantry clients while on your retreat.

Texas Roadhouse Fundraiser – June 24th

Enjoy a good meal and help a good cause! Texas Roadhouse located at 1300 Bass Pro Drive in St. Charles will donate 10% of your food purchase to O.A.S.I.S. Food Pantry on June 24th from 3:30-10pm.  Just present THIS FLYER or let your server know that you are there in support of O.A.S.I.S. YUM!

Stamp Out Hunger – Postal Workers Food Drive

Postal Workers Food Drive went well even through the all the rain drops. It is estimated the pantry received about the same quantity of food as last years drive. Thanks to all who got wet leading, collecting and sorting food in the rain.

Prayers Please

  • For O.A.S.I.S. Leaders, Board members, and volunteers suffering from health issues.
  • For O.A.S.I.S. Clients and their children as they travel the muddy waters of financial insecurity.
  • For excellent weather on Monday the June 3rd the day of the O.A.S.I.S. annual Golf tournament.

Thank you for continuing to believe in this mission,
O.A.S.I.S. Food Pantry Board Members

O.A.S.I.S.  Food Pantry News – May 2019

Youth Food Challenge

The gauntlet was thrown and Hope Lutheran picked it up. Hope Lutheran Youth now reign as the winner of the 2019 Youth Food Challenge. It’s a challenge done for fun because the real winners are the Pantry clients. This year’s collection totaled almost 13,000 items. Sending a big thanks to all who participated in this year’s challenge.

Thrivent Choice Dollars for O.A.S.I.S.

Thank you for choosing the O.A.S.I.S. Food Pantry for your Thrivent Choice Dollars. The pantry received almost $1000.00 in Thrivent Choice Dollars last quarter.

If you have Thrivent Choice Dollars and wish to direct them to the O.A.S.I.S. Food Pantry, have your Thrivent number handy and call Thrivent at 1-800-847-4836, and ask for Thrivent Choice.  Via the Thrivent web site, choose My Thrivent and Direct Thrivent Choice Dollars. When using the on-line Thrivent Choice catalog, you can find the food pantry by name, city, or zip code as follows:

Name: Outreach Assistance Serving Individuals in St. Charles Cty. (O.A.S.I.S.)

City: St. Charles

Zip: Code; 63301

O.A.S.I.S. Golf Tournament and Banquet – Monday, June 3

The O.A.S.I.S. annual Golf tournament is the food pantry’s major fund raiser. Funds raised at last year’s event allowed the pantry to purchase and distribute additional food to 1,600 low-income school-aged children during summer months when school meals are not available. Funds from this year’s event will go towards the purchase of a much-needed used van for daily food item pick-ups from local grocery stores

For further details about the golf tournament visit the pantry web site at www.OASISfoodpantry.com, the golf tournament brochure is available for viewing on-line in the upcoming events calendar. 

Donations Needed

Canned fruit for the O.A.S.I.S. pantry shelves. Fresh fruits are not always available this time of year and the pantry has been running short on canned fruit, any donations would be appreciated.

New or gently used books for ages 2-7 years are needed to fill our children’s birthday bags. Birthday bags include a cake mix, frosting, and a book for the child.

Donations can be dropped off at your church or at the Pantry, 1814 Boone’s Lick Road, St. Charles, MO 63301.

Thank you for supporting this mission, 

O.A.S.I.S. Food Pantry Board Members

O.A.S.I.S.  Food Pantry News – April 2019

Thrivent Community Meal Packing Event

A favorite food item supplied by the pantry is a taco meal kit, which consists of taco shells, refried beans, salsa, rice, and taco seasoning. Kelly Brickner, Wealth Manager at Thrivent Financial, organized and supplied items for a Thrivent Community Meal Packing Event held March 14th at Messiah Lutheran Church. Over 80 people met at the Church and packed 800 taco meal kits for the O.A.S.I.S. Food Pantry. It was a moving experience to see so many people, men, women, and children, come together to help those less fortunate. Many thanks to Kelly Brickner, Thrivent Financial, O.A.S.I.S. volunteers, and the packers for making this event a huge success.

Where’s the Beef?

It’s at the pantry! A big thank you goes out to Skip Hampton and Novus International for donating another steer to the O.A.S.I.S. Food Pantry. Receiving these meat donations goes a long way to help us provide a variety of healthy food options for our client families.

Attention Thrivent Members

Outreach Assistance Serving Individuals in St. Charles County (O.A.S.I.S. Food Pantry) has been approved to participate in the Thrivent Choice Program.

If you have Thrivent Choice Dollars and wish to direct them to the O.A.S.I.S. Food Pantry, have your Thrivent number handy and call Thrivent at 1-800-847-4836 and ask for Thrivent Choice.  Via the Thrivent web site, choose My Thrivent and Direct Thrivent Choice Dollars. When using the on-line Thrivent Choice catalog, you can find the food pantry by name, city, or zip code as follows:

Name: Outreach Assistance Serving Individuals in St. Charles Cty. (O.A.S.I.S.)
City: St. Charles
Zip: Code; 63301

O.A.S.I.S. Golf Tournament and Banquet – Monday, June 3

The O.A.S.I.S. annual Golf tournament is the food pantry’s major fund raiser. Funds raised at last year’s event allowed the pantry to purchase and distribute additional food to 1,600 low-income school-aged children during summer months when school meals are not available. Funds from this year’s event will go towards the purchase of a much-needed used van for daily food item pick-ups from local grocery stores

For further details about the golf tournament visit the pantry web site at www.OASISfoodpantry.com, the golf tournament brochure is available for viewing on-line in the upcoming events calendar.

Volunteers Needed

Hot Dog Chef

O.A.S.I.S. is currently seeking two committed volunteers to grill and serve hot dogs on Saturday mornings from 9:30 to 11:30am. Hot dogs are cooked inside on a George Foreman Grill during winter weather, but during nice weather they are cooked outside on a gas grill under a covered porch. If you are interested in this opportunity please contact Paul Fellin at paul.fellin@att.net or by phone at 314-895-6206.

Thrift Store Volunteer

The newly re-organized O.A.S.I.S Thrift Store is up and running and can use a few more volunteers. Thrift Store hours are 10am to 3pm Wednesday through Saturday and Thursday evenings 4:30pm to 8:30pm. If you have an interest in volunteering please contact Diana Mayfield by email relyondiana2@gmail.com or by phone 314-583-5599.

Thank you for your continued support,
O.A.S.I.S. Food Pantry Board Members

OASIS Has Been Added to Thrivent Choice Catalog

Attention Thrivent Members:

The O.A.S.I.S. Food Pantry has now been added to the Thrivent Choice catalog. What this means is eligible Thrivent members can recommend where Thrivent distributes a portion of its charitable funding by directing Choice Dollars. Thrivent members become eligible for Thrivent Choice Dollars based on insurance premiums, contract values and Thrivent volunteer leadership.

The Thrivent Choice catalog lists the food pantry as Outreach Assistance Serving Individuals in St. Charles Cty. not O.A.S.I.S. The easiest way to find Outreach Assistance Serving Individuals in St. Charles Cty. on the Thrivent Choice catalog is by zip code 63301.

To direct your Thrivent Choice Dollars to the O.A.S.I.S. Food Pantry have your Thrivent member number handy and call Thrivent at 1-800-847-4836 and ask for membership, they will be able to walk you through the process. Alternately, you can log on to the Thrivent web site select My Thrivent, and Direct Thrivent Choice Dollars to access the catalog.

The clock is ticking, all 2018 Thrivent Choice Dollars must be directed by March 31. Please consider the food pantry for your Thrivent Choice Dollars.

Thank you for your support.

O.A.S.I.S.  Food Pantry News – March 2019

Hot Dog Chef Needed – Saturdays Mornings 9:30am to 11:30am

As a way to make our pantry clients and their children feel welcome we began a tradition of serving hot dogs on Saturday mornings while clients wait for their food. We are currently seeking a committed volunteer to become the Saturday morning hot dog chef. During inclement weather the hot dogs are cooked inside the building on a George Foreman grill and handed out through a window to a covered porch. During nice weather the dogs are grilled on a gas grill outside on the covered porch. Extensive grilling experience is not required but a firm commitment is required for this volunteer role. If you are interested in this opportunity please contact Paul Fellin at paul.fellin@att.net or by phone at 314-895-6206.

Canned Fruit Needed

This has been a rough winter – and it’s not over yet.  During winter months fresh fruit donations are not readily available and we find we’ve been running short of canned fruits. Please donate canned fruits to help keep our clients healthy though the rest of the winter months. Canned fruits can be dropped off at the food pantry 1814 Boones Lick Road, St. Charles or donated through your church. Thank you for your help.

O.A.S.I.S. Golf Tournament and Banquet – June 3

The 13th Annual O.A.S.I.S. Golf Tournament and Banquet is scheduled for Monday, June 3, 2019 at Old Hickory Golf Club. This is the food pantry’s major fund raiser, and monies raised will be used to purchase food and personal care items distributed to pantry clients. You can still support this event even if you are not a golfer, just get a group together to attend the banquet and silent auction – it’s a fun time for everyone. For more information about the golf tournament check out the brochure in the upcoming events calendar on the panty web site oasisfoodpantry.com.

Thank you for your continued support,
O.A.S.I.S. Food Pantry Board Members

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