Calvary Church is offering free oil changes for single parents and low income families on April 15 and April 29. Appointments are required:
ST. CHARLES CAMPUS
Saturday, April 15, 9am-12pm
1701 N. 2nd., St. Charles, MO 63301
CLICK HERE TO REGISTER ONLINE
MID RIVERS CAMPUS
Saturday, April 29, 9am-12pm
3998 Mid Rivers Mall Dr., St. Peters, MO 63376
CLICK HERE TO REGISTER ONLINE
Francis Howell School District, in partnership with Sodexo and St. Louis Area Foodbank, is offering nutritious produce and perishable items to families in need through the Mobile Market program. FHSD hosts a monthly Mobile Market from 2:00-4:00pm to provide donated food for those who need it. All food is FREE and no voucher is required. However, there is a limited supply, so it is first come, first serve. If you have any questions, contact Deanna Kruse at 636-851-4076.
As a result of an amazing fundraiser, generous donations, and the hard work of many volunteers, OASIS had a successful weekend taking care of our St. Charles County neighbors: 554 children, to be exact! The parents were able to pick out 2 new toys, a coat, winter accessories, and some stocking stuffers for each of their children
Children’s Summer Food Program
The 2022 Children’s Summer Food Program was successfully completed the end of August. This year the pantry served over 1300 children, which is about a 50% increase over what was expected. Cost for this program was about $12.10 per child. Thank you to all who helped support this program to keep the communities child fed over summer months.
Boy Scouts Scouting for Food
In 2022 Boy Scouts will again be collecting canned food for America’s Largest One Day Food Drive. The Boy Scouts will distribute bags in neighborhoods on November 12th and pick up the bags on November 19th . The O.A.S.I.S. Food Pantry will be a local recipient for this food drive, so please give generously.
Fleet Feet Turkey Trot
Fleet Feet is again including O.A.S.I.S. in their annual Thanksgiving Turkey Trot event. The event begins 7:00am Thanksgiving morning, November 24, 2022, at the St. Charles Family Arena. Following the run there will be free pancakes available from Chris Cakes! Monetary donations for O.A.S.I.S. can be made on-line and runners are asked to bring a canned food or packaged toiletry item for donation to the O.A.S.I.S. Food Pantry when receiving their registration packet. Registration is now open, please go to http://turkeytrotstl.com/stcharles.html to secure your spot.
The O.A.S.I.S. Christmas Shop
This year’s Christmas Shop for O.A.S.I.S. clients is being held December 3rd and 4th at Hope Lutheran in St. Charles. O.A.S.I.S. clients with children can sign-up at a pantry opening to attend the Christmas Shop where they will receive free toys for the children and winter-wear for the whole family.
As always, we thank you for your continued support of O.A.S.I.S. and our mission to help those less fortunate in our community.
The O.A.S.I.S. Board of Directors
Total Wine selected the O.A.S.I.S Food Pantry to be their local community partner as part of the O’Fallon store’s Grand Opening celebration. This means during grand opening weekend, Wednesday, September 7th through Sunday, September 11th, 10% of all wine sales will be donated to support the O.A.S.I.S. food pantry. If you would like to stop by the new Total Wine store and help support O.A.S.I.S., the new store can be found in the River City Marketplace, 2257 State Highway K, O’Fallon, Missouri.
The 2022 Bob Schreiber Memorial Golf Tournament was held on June 6th at Old Hickory Golf Club in St. Peters. Although we were warned of possible storms, the weather cooperated and 140 golfers enjoyed a relaxing day on the course, an enjoyable happy hour, and fun silent auction. This year’s goal was to raise enough funds to replace two worn out commercial freezers in the pantry. The 2022 Tournament was a considerable success generating over $22K which will cover the cost of the freezers. As this is the only O.A.S.I.S. fund raiser a BIG thank you goes out to all who golfed and those who volunteered to make the 2022 event a whole-in-one.
Have you noticed the rise in food prices? As food prices go up, food donations from local supermarkets seem to go down. The food pantry is running particularly low on what we call ‘specials’ — items that can turn simple food into a meal. Donations of these special items would be greatly appreciated by the food pantry and our clients.
The Children’s Summer Food Program is in full swing as we provide extra food for families with school-aged children during the summer months. This year we estimated serving about 600 children — we are halfway through the program and have served over 500 children. This is an unexpected increase over last year’s program and monetary donations are welcome as no grants have been received to help with this year’s program expenses.
As always, we thank you for your continued support of O.A.S.I.S. and our to help mission those less fortunate in our community.
The O.A.S.I.S. Board of Directors
As part of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, the President and Congress created the Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP), which allows tens of millions of American households to reduce their internet service costs by up to $30 per month (or $75 per month on Tribal lands). Qualified households can also receive a one-time discount of up to $100 to purchase a laptop, desktop computer, or tablet from participating providers if the household contributes more than $10 and less than $50 toward the purchase price. We request your help in spreading the word to TEFAP and CSFP program participants. To support your efforts, please feel free to use the following resources:
For CSFP State agencies, please be aware that this benefit is considered an in-kind payment for CSFP per 7 CFR 247.9(d)(2)(ii). Accordingly, States have the option to exclude this benefit from income eligibility requirements. Please note that per 7 CFR 247.6(c)(2), States must include options to be used relating to income or other eligibility requirements in their State plan.
Health and Human Services has set up a resources page for parents and providers to find information about the infant formula shortage.
The fun and exciting Bob Schreiber Memorial Golf Tournament returns to Old Hickory Golf Club on Monday, June 6, 2022. This tournament is the primary fundraiser for the O.A.S.I.S. Food Pantry, which has been dedicated to serving the nutritional and hygiene needs of families in St. Charles for 32 years.
Bob Schreiber was our Tournament Chairman who worked tirelessly until his passing in 2019 to make this tournament a success. We at O.A.S.I.S. certainly miss the devoted leadership of Bob and Donna and renamed the tournament in Bob’s honor in 2021. Through the years, this tournament has helped O.A.S.I.S. fund several needed capital projects such as our warehouse and classroom building and two badly needed trucks.
For 2022, our tournament goal is to raise $16,000 to purchase two new interior freezer units in the pantry. This year’s event includes a round of golf with cart at Old Hickory, a courtesy practice range, a light breakfast and box lunch, and free beverages throughout the course. We’ve added two exciting game competitions sponsored by DIXON GOLF, including hole-in-one prizes on each par 3 and a new par 5 competition. Cash prizes are awarded for Championship, A, and B flights.
Following the round of golf, there will be a social hour with appetizers and silent auction, followed by the awards presentation. The good news is we’ve kept the registration fee at $175, and there is no added cost to compete in any of the new game competitions.
Through the years, your tournament participation has enabled us to make a difference in the lives of many St. Charles County families.
We thank you for your continued support and look forward to seeing you on Monday, June 6, at the beautiful Old Hickory Golf Club.
Bridgehouse Ministries will offer free foods for kids every Wednesday from 4-6:30pm at Salvation Army in St. Charles. No requirements necessary. Children ages 3-18 qualify.
