January 1, 2021 - December 31, 2021

The Family of Four Parishes
MONTHLY VIRTUAL FOOD DRIVE 2021

1,513 of 2,000 pounds

Drive has Ended!

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The Family of Four Parishes

Join our Family of Four Parishes in donating food online to people in need in our local community!

Family of Four Parishes is a collaboration of the Catholic parishes of Old St. Mary, Our Lady of Divine Providence, Saints Peter & Paul, and Three Holy Women in Milwaukee's Downtown, Riverwest, and Eastside neighborhoods. Fr. Tim Kitzke is Pastor and Fr. John Baumgardner is Associate Pastor.

It's easy to help! Just click SHOP for your Parish below and shop online. You will receive your tax receipt at the time of purchase and all food ordered online will be shipped to the food pantry after the drive ends.

At the Riverwest Food Pantry we know that everyone has gifts to share. This is what we call our Community of Generosity. Even though COVID-19 has changed the way our Community of Generosity looks, we are committed to protecting, nourishing, and growing everyone in our community now more than ever.

WHY A VIRTUAL FOOD DRIVE?

In addition to scaling back our our team from hundreds to a small staff and a handful of core volunteers we have moved all food distributions to a “pick-up service” of pre-bagged food in order to prevent the spread of infection.

We also have ceased all local food drives and drastically scaled back produce rescue, requiring us to adapt to new ways of stocking our inventory. Of the 300,000 pounds of food that the Riverwest Food pantry distributes to our community every year, 60,000 pounds comes from local food drives and another 70,000 comes from rescued produce. The loss of these two sources of inventory, food drives and rescued produce together, is valued at $16,300 per month.

Your purchase of food items through this virtual drive or financial donation will help us to fill those gaps.

This crisis is magnifying the burden so many are carrying. We just received a beautiful note from a shopper who went through our drive-thru pantry: "I lost my job… and with the new virus floating around, the job opportunities have practically stopped. It was the first time I have ever used a food pantry. Your staff were so kind; I got a little teary-eyed as they loaded up my trunk with bags of food.”

At the Riverwest Food Pantry, we know that giving of ourselves and serving others changes us. We give so that we become more aware of the burdens others carry. We serve so that our hearts are enlarged to understand these burdens. Every act of giving has the power to change us and reshape our world.

Thank you, as always, for standing with the Riverwest Food Pantry. Our community needs each other now more than ever.

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Father Tim Kitzke

Name	In Support Of	Location	Raised
The Family of Four Parishes December VIRTUAL FOOD DRIVE 2021	Kinship Community Food Center	WI Milwaukee	117
The Family of Four Parishes November VIRTUAL FOOD DRIVE 2021	Kinship Community Food Center	WI Milwaukee	0
The Family of Four Parishes October VIRTUAL FOOD DRIVE 2021	Kinship Community Food Center	WI Milwaukee	42
The Family of Four Parishes September VIRTUAL FOOD DRIVE 2021	Kinship Community Food Center	WI Milwaukee	6
The Family of Four Parishes August VIRTUAL FOOD DRIVE 2021	Kinship Community Food Center	WI Milwaukee	0
The Family of Four Parishes May VIRTUAL FOOD DRIVE 2021	Kinship Community Food Center	WI Milwaukee	128
The Family of Four Parishes April VIRTUAL FOOD DRIVE 2021	Kinship Community Food Center	WI Milwaukee	268
The Family of Four Parishes March VIRTUAL FOOD DRIVE 2021	Kinship Community Food Center	WI Milwaukee	266
The Family of Four Parishes Jan/Feb VIRTUAL FOOD DRIVE 2021	Kinship Community Food Center	WI Milwaukee	686

Latest Contributions

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Donors 48

Items 1,883

Pounds 1,513

Value $4,716.39

The Family of Four Parishes MONTHLY VIRTUAL FOOD DRIVE 2021

Help us reach our goal of 2,000 pounds by 2021-12-31. Give today at:YouGiveGoods.com/familyoffourparishes2021

The Family of Four Parishes

Thank you for donating food to our local community in need.

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The Family of Four Parishes
MONTHLY VIRTUAL FOOD DRIVE 2021

Help us reach our goal of 2,000 pounds by 2021-12-31. Give today at:

YouGiveGoods.com/familyoffourparishes2021