Yearly Archives: 2016

Groundbreaking Ceremony 2016

Amazing Grace Food Pantry is proud to announce and invite the Collin County community to a groundbreaking ceremony to celebrate the future of providing more food to the ever-growing number of food-insecure families in North Texas in a new safe and efficient facility. This new 3,200sqft building will provide greater capacity for incoming donations and increased efficiency for distribution to those

2016-11-18T14:08:04-06:00October 26th, 2016|Latest News, Pantry Events|

Pantry Update 10/18/2016

Amazing Grace Food Pantry served 263 people a week's worth of groceries. We'd also like to give a hearty THANK YOU to our Thursday/Monday crew for preparing donations for distribution this week. Each and every volunteer and crew is vital to this ongoing effort. Please consider arranging a recurring monthly donation via our Donation Page. Each commitment helps in planning for

2016-10-19T12:56:46-05:00October 19th, 2016|Latest News|

Pantry Update 10/11/2016

Great weather today for the 317 people that received this weeks groceries from Amazing Grace Food Pantry. Busy day, but the 11 Volunteers worked hard to process donated food and keep shelves stocked with fresh produce, bread and many other essential nutritious food. Reggie, you were missed, but we hope you enjoyed your well deserved vacation! Each client receives a box

2016-10-11T21:31:55-05:00October 11th, 2016|Latest News|

Saturday Update 10/09/2016

222 people received this weeks groceries at Amazing Grace Food Pantry Saturday, including 14 new clients. Clients come from all areas, mostly from Collin County: 103 from Wylie, 74 from nearby towns such as Lavon, Nevada, Princeton, McKinney and Plano 45 from neighboring counties, we provide food but also provide locations of pantries closer to their home so they won't have

2016-10-10T00:13:30-05:00October 10th, 2016|Latest News|

Pantry Update 10/04/2016

We had an Amazing day at the Pantry, serving 277 people. We also processed and marked donated food items (about 3100 lbs) from Walmart, Target, Tom Thumb, Aldi's, and CVS. Thank you to all the Kroger Rewards participants who earned $200 rewards cash for the pantry in September. For those who haven't signed up yet, its easy! Go online and select

2016-10-05T13:27:36-05:00October 5th, 2016|Latest News|

Non-Food Donation Information Fall 2016

Non-Food Donation Information Fall 2016 Items to consider donating before 2016 comes to an end.   Along with your regular donations of food or cash, consider dropping off one of these essentials next time. It's added insurance that your donation definitely made an impact on someone's life. 1. Toilet paper No butts about it! Our pantry is in need of toilet

2016-10-05T13:25:49-05:00October 5th, 2016|Call to Action|

Saturday Update 10/01/2016

214 people received groceries Saturday provided by Amazing Grace Food Pantry. These low income families appreciate even one day of meals. Today we're able to give 5 days of meals thanks to your donations. As the Holiday season draws near, please consider a one time tax deductible donation for 2016 or a monthly pledge for 2017. Each dollar fills a kids

2016-10-03T09:44:04-05:00October 3rd, 2016|Latest News|

Pantry Update 9/27/2016

Thank You, Rent-A-Center, for delivering a much needed refrigerator to the pantry today. It was a busy Tuesday at Amazing Grace Food Pantry. Twelve volunteers picked up, unloaded and stocked 2500 lbs of food donations. We served 291 people a weeks worth of groceries, up 57% from last Tuesday. The clients were very happy to get fresh produce and the volunteers

2016-09-29T12:36:46-05:00September 29th, 2016|Latest News|

Saturday Update 9/24/2016

The pantry served 220 people with a week's worth of groceries. We're fast approaching a groundbreaking for the new building that will allow us to provide more help in a safer and more efficient facility, but we're still short on funds for completing the inside (walls, fixtures, shelving, etc). Visit our Donation Page and consider arranging a recurring donation or one-time

2016-09-26T11:56:13-05:00September 26th, 2016|Latest News|

Pantry Update 9/20/2016

Amazing Grace Food Pantry served 185 people groceries today. A little lighter than the normal Tuesday. Nine dedicated volunteers worked hard unloading trucks and keeping the client shopping area stock with fresh produce, fruit, juice, bread and pastries. Everyone missed Reggie greeting them at the front door, but he will be back Saturday after a well deserved vacation. Thanks for your

2016-09-20T22:35:13-05:00September 20th, 2016|Latest News|