November 2008

Season of Giving Drive at V. Richard’s Plaza
Now through November 30^th, donate food or cash at any of the merchants in the plaza at Bluemound and Calhoun Roads. 

Good Harvest Market has generously donated space to hold a fundraiser created and implemented by Dawn Smith-Lewis.  A variety of donations have been gathered for a drawing to be held on Saturday, November 22 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. at Good Harvest, 1850 Meadow Lane in Pewaukee.  The event will take place from 10:00 a.m. until 6:00 p.m.   Tickets are priced at $2 and $5 each, for two different tiers of items available, with free tickets given for purchasing blocks of 20, 30,  40 and 50 tickets (in either price range).  The more tickets you buy, the more you save!  Tickets can be purchased that day and you are not required to be present to win.  Items featured include a signed Packer football, massage certificates, restaurant certificates, Wisconsin Athletic Club membership, a beautiful dollhouse & furniture and many assorted gift baskets and themed packages. All proceeds will benefit The Food Pantry.

Food For Families (FFF) Campaign
Donate food at local grocery stores during November and December and the food stays in the area to help your neighbors by being distributed by The Food Pantry of Waukesha County. FFF is generously sponsored by Johnson Controls. 

Community Food & Fund Drives
Drives are coordinated by all types of schools, universities, community organizations, schools, retailers, companies and social groups. Ninety percent of the food The Food Pantry distributes comes from community drives. Donate generously and often.

December 2008

Holiday Tree Lighting
The owners of The Red Circle Inn, Martha and Norm Eckstaedt, coordinate a simply beautiful tree lighting each year to benefit The Food Pantry.  The event is open to the public with a suggested admission of non-perishable food items.  This year the event will be held on Monday, December 1st.  Visit www.foodspot.com/redcircleinn for more details.  

Neighbor Helping Neighbors Drive
The 7th annual food and fund drive is planned for Saturday, December 13th (end) in the subdivisions of Tall Grass, Rolling Ridge and Meadowbrook.  Coordinators Dave Rebro and Shannon Majewski encourage residents to make donations to be collected later that day by children from the neighborhood with help from adult family members. Thousands of dollars and pounds of food have been generated from this ‘neighborly’ drive.  For more details visit www.tallin.com/neighbors. 

Food For Families (FFF) Campaign
Donate food at local grocery stores during November and December and the food stays in the area to help your neighbors by being distributed by The Food Pantry of Waukesha County. FFF is generously sponsored by Johnson Controls. 

Community Food & Fund DrivesDrives are coordinated by all types of schools, universities, community organizations, schools, retailers, companies and social groups. Ninety percent of the food The Food Pantry distributes comes from community drives. Donate generously and often.