NEW PROCEDURE FOR FOOD PICKUP
TO OUR CLIENTS:
BEGINNING JANUARY 2021 WE WILL BE CHANGING OUR ROUTINE FOR FOOD PICK-UP. WE WILL CONTINUE AS A DRIVE-THRU ONLY, AND YOU WILL DO THE FOLLOWING:
- LINE UP AT THE STOP SIGN AS YOU HAVE DONE PREVIOUSLY
- EXIT YOUR CAR AND ENTER THE CUPBOARD (ONLY ONE CLIENT AT A TIME WILL BE PERMITTED INTO THE CUPBOARD). FACE MASKS ARE REQUIRED TO ENTER THE CUPBOARD.
- SIGN-IN OR REGISTER FOR YOUR MONTHLY FOOD
- RETURN TO YOUR CAR
- DRIVE TO THE SIDE DOOR TO HAVE YOUR FOOD LOADED INTO YOUR CAR.
PLEASE MAKE SURE YOUR TRUNK IS EMPTY FOR EASY LOADING.
(IF YOU ARE DISABLED AND CANNOT WALK INTO THE CUPBOARD, PLEASE CALL THE CUPBOARD WHEN YOU ARE IN LINE AND ACCOMMODATION WILL BE MADE FOR YOU TO RECEIVE YOUR FOOD.)
COVID 19 INFORMATION UPDATE
We hope that everyone is taking the proper precautions to avoid getting the COVID 19 virus. In order to protect both our clients and our courageous volunteers who are willing to continue to come to our Cupboard to help those in the community who are in need of food, we are taking the following steps to ensure everyone’s safety.
• View our hours of operation.
• Our building is on lockdown and will continue through the end of the year .
• All clients and others in need of food are to drive to the side door, open your trunk, and a volunteer will place the food products in your trunk for you. No one is to exit their car.
• If you are not a registered client of OAFC, you have the following options:
- Drive to the side door of the building, give your name and number of family members living with you and receive a Sunshine Emergency Box along with some fresh produce and meat, or
- Call the Cupboard at 610-857-4000 and do a temporary registration over the phone and then drive to the side door of the cupboard for a full order. After this crisis ends, you must then return to the Cupboard with a photo ID and proof of address in order to continue to receive food.
OAFC is determined to continue to serve our community as long as we can. If any of our volunteers show symptoms and are diagnosed with COVID-19, we will be forced to temporarily close our doors until further notice. For this reason we ask that you follow these instructions carefully.
Volunteers Needed
Would you like to assist the OAFC but can't volunteer to come into the cupboard during our working hours? We have need for volunteers to serve on a number of committees. We would like to hear from you if you have talent that would fit the needs of the following:
- Marketing Committee
- Fundraising Committee
- Finance Committee
- Food Drive Committee
- Building Committee
If Interested please contact Judy Dougherty at 610-857-4000
Serving the octorara community
The Need
Hunger has many different faces. Women, children, mothers, fathers, infants and the elderly. Hunger doesn't discriminate. It doesn't care where you live or what you look like. Many hard working people living week to week are just a paycheck away from needing help. No one should ever go hungry but many people do. That's why we do what we do. We are a 100% volunteer organization dedicated to feeding hunger.
Help us help others. Please support your local food cupboard.
Hunger Doesn't Take A Rest
Our Mission
The sole mission of the Octorara Area Food Cupboard is to provide food support to qualifying individuals and families in the greater Octorara area.
Get Involved
Hunger isn't seasonal, which is why we need donations year-round. Conduct a Food Drive at work or in your neighborhood. We can provide helpful tips to make your food drive a success.
Community
Working together with the Chester County Food Bank, Parkesburg Point, Local Churches, Businesses and Residents helping those in need.
Start a food drive
Organize a Food Drive where you work or in your neighborhood
Spring is in the air and it's a great opportunity to clean out your cabinets for a good cause. We are currently in need of the following items:
Healthy Cereal Pasta Canned Vegetables
Oat Meal Canned Fruit Canned Pasta Sauce
Peanut Butter Canned Tuna Shelf Milk (i.e. Parmalat)
GIVE US A CALL AND WE CAN GIVE YOU SOME TIPS
Contribute When Shopping Online
Did you know you can contribute to the Octorara Area Food Cupboard when you shop online with Amazon? Amazon has created a webpage: smile.amazon.com
Amazon donates 0.5% of the purchas price of the eligible product to the Food Cupboard at no extra cost to you, the shopper!
Please help those in need as you do your Christmas shopping this year and all year long by using this website: smile.amazon.com and select the Octorara Area Food Cupboard as your Charity.
Thank you!