Each summer we provide groceries for children and families in need at the Baker Glover community. Deliveries begin May 27 and we would love to have you join us! You can participate by shopping, packing and delivering. An additional way you can help is by donating your used plastic grocery bags. We will be collecting them May 4th through Sunday, May 25.

 This summer, we are anticipate providing approximately 20-25 families with children in our Path Project (in Baker and Glover Trailer Park) with grocery supplies for lunches. During the school year, the children receive free lunches at school. During the summer, the children do not have access to this program, so GFUMC stands in the gap.

There are four time slots each day; one for shopping, one for packing, one for loading/delivering, and one for driving. Shopping means that you will purchase the items needed to fill the list for the week's groceries. You will turn in your receipts to Misty in the church office to be reimbursed. Packing consists of filling two grocery bags per family. The "cold" bags will be left in the cooler and the dry bags will be loaded on carts. Loading/delivering means that you load the bags onto the church bus and ride with the driver, getting out at designated houses to drop off the bags. (We use the bus for delivery because 1) the families know to look for it 2)the volume of the groceries makes it impossible to fit in a personal vehicle and 3)the driver knows the route and makes the delivery time much quicker and smoother) Driving means that you have a CDL to drive the church bus, you are on the church list of approved drivers, and you will drive the route for delivery.

There is one sign-up in each slot. Although one person can do any task alone, it is better (and quicker) with some helpers, so recruit your friends and family! The person who signs up is the "captain" of that slot and serves as the contact in case any change becomes necessary.

Please review the available slots below and click on the button to sign up. If you have any questions, please call or text Mary Wall (205)-242-1372. The families appreciate your participation in this outreach ministry! Thank you!