Announcements for 2020
Announcements for 2020
The GSM Food Pantry and Clothes Closet are open on the last Saturday of each month. There are exceptions to this schedule to accommodate Thanksgiving and Christmas needs. Please check the events page for details.
Thanks to the generosity of many individuals, churches and organizations, GSM has been averaging over 135 boxes of food given to those in need every month! Although the list may vary somewhat from month to month, those boxes contain canned beans, canned meat, beef stew, rice, dried beans, canned fruit, pasta sauce, pasta noodles, chicken noodle soup, tomato soup, macaroni and cheese, canned tomatoes and oatmeal. In addition, recipients are given a loaf of bread and sometimes items in addition to those on the "standard" list.
Thanks to the generosity of many individuals, churches and organizations, GSM has been averaging over 135 boxes of food given to those in need every month! Although the list may vary somewhat from month to month, those boxes contain canned beans, canned meat, beef stew, rice, dried beans, canned fruit, pasta sauce, pasta noodles, chicken noodle soup, tomato soup, macaroni and cheese, canned tomatoes and oatmeal. In addition, recipients are given a loaf of bread and sometimes items in addition to those on the "standard" list.
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There are new instructions above regarding delivery of the food items to the Pantry as follows: When you deliver your food items, we are asking that you go ahead and put them on the shelves in the Pantry. There is a section marked off and labeled for each item. If you have more than will fit in the designated area, then please place the remainder across the hall in the Clothes Closet under the appropriate heading. This is to be completed by the middle of the third week of each month.
Churches who collect food from their congregations or other outside sources will be responsible for delivering those items to the pantry and putting them on the shelves. They will be responsible for checking expiration dates, and disposing of out-of-date items and placing them in the flats provided above that section. Please DO NOT put loose cans on the shelves!!
When donating food items to the pantry, please bring the items on or before the Monday before "Pantry Day". If you need to bring in food after the Monday before "Pantry Day", please place the food in the clothing closet after you have weighed the food items.
Also, the nighttime packing is now on Monday (the last Monday before Saturday distribution) at 7:00 p.m.
Please remember that individual food items donated to the Food Pantry should not weigh more than one pound. This is because containers that are especially bulky cannot fit in the food boxes. Also due to health reasons, we cannot divide large sized donated containers into smaller.
Please do NOT leave donations (food or otherwise) outside the building. If you wish to donate items, please coordinate with
Volunteers, please note the change in Food Pantry (and Clothes Closet) hours below:
Arrival of volunteers: 8:45 a.m.
Arrival of families to receive food and clothes: 9:00 a.m.
Distribution of Food: 9:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.
Clean-up of Food Pantry, Clothes Closet, hallways, bathrooms, and outside of the building: 10:30 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
Each church will need at least 8 to 10 volunteers for the Food Pantry and additional volunteers for the Clothes Closet. If your church cannot provide enough volunteers, please consider partnering with another congregation and sharing each church's assigned month. (Assigned months are detailed on the events page.)
GSM has three carts and one hand truck for volunteers to use in maneuver boxes of food from the Food Pantry to the recipients' vehicles. Volunteers are welcome to bring additional carts to use during the time they assist with the Food Pantry.
Many thanks to everyone for all you do!
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Good Samaritan Ministries of Stokesdale Inc is now registered with AmazonSmile. Be sure to shop at smile.amazon.com so that GSM can receive a portion of your eligible purchases. Just remember, when you join, you need to specify Good Samaritan Ministries of Stokesdale, Inc. as your charity since there are numerous Good Samaritan Ministries across the United States. Remember, always start at smile.amazon.com
and Amazon will donate 0.5% of the price of your eligible AmazonSmile purchases.
AmazonSmile is a simple and automatic way for you to support your favorite charitable organization every time you shop, at no cost to you. When you shop at smile.amazon.com, you’ll find the exact same low prices, vast selection and convenient shopping experience as Amazon.com, with the added bonus that Amazon will donate a portion of the purchase price to your favorite charitable organization. You can choose from nearly one million organizations to support.
The AmazonSmile Foundation will donate 0.5% of the purchase price from your eligible AmazonSmile purchases. The purchase price is the amount paid for the item minus any rebates and excluding shipping & handling, gift-wrapping fees, taxes, or service charges. From time to time, AmazonSmile may offer special, limited time promotions that increase the donation amount on one or more products or services or provide for additional donations to charitable organizations.
and Amazon will donate 0.5% of the price of your eligible AmazonSmile purchases.
AmazonSmile is a simple and automatic way for you to support your favorite charitable organization every time you shop, at no cost to you. When you shop at smile.amazon.com, you’ll find the exact same low prices, vast selection and convenient shopping experience as Amazon.com, with the added bonus that Amazon will donate a portion of the purchase price to your favorite charitable organization. You can choose from nearly one million organizations to support.
The AmazonSmile Foundation will donate 0.5% of the purchase price from your eligible AmazonSmile purchases. The purchase price is the amount paid for the item minus any rebates and excluding shipping & handling, gift-wrapping fees, taxes, or service charges. From time to time, AmazonSmile may offer special, limited time promotions that increase the donation amount on one or more products or services or provide for additional donations to charitable organizations.
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The GSM Food Pantry is open from 9:00 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. the last Saturday of each month. The Food Pantry is hosted by GSM at 8500 Ellisboro Road in the Stokesdale Business Center (behind Forbis & Dick Funeral Home).
The GSM Clothes Closet is open during the same time as the Food Pantry, from 9:00 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. the last Saturday of each month. The Clothes Closet is in the same building as the Food Pantry. Just take a right when you enter the building to get to the Clothes Closet. It is located at 8500 Ellisboro Road in Stokesdale.
Donations of new and gently used clothes and linens (as well as small household items) are gladly accepted. Either bring your items to 8500 Ellisboro Road, Stokesdale, when you visit either the Food Pantry or Clothes Closet or let a GSM member church know that you have items to donate to the GSM. Tax deducible contribution receipts are available at the Clothes Closet. To learn more, please contact Carolyn Joyner at (336) 643-4360 or Loretta Davies at (336) 298-7332.
The GSM Clothes Closet is open during the same time as the Food Pantry, from 9:00 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. the last Saturday of each month. The Clothes Closet is in the same building as the Food Pantry. Just take a right when you enter the building to get to the Clothes Closet. It is located at 8500 Ellisboro Road in Stokesdale.
Donations of new and gently used clothes and linens (as well as small household items) are gladly accepted. Either bring your items to 8500 Ellisboro Road, Stokesdale, when you visit either the Food Pantry or Clothes Closet or let a GSM member church know that you have items to donate to the GSM. Tax deducible contribution receipts are available at the Clothes Closet. To learn more, please contact Carolyn Joyner at (336) 643-4360 or Loretta Davies at (336) 298-7332.
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