Saturday Morning Weekly Report

What a day!  Our pantry team lost count after giving 75 bags of groceries.  It was a morning of many trips to the basement to bring up more supplies. Robin and David were another busy team.  They served 10 full pots of coffee plus tea and hot chocolate.  They limited our Neighbors to only one […]

We think of Neighbors in Need as a Saturday morning ministry.  Saturday morning is only possible because of much effort during the entire week.  Below are just a few of the mid-week gifts of time. Monday is John’s visit to the Edmonds Food for stable foods to give to our Neighbors.  We wouldn’t be open if

It was a busy but truly fun morning.  We are grateful to the youth and their adult leaders from St Hilda St Patrick Episcopal Church for spending the morning with us.  They had sponsored a blanket drive in their home congregation and delivered more than 40 blankets to give to our Neighbors.  They spent the

Our Neighbors arrived early and stayed as long as possible.  They were truly grateful to be out of the pouring rain.  They put themselves to work while they waited for the coffee to brew.  With Allen’s direction, they set up all the tables and chairs plus all of the serving tables.   Gloria Dei Lutheran was

“It’s a blessing to just wake up.”  This was the greeting from our first Neighbor to enter from outside this morning.  Gotta remember that! How adorable is this for adorable?  Her name is Nadira.  She is 3 months old, and very calm and loving.  We hope she and her parents will be back often. ` It

On this last Saturday of 2023, we served 50 Neighbors and 2 families.  Wouldn’t it be wonderful if the new year would see the end of need for our service? Thank you to Nest Mission for a delicious full-menu breakfast!  Their team served sausages with gravy, rice, fresh fruit, and a variety of juices.  It was

We had a lower count today.  This was a surprise to all of us.  Our pantry handed out 50 bags of groceries. The team from Gloria Dei Lutheran Church served 84 plates of biscuits and gravy, sausage patties, juice, and milk, plus an abundance of burritos.  This team puts in a long morning cooking, welcoming Neighbors

It’s almost Christmas!   Our team from Holy Rosary opened this season of promise,  blessing, and sharing by bringing gift bags to our Neighbors.  Just look at the care they took to pack beautiful gift bags.  Hot chocolate from a silver urn, fruit juice, and wrapped gifts are blessings that we take and share out of

Another cold and wet morning – We hosted 62 neighbors and 33 families for groceries and burrito breakfast. Sincere thanks to the team from Edmonds Universalist Unitarian Church for plentiful hot burritos.  Also, sincerely thank you for supplying healthy protein for our Neighbors, including tuna, cheese, hard-boiled eggs, and cereal.  Nutrition is a BIG DEAL!

Isn’t she adorable?  Phoebe visited our clothing bank this morning and selected these beautiful hand knit slippers.  Many thanks to the  gift shop at Fairwinds Brighton Court for sharing with Neighbors in Need.    Our team from Gloria Dei Lutheran Church served 72 breakfast plates (sausage patties, biscuits and gravy and apple juice) plus dozens of hot burritos.  This