Saturday Morning Weekly Report

Thanks for being our model, Aaron!  Peggy, her granddaughter, and her granddaughter’s friend baked and decorated 6 trays of beautiful St Patrick’s Day treats.  Our Neighbors sure enjoyed the gift.  Their comments were so fun! It was a subdued morning.  Our Neighbors were slow to arrive and didn’t have much to say even to each

We begin each Saturday with a warm beverage welcome……Let’s have coffee!  How often have you started a visit with just those words?  The photo is a “very shortly after 7 AM” view of the Neighbors in Need coffee bar.  It takes a crew of 4 and often 5 to keep a full pot on the

It was bound to happen… We could not have burritos this morning because there were no eggs on store shelves.  We wish good health for all of the animal world. Thank you to Pemco Insurance for your creativity and a delicious breakfast!  We enjoyed hash browns, sausage links, hard-boiled eggs (You buy what is available) plus milk

It was all about the numbers this morning.  Our pantry served at least 95 Neighbors!  It was so busy everywhere that it wasn’t appropriate to ask for updates.  I noticed two families receiving food boxes.   Apparently, our pet hospitality is becoming well-known in the canine community.  We had 7 dogs at various times throughout the

Our Neighbors were guests for brunch on Saturday morning and they certainly enjoyed it.  Thank you to the team from Holy Rosary Catholic Church.  Of course, they prepared the required burritos.  They added sausage links and VERY WELCOME macaroni and cheese.  Thanks so much for your creative menu and welcoming serving to our Neighbors.  It

Sometimes we just need the promise of sanctuary – not the promise of an easy day, but the promise of a meaningful and worthwhile day.   This is the peace that greeted us as we arrived to serve our Neighbors on an early, snowing morning. The team from Edmonds Universalist Unitarian Church was with us this

We call it Neighbors in Need Saturday Morning, but the reality is that Neighbors in Need is busy every day of the week. On Sundays, the Trinity congregation welcomes any Neighbors who come in to attend worship or maybe just for coffee and a courteous greeting.  It’s a welcome that stems from habitually practicing welcome,

It was a bit of an unusual day at Neighbors in Need this morning.  Volunteers agreed that nearly half of our Neighbor guests had never attended before.  Our pantry welcomed, of course, each newcomer and asked how they found us.  Most said that they heard about Neighbors in Need at the cold weather shelter.  We’re

It was dental van day on a very cold morning.  Two dental teams cared for patients.  They served a total of 16 Neighbors who needed such care as extractions, cavities filled, and or pain explored.  Sixteen people are much healthier this afternoon than they were early this morning.  Thank you to Susan and to the

It was an average (?) day.  Our Neighbors were happy to be inside where they could comfortably visit while enjoying hot coffee or chocolate.  Our pantry assembled and gave 71 grocery bags, 1 family box, and food bags to three canine companions. Thank you to Edmonds Unitarian Universalist Congregation for hot burritos this morning!  Also