Kirk Care/Greentree Community Church Food Drive ThrougH

Kirk Care partnered with the Greentree Community Church and the St. Louis Area Foodbank to host a free food drive through open to all on June 11, 2022 at Greentree Community Church in Kirkwood.  Kirk Care and Greentree provided and packed 150 boxes of non-perishables with over 6,000 food items.  Kirk Care also provided 150 personal care bags with over 1,500 additional items. The St. Louis Area Foodbank brought pallets of fresh food which was all repacked into boxes for the Drive Through.  Greentree Community then provided gallons of milk, half gallons of orange juice and eggs from Prairie Farms.  Greentree also provided fresh spinach, potatoes, and onions from Tony Tomato.  

All of this can only happen with a robust crew of volunteers—and that is indeed what we had! Many hands shopped for food, packed food, moved food, built boxes, repacked food, greeted guests, loaded cars and delivered food. This year too, we had some additional community support. The Vineyard signed up for some perishable food items—150 boxes of Graham crackers, canned pasta and tomato sauce. The Osage Hills neighborhood collected over 150 boxes of Macaroni and Cheese, and the Redemption Community Church brought in soups.  We also had help from World Wide Technologies.  WWT sent a team of 13 people to the Kirk Care pantry on May 26 to organize and pack the 1500 personal care items for the drive through.  Then, they sent another team to Greentree Community on June 10 to pack the produce from the St. Louis Area Foodbank, organize deliveries to the Older Adult Houses in Kirkwood and assist with delivery.

So, who did we serve?  We gifted 120 households with 362 family members, 146 of whom were children.  We also delivered a total of 90 boxes of food and personal care items to Kirkwood House, Concordia House, and Rose Hill House in Kirkwood.  It was a bountiful haul; our guests were amazed, and we were grateful to all who helped make it happen!