food drive

October 17, 2023

Borough of Ellwood City Launching Food Drive

The Borough of Ellwood City is proud to announce the launch of a Borough wide Food Drive to support the Holy Redeemer food bank for the holidays. Boxes for businesses interested in participating may be obtained by emailing rschnell@ellwoodcityborough.com. Boxes for donations will also be located near the Utility Billing Window at the Borough of Ellwood City. Most requested items include stuffing, yams, sweet potatoes, turkey gravy, canned vegetables, canned pumpkin, cranberry sauce, instant potatoes, mac and cheese, pie crust, pie filling, corn bread mix, banana bread mix, cake mix, and icing. The borough thanks its residents and businesses for…

December 2, 2022

Jubilee Ministries Offering N.O.W. Project Free Food Distribution Event

Jubilee Ministries International (JMI) Nourishing Others Well-Being (N.O.W.) Project along with The Christian Chamber of Commerce of Western Pennsylvania (CCCWP) is sponsoring a Drive-Thru Food Giveaway for up to 1,500 families. The free food distribution event is scheduled to take place on Saturday, December 10th from 8:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. at the The Towne Mall (Cascade Galleria Plaza), 200 South Jefferson Street, New Castle, PA 16101. Each Family Will Receive: Fresh Milk from Marburger Farm Dairy Apples & Other items from Apple Castle Variety of In-Season Garden Fresh Produce Nutritious Shelf-Stable Groceries The boxes will be loaded directly into…

November 23, 2021

Riverside Lions Club Stays Busy With Hygiene Helpers, Food Drives

The Riverside Lions would like to thank the residents of the Ellwood City area and particularly Ellport for supporting our collections recently of both food supplies for the Holy Redeemer Food Bank and the Hygiene Helpers boxes located at the Franklin Township Giant Eagle and area Dollar General stores. The club has tried to stay busy in these unusual times according to King Lion, Chip Campbell. Since its last update, the club has donated a bench, along with the help of the Rochester Beaver Lions, to the Riverside Elementary school playground. The bench was acquired through a program from TREX….

October 20, 2020

N.O.W. Project Plans Drive-Thru Food Distribution

The Jubilee Ministries International (JMI) “Nourishing Others Well-Being” Project (N.O.W.) along with The Christian Chamber of Commerce of Western Pennsylvania (CCCWP) is sponsoring a Massive Drive-Thru Food Giveaway for up to 5,000 families on Saturday, October 24th, 2020 This is the ministries largest food distribution to date! The location of the food distribution event is the Lawrence Village Plaza, located at 2650 Ellwood Road, New Castle, PA 16101. Jubilee Ministries International N.O.W. Project and CCCWP will distribute an abundance of quality food boxes for over 5,000 families. Each family will receive multiple boxes containing fresh milk, quality dairy products, meat,…

January 30, 2020

LHS Caring Team Accepting Donations During Senior Night Basketball Game

The Lincoln High School Caring Team will be accepting donations for the community food bank before the boys’ final home basketball game Tuesday night. Fans attending the Senior Night game are asked to bring non-perishable food to help support people in our community who are facing food insecurity. There is a particular need for canned fruit, tuna, and soups, as well as cereals, mac and cheese, and toilet paper. Caring team members will also be collecting cash donations to support the program. All donations are welcomed and appreciated. “Supporting our community food bank has been a years-long commitment of the…

October 30, 2018

‘Heart of the Cards’ Food Drive Announced

Games who frequent a local comic book, New Dimension Comics, are opening up their upcoming food drive to the public. The ‘Heart of the Cards’ Food Drive begins today, October 30 and running through Sunday, November 4th. For those wishing to participate, please bring non-perishable food items to New Dimension Comics, 516 Lawrence Avenue, Ellwood City, PA. Proceeds will be donated to the Holy Redeemer Ministerium Food Bank. New Dimension Comics (NDC) is the area’s largest retail chain of comics, games, and collectables. With 5 locations all around the greater Pittsburgh area and over 25 years experience NDC gives you…