Mandarin Food Bank
Please return your non-perishable and personal items for the Mandarin Food Bank to the church on Sunday, July 2, 2023. You may drop off your bags of donated items at the drop-off zone at the main entrance driveway. A second drop-off area is located at the circular guest drop off near the sanctuary. At Longleaf you can leave items at the welcome table. You may also make checks out to MUMC and in the check memo write Mandarin Food Bank.
Personal Items
- Toilet paper
- Toothpaste/ brushes
- Bar soap
- Dish liquid
- Laundry Detergent
- Shampoos
High Demand Items
- Canned Meats: -Chicken, Tunna
- Other canned meats i.e. Spaghetti sauce
- Dry and canned beans
- Mac and cheese
- Cold cereals
- Hot cereals
- Grits
- Oats
- Ramen noodles
- Soups
- Coffee, Tea and other drinks
Mission of the Food Bank
Our mission is to provide emergency food and clothing to those in need in the Mandarin Community. We are a ministry run entirely by volunteers. At Thanksgiving and Christmas, we provide a box of food for a complete holiday meal, serving about 400 families at each event. Our migrant worker project includes duffle bags filled with personal items such as towels, wash cloths, hats, work gloves, shampoo deodorant, toothpaste, etc., all filled by food bank volunteers. Our volunteers also prepare the hot meal and transport it to different migrant camps. Our birthday project that provides small birthday gifts for children of clients. Anyone residing in the Mandarin Community, regardless of religious affiliation, is eligible to be served.