The Food Box Ministry at KesPres is a way of caring for our neighbors in need. Each month, an enthusiastic group of helping hands gather to pack boxes of kitchen staples which are delivered to homes in our community. Currently, we are delivering 34 boxes each month supporting 110 people. Most of the box recipients don’t come from our church but with every box delivery, we bring the church to them. We are thankful for community partnerships with the Food Bank of York Region, Clearwater Farms and Food Rescue – Shoppers Drug Mart along with members of the KesPres family and members of the Georgina community who help us help others by providing the food that goes in each box.

If you would like to help by packing boxes, please reach out to allyson@kespres.ca to be included in our packing rotation.

 You can support this ministry through making a financial gift:

- by cheque made out to Keswick Presbyterian Church – note* Food Box Ministry and mailed to:

Keswick Presbyterian Church, 23449 Woodbine Ave, Keswick, ON L4P 0L5

- through online giving. Please contact admin@kespres.ca to arrange a secure password for your gift.

Or you can purchase items to go in the boxes and then either bring them with you to the church when you come on Sunday mornings for worship and drop them in the grocery cart in the foyer or drop them off at the church at some other time during the week by arrangement. Please email allyson@kespres.ca to arrange a drop off time.

Here is a list items which we regularly include in the boxes as we have them available:

Cereal

Crackers/cookies

Peanut butter/Jam/Cheese Whiz

Granola bars

Ketchup/condiments

Sugar as available

Soup

Rice

Pasta

Pasta sauce

Pasta or rice packaged sides (sidekicks, etc)

Canned Vegetables

Canned meat: fish, chicken, ham

Mac and Cheese

Cake/muffin mixes

Please: NO junk foods/pop, coffee or tea – we get more than we can give out!

On behalf of the box recipients, thank you for caring.