Craft Fair

Our own Dan Helwig, suited up as Saint Nick along with Nancy McGettigan as Mrs. Claus helped bring joy to kids of all ages at the Craft Fair at Flourtown Fire Company. Joined by fellow Rotarians Dan and company lead by the tireless efforts of Claudia Campbell collected much needed food for Philabundance. The Food Drive continues and you can drop off your non-perishable food items at the following locations (below photos) until January.

FOOD DRIVE PARTICIPANTS

Acme Market, Flourtown, PA (Food Drive, November 19^th and November 20^th – 9:00 am – 3:00 pm)
Arcadia University, Glenside, PA (Food Drive Bin, November 14^th– Empty Bowl Benefit Dinner)
Avant Apres Salon, Flourtown (Food Drop Off Location)
Bonus Marketing, Flourtown (Signs/Banners Advertising Rotary Food Fight/Drop Off Locations)
Boy Scout Troop 320, Cub Scout Pack 173, Flourtown (Scouting For Hunger)
Dobbins AVTS, 2150 Lehigh Avenue, Philadelphia (Holiday Food Drive)
First Niagara Bank (Flourtown), Flourtown (Food Drop Off Location)
Flourtown Business Association (Holiday Food Drive)
Flourtown Farmers Market (Food Drop Off Location)
Flourtown Fire Company, Ladies Auxiliary (Hosting Santa Food Fight For Hunger Event, November 26, noon to 2:00 pm)
Grace Lutheran Church (Wyndmoor), (Food Drop Off Location)
Harvard Realty Exchange, Norristown (Food Drop Off Location)
Health Advocate, Norristown (Food Drop Off Location)
Murphy’s Tavern, Roxborough (Holiday Food Drive)
Norristown Area School District (Holiday Food Drive)
Patrick Richards Hair Salon, Oreland (Holiday Food Drive)
Saint Genevieve School, Flourtown (Thanksgiving Food Drive)
Sandy Run Country Club (Oreland) (Food Drop Off Location)
Springfield Township High School (Martin Luther King Day Food Drive)
Stan’s Automotive, Norristown (Food Drop Off Location)
Tony’s Pizza City, Wyndmoor, PA (Food Drop Off Location)
True Value Hardware, Wyndmoor, PA (Food Drop Off Location)
Zion Lutheran Church, Flourtown (Food Drop Off And Food Storage Location)

Philabundance has requested the following high priority food items be donated:

Food Drive Collection Guidelines

NON-PERISHABLE ITEMS ONLY

Choose products that are in boxes, cans or plastic bottles and that do not have to be refrigerated.

Bread and baked goods are not suitable because of their short shelf life. Items should be recently purchased and in good condition.

High Priority Items

Canned Shelf-stable tuna
Macaroni and Cheese
Canned Pasta
Canned Beef Stew
Canned Chili
Creamy Peanut Butter
Jelly
Canned Green Beans
Canned Corn
Canned Fruit
Breakfast Cereal and Hot Cereal

Santa Claus is coming to town and we are officially kicking off our Food Drive for Philabundance. Rotary is taking its Photo with Santa experience to the Craft Fair at the Flourtown Fire Company. We ask for you to help your children learn the true meaning of the Holidays by bringing some non-perishable food items to help those less fortunate and help support volunteers of Fire Company by browsing over 40 vendors at the Craft Fair.

Your children or grandchildren meet Santa and supported those less fortunate on:

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2011

Noon TO 2:00 PM

Free Admission! We just ask you bring some non-perishable food items to help the Food Drive

Flourtown Fire Company
1526 Bethlehem Pike
Flourtown, PA 19031

Need more information? Call Claudia at 215-233-8919

The Food Drive will run from November 8 until Martin Luther King Day on Monday, January 16, 2012. The Ladies Auxiliary of Flourtown Fire Company Craft Fair will act as proud host to the kick-off event of the Rotary Club of Springfield Township’s Food Drive. Santa will make an appearance at noon and will be available for photos. We ask that you bring some non-perishable food items that Rotary will be taking to Philabundance. The goal is to collect over 10,000 food items to help local food pantries and kitchens throughout the Delaware Valley to help alleviate hunger. There will be many drop-off points located throughout the Community: