Outreach - Program/Events

“A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another.” John 13:34

Operation Backpack | Operation Backpack | Thanksgiving | Christmas

The St. Louis de Montfort Outreach Program serves needy families and individuals of all faiths in our community by:

• Providing information and referrals to appropriate services and agencies
• Providing supplemental food and groceries from our Food Pantry
• Assisting with home heating costs

In 2006, our Outreach Program served a total of 2,530 people:

• 903 Families
• 1519 Adults
• 986 Children
• 25 Seniors

Following are annual, Parish-wide outreach events:

EASTer – Operation Bunny:
Provides Easter baskets and family bibles for children and adults

Operation Bunny 2007 See photos.

Operation Backpack :
Sunday, August 26: Collection of backpacks for 150 Outreach children as they return to school.

Simply place backpacks and school supplies in the food bins.
It is imperative that we receive everything this weekend
so we can arrange distribution on Wednesday, August 29th.

1st - Operation-Backpack needs backpacks. All sizes from elementary through high school are needed. Simply purchase a backpack for a child as they begin school and place it in the Outreach food bin before mass next weekend.

2nd - Of course, we still will continue to need school supplies to help families defray costs for the tools of learning. School supplies that we need are: pocket calculators, protractors, highlighters, school bags, lunch boxes, black Ðand-white marble books, three and five subject note books, dividers, back-packs, loose-leaf paper and binders, index cards, scissors, crayons, rulers, glue, markers, folders, pencils, and pens. Simply place your donated school supplies in the food bins. It is imperative that we receive everything on the weekend of August 25/26 so we can arrange distribution on Wednesday, August 29th.

3rd - All monies donated to Operation-Backpack will be used to help defray the anticipated $3,000 cost of Payless Sneaker Vouchers and missing school supplies.

On behalf of our needy children, we thank you for your continued support and generosity. May the Holy Spirit continue to bless you and your loving families.

Thanksgiving:
Provides Turkeys and more for traditional Thanksgiving meals

Christmas:
Provides food for traditional Christmas meals

Want to help the St. Louis de Montfort Outreach Program?

Sponsors:
Special thanks to Long Island Cares, Kentucky Fried Chicken, Stop-N-Shop, and Pepperidge Farm for donating to our Food Pantry.