Highlights

 This aerial view shows our new building (top of photo) that we hope to have completed by the spring of 2023. We plan to stock it with furniture, appliances, housewares and clothing. The project's fundraising continues. Donations from SVdP in Indianapolis and local donors are funding the cost of materials. Most of the design and construction work is coming from volunteers. We thank you all.

 In November, the backroom of the warehouse gets a makeover to prepare for our annual Christmas Celebration. Local volunteer elves (some shown above in civilian dress) work many hours filling every nook and cranny with toys, stuffed lovies, games, puzzles, books, treats, and more. All provided by many generous donations from our community.

 Through the generosity of many, on September 30, 2021 we completed the paving and striping of our parking lot. Now we are able to use carts on wheels to bring food to the family's car, move our pallet jacks without tipping them over, walk more  securely, and clear off ice and snow during the wintry months. We are  grateful.  

Thanks to Thomas & Anthony Hicks and Jim Riffle for the design and construction of the extension to the SVDP Warehouse, with help from Elijah Smith, Ben Hicks & Vince Genis. This work was proposed and executed  by Thomas as his high school capstone project.  (Note also the new sign built by Tom Lowe and painted by Tom Sullivan.) Thanks to all.

The Nashville IGA grocery is letting us use the building, just to the right of the grocery, as our Little Store. Theresa and John Zimnawoda (photo) and others sort through donations and choose items to sell at the store to help fund our all volunteer services. Please drop by when the weather permits from April through October.

Many volunteers have come together to respond to the extra needs of our community brought on by the pandemic. Pop-Up pantries were a big part of that response. A small army of volunteers procured, sorted, packed and delivered food (and some toiletries & clothes) at sites throughout the county. (No more popups are currently scheduled.)

Bill Robinson (YMCA) and Warren Schade (Triad) at the Midwest Food Bank with our refrigerated truck (a.k.a. Reefer Truck) that we acquired in Sep 2020 with a grant from the Brown County Community Foundation.

Our second truck is named after the late Sister Mildred Wannemueler who was the Parish Life Coordinator at Saint Agnes when our conference of Saint Vincent de Paul was started in 1988. The truck was donated to us by SVdP - Indianapolis in Nov 2020 to live out its retirement.

Paul Colvin, Mother's Cupboard (on truck), WIll Bruce, Hoosier Hills Food Bank Program Specialist & Food Rescue Driver (left), and Jonathan Bolte, Food Coordinator for SVdP (right), doing a Brown County food pickup together using the 2011 Freightliner (Mary Jane) on 11/11/2020.

In the summer of 2020 we were able to add a new walk-in cooler/freezer to our building thanks to grants from the Brown County Community Foundation and Hoosier Hills Food Bank. Installation of the new unit involved many hours of volunteer time. Many thanks to all who helped in any way.