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Healthy Pantry Initiative Presentation!
We had the honor of having Alex from Philabundance gave a presentation about the Healthy Pantry Initiative. Alex educated all of the...
jtamous
Feb 7, 20201 min read


Stetser Elementary Donation!
The photo you see above is Chuck standing next to the principal of Stetser Elementary after delivering a care package. Unfortunately, the...
jtamous
Feb 7, 20201 min read


Our New Fridge!!!
We feel like a grown-up food pantry now, thanks to a grant from Philabundance. This is so needed since our old fridge wasn't functioning...
Joy Kieffer
Mar 19, 20191 min read


Boy Scouts Food Drive Donation Month! Yay!
Let November begin! The photos you see above are donations from the Boy Scouts in the Broomall and Newtown Square area. Wow. We can only...
Joy Kieffer
Nov 21, 20181 min read


August Slump ~ Soup Shelf bare!
Every year at this time our shelves (especially soups, cereals, and children's snacks and juices) are down to only a few items per shelf....
Joy Kieffer
Aug 30, 20181 min read


Fuge ~ Thanks Once Again!
We would not have survived the summer without volunteers from Fuge. A zillion weeds and small trees were removed as we had no time to...
Joy Kieffer
Aug 30, 20181 min read


Volunteers are the Best!
Here's just a few of the church mission teams who have come to help us and our host church over the summers. For every one, we are...
Joy Kieffer
Aug 15, 20181 min read


It's Time to Give the Man a Break
Chuck has been working hard at making Lifewerks what it is since it's inception in 1996. In that time, we've mentored hundreds of...
Joy Kieffer
Sep 30, 20171 min read


2 Small Boys + One Average Yard Sale = One Large Donation
Bennett and Andrew are Boy Scouts who came up with an idea all on their own. They knew that their scout troop collects food for area...
Joy Kieffer
Sep 30, 20171 min read


Campus Food Drops Meet Needs of College Students
2017 is a new school year, and the first campus food drop provided meals for 70 college students this week.
Joy Kieffer
Sep 20, 20171 min read


Summer Recap
M-FUGE Invasion! Like so many summers, the work is all done and so many photo ops have slipped by. But I caught our helpers taking...
Joy Kieffer
Aug 3, 20171 min read


A New Garden Shed!
Isn't it beautiful?!!! Who knew 3 x 4' of floor space could yield such high returns on organization? Thank you Church on the Boulevard...
Joy Kieffer
Jul 15, 20151 min read


A Summer of Garden Camps is now behind us . . . and what fun it was!
These are just a few of the things we did this summer. I can honestly say that our camps were a success, and a wonderful testing "ground"...
Joy Kieffer
Sep 13, 20131 min read


2013 Garden Season Begins with a Dig!
There's nothing like a mission team to get things started in a big way. A big THANK YOU shoutout to Rivatrace Baptist Church for...
Joy Kieffer
Apr 17, 20131 min read


Fall 2012
As you can see, we had a very productive summer, especially when it comes to tomatoes! Our beds were filled and amended with the best...
Joy Kieffer
Sep 28, 20121 min read


New Garden Gate
Isn't it beautiful? It was my hope to have a welcoming garden gate to our food pantry garden. I'm an artist before I'm a gardener....
Joy Kieffer
Jun 23, 20121 min read


Thank you Home Depot!
Woo-hoo! Thank you volunteers and Home Depot team! Managers from the surrounding Home Depot stores volunteered their time and muscles to...
Joy Kieffer
May 16, 20121 min read


Our First Bed!
This raised bed is our first “seed” donation. When our neighbor heard that we planned to make a vegetable garden to compliment our food...
Joy Kieffer
May 9, 20121 min read
Home Depot Update
Materials for our raised bed garden build have been delayed. The new date for our build is May 17th. Antique gates with new hinges have...
Joy Kieffer
May 9, 20121 min read


Our Pantry is Ready to Serve
We're stocked up with our first delivery and getting ready to go! One of these days we'll have shelves to put things on!
Joy Kieffer
Nov 5, 20111 min read
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