St. George's Orthodox Church & Affiliated Ministries St. George's Food Pantry & Orthodox Rio Bridges

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Overview Report: Start Up to January 2007

St. George's Food Pantry Overview Report:
Start Up - January 2003 - February 2007

Fiscal Year 2003: Program Start-Up

	Grant Income			$0.00

	Corporate Income			$0.00

	Individual/Family Donations			$0.00

	Pampered Chef Parties			$934.49

	Total Expenses			$845.49

	Balance Forward			$89.00

	Numbers Served			No Numbers Documented
		Individuals & Families Were Informally Served

Fiscal Year 2004:		St. George's Food Pantry Officially Opened
		For Service on May 5, 2004

	Grant Income			$0.00

	Corporate Income			$950.00

	Individual/Family Donations			$715.50

	Total Income			$1,665.50

	Total Expenses			$1,201.09

	Balance			$464.41

	Plus Balance Forward:			$553.41

	Numbers Served
	Families	Adults	Children	Total
	295	529	734	1,253

Fiscal Year 2005:

	Grant Income			$2,000.00

	Corporate Income			$765.00

	Individual/Family Donations			$4,418.22	After Emergency Appeal

	Pharr Area Em. Food Pantry			$1,096.06

	Total Income:			$8,279.28

	Total Expenses:			$5,087.19

	Balance			$3,192.09

	Plus Balance Forward:			$3,745.50

	Numbers Served:
	Families	Adults	Children	Total
	1,198	2,297	3,115	5,412

Fiscal Year 2006:

	Grant Income			$15,000.00

	Corporate Income			$1,810.00

	Individual/Family Donations			$4,934.00

	Pharr Area Em. Food Pantry			$1,935.42

	Total Income			$23,679.42

	Total Expenses			$17,057.94

	Balance			$6,621.48

	Plus Balance Forward:			$10,366.98

	Numbers Served:
	Families	Adults	Children	Total
	1,575	3,129	3,588	6,717

Fiscal Year 2007 (Jan. & Feb ONLY):

	Grant Income			$0.00

	Corporate Income			$0.00

	PayPal Donations			$175.00

	Individual/Family Donations			$918.00

	Pharr Area Em. Food Pantry			$700.72

	Total Income			$1,793.72

	Total Expenses			$1,887.04

	Balance			($93.32)

	Plus Balance Forward:			$10,273.66

	Numbers Served		Jan. 2007
	Families	Adults	Children	Total
	184	385	418	803

	Special Project Notes Overview:

	* For the 3rd year, residents of Wnter Haven Community have done special collections of food, clothing
	and financial contributions for St. George's Food Pantry.
	* This year, the Zion Mission Quilters, a local crochet club and Episcopal missionary donated many
	lovely blankets, Afghans and baby blankets for our special Nativity distribution.
	* For the 2nd year, the OCA national offices have sent boxes of special Christmas Stockings for our
	Nativity distribution at the Food Pantry, plus at the orphanage in Reynosa, Mexico
	* Many in the local community have donated food items, clothing, toys, etc. for special distributions.
	* Our special Nativity Distribution was staffed by Youth Service Retreat participants.
	* A handful of people from around the nation support the Food Pantry with monthly donations, some of
	these coming as direct withdrawals from their checking accounts.
	*With the new PayPal component of our website, we've received nearly $500.00 of donations for our
	various ministries and outreach projects, but mostly for the Food Pantry.
	* At Thanksgiving, we distributed gift cards for 102 Turkeys (one per family).

St. George's Food Pantry Project Summary: Jan. 2003 - Feb. 2007

	Grant Income			$17,000.00

	Corporate Income			$3,525.00

	PayPal Donations			$175.00

	Regular Income			$10,985.72

	Pharra Area Em. Food Pantry			$3,732.20

	Total Income			$35,417.92

	Total Expenses			$26,078.75

	Balance Forward			$9,339.17

	Program Total Numbers Served

	Year	Families	Adults*	Children	Total
	2003					Note: No Documentation
	2004	295	519	734	1,253
	2005	1,198	2,297	3,115	5,412
	2006	1,575	3,129	3,588	6,717
	2007	184	385	418	803	Note: January Only

	TOTALS	3252	6330	7855	14,185

	Notes:	Total Program Cost of Less Than $3.70/Person Served
		Most Food Items are Purchased from the Food Bank of the RGV at $.14/Lb.
		*Adult Numbers Include Many Elderly & Handicapped Recipients

	Volunteer Hours Donated to St. George's Food Pantry
		(Not Including Staff Volunteer Hours)

	2003	Hours	n/a	Undocumented-Pre-Program
	2004	Hours	127	Program Start May 04 - Volunteer Doc. Nov. - Dec. Only
	2005	Hours	370
	2006	Hours	700
	2007	Hours	81	January Only

	Sub Total - Jan. 07:		1278	Total Documented Volunteer-Hours Donated

¡Gloria a Dios por todo!
Direct your Questions, Comments or Feedback to (Por favor dirigir sus preguntas, dudas o comentarios al): 956-781-6114 or info@stgeorgepantry.org