Willowbrook Food Pantry Update 12/3/25

Hi Friends,

The big Thanksgiving handout went fairly smoothly.  We learn more hints every year.  And thank goodness it did not rain!!  November may have been our biggest month ever, 244 families.  The SNAP uncertainty was a big factor.

Sherwood4KidsSake, a local organization, is donating wonderful food bags, both at our pantry and St. Francis's pantry this month.  They plan to make donations every week until Christmas.  This is a huge undertaking and we are very grateful.

Half of our offerings from the Oregon Food Bank is a USDA shopping list.  It is free food to us.  In the past, it typically contained about 30 items.  Last week it contained 5 items, one of which is collard greens, which are not popular with our clientele.  We will be needing to find more food or give out less, or most likely, both.  We really appreciate and rely on your support.

I'm having to buy some meat every week from our local stores.  Doing that eats up the budget pretty quickly. Hopefully, that will not be a forever thing.

In November, we helped 244 families, 1134 people.  We had our biggest year in 2024. We helped over 10,500 people, up from 8500 in 2023. We really appreciate your support.

We appreciate the people who continually drop off plastic and paper bags.  It means a lot to us that you take the time to do this. Thank you.  We have been informed that we cannot repack eggs.  So we no longer need egg cartons.

We are very low on soups, cereals, and tuna.  If you can donate a couple, that would really help us.  In some stores, you have to buy 4 or 5 items to get the good price, which is sometimes cheaper than buying 2.  We would appreciate the extras.

We are very thankful for the Sherwood Target store.  They donate to us every week.  They donate over 4000 lbs of food most months, and a lot of our meat comes from them.

The items that I think are of greatest value to us from each store (when there is a clear standout) are highlighted with bold text.  Also, some prices of items not advertised may be out of date.

We are lowest on CEREAL, TUNA, canned CHICKEN, VEGETABLE OIL, JUICE, SOUPS, Canned FRUIT and CORN, PB, CRACKERS.  

Fred Meyers Community Rewards program allows you to specify a charity to give funds to.. To register, go to www.fredmeyer.com/communityrewards. If you want to give rewards to us, our number for the program is FJ766 .  We would appreciate it if you would sign up to give rewards to us.  This program does not diminish your personal rewards.

Fred Meyer's - through 12/9 -

   Tree Top Apple Juice $1.99  when you buy 3

Safeway - through 12/9  - 

  Campbell's Chunky Soup $1.49 when you buy 5, limit 10

  Maruchan Ramen $.10 each, limit 48

 Through 1/4/2026

   Ragu Pasta Sauce $2.00

   Jello Gelatin and Pudding Mix 3/$5.00

Target

 unadvertised (approximate prices)

  Canned Tuna

  Swanson Chicken Broth

  store brand canned Fruit
  store brand Vegetables

  store brand Beans

  store brand pouch Potatoes

  store brand Tomatoes

  store brand Pasta

Walmart 

 What I buy for the pantry almost every week

  Canned Corn $.50

  Canned Soups $.70-$.94

  Cake Mixes $1.12

  Pasta Sauce $1.43

 unadvertised (approximate prices)

   store brand canned Tuna $.88 

   store brand Pasta $.98

   Hunt's Pasta Sauce $1.43

   store brand canned Vegetables $.70-$.88 

   store brand Cream Soups $.70

   store brand Chicken Noodle Soup $.70

   Betty Crocker Brownie Mix $1.34

   store brand Diced Tomatoes $.72

Bi-Mart - through 12/16 - 

  canned Fruit 4/$5.00

  Idahoan Potatoes 5/$5.00

  Nalley's Chili 2/$4.00

several unadvertised meal prep bargains

Grocery Outlet - through 12/9 - 

  Canned Fruit is a really good buy.

  SimplyGo Salsa $1.99

What I saw Yesterday

  Betty Crocker Cookie Mix $.99

  Corn Chex Cereal $1.99

 What I saw for under $1.50 that we need..

   Dry Beans

   Canned Fruit, Cake Mixes, Salad Dressings, Catsup

   Canned Tuna

 Always Good Deals

  Various  canned Fruit, Vegetables

  Various Crackers, Cookies, Cake Mixes 

from previous ads

  Sara Lee Pies $2.99

  Mashed Potatoes $1.99

  Kraft Mac and Cheese $.49

  Flour, 5 lb $1.99

  Ocean Spray Cranberry Sauce $.99

  Cranberry Juice Cocktail $1.99

  Goldfish $.99

  Skippy Peanut Butter 2/$4.00

  Hamburger Helper Chili Mac $1.49

  Corn Chex and other Cereals $1.99

  Everyday Pasta $.99

  Del Monte Pineapple Juice, 6 pk $1.99

  Crushed Tomatoes $.79

  Del Monte Green Beans $.79

Always good deals

  Tuna

  Macaroni and Cheese

  Pasta Sauce

  Tomato Products   

Winco

  store brand canned Corn

  store brand canned Tomatoes

  store brand canned Fruit

  Light Tuna $.69

  store brand Refried Beans 

Dollar Tree

  Hunt's Pasta Sauce $1.25

  canned Fruit $1.50 

  Pillsbury Brownie Mixes $1.25

  Cereals $1.25

  Top Ramen 5 packs $1.25

Food can be dropped off in Sherwood at the Friends church, Countryside church, Cedar Creek church, and Mountain Home church or in the barrels on our front porch at 19200 SW Edy Road.

Thank you for your caring support. Without you all, the pantry would not exist.

Joan