Needs for 11/9-13

Thank you so much to everyone who helped this last week.  It always seems like the weeks leading up to the holidays have a higher number of cans needed than other weeks, so every can is appreciated! 

8 nutragrain bars
26 cans of tuna
6 easy mac envelopes
21 fruit cups
10 individually wrapped oreo snacks
64 individually wrapped rice crispy treats

Please remember that we set up on Wednesday and pack the bags on Thursday. 

This week's needs and five birthdays

Bear Necessities needs for this week:

11 oatmeal

30 cans of chilli

30 cans beefaroni

30 easy mac envelopes

24 cans peas

We also have five birthdays this month so we need five cake mixes and icing. With that we will also need about 100 rice crispy treats as well. 

Please share this with anyone that might be interested in helping. Every little bit counts!

Last week of October needs

This week Bear Necessities needs the following items:

30 cereal bars
10 easy mac envelopes

That's it! 

October Bear Necessities Needs

I hope everyone is enjoying the first few days of fall break.  I have seen some fun photos of beaches, Disney and a few mountains already.  I know that we were looking forward to this week to regroup and relax!

Not everyone is on vacation and some have already been getting a head start on Bear Necessities' October needs so we went down and got a count this morning of what we will need the week school is back in session.  Our numbers went down just a bit as one of our families moved from the district.  Please pray with us that they are blessed in their move and that if they're still in need of assistance, that God will connect them to how He would choose to provide for them.



Oct 19-23  |  SCHOOL BACK IN SESSION
12 peanut butter
14 jelly
17 easy mac envelopes
30 green beans
6 fruit cups
4 applesauce




And since some have asked to continue having future lists, here those are through Thanksgiving.

October 26-30
chili
beefaroni
easy mac envelopes
peas
juice box
applesauce
cheez it
nutragrain bars

November 2-6
nutragrain bars
ravioli
easy mac envelopes
corn
raisins
applesauce
peanut butter crackers
pudding

November 9-13
oatmeal
chili
beefaroni
easy mac envelopes
peas
juice box
applesauce
cheez its
nutragrain bars

November 16-20
breakfast bars
tuna
ritz crackers
soup
easy mac envelopes
corn
fruit cups
applesauce
peanut butter crackers
pudding

November 23-34
oatmeal
peanut butter
ritz crackers
easy mac envelopes
green beans
fruit cups
applesauce
cheez its
granola bars


November and the very beginning of December also has six birthdays in it.  That means that we need six cake mixes, six icings, six sets of party plates with napkins AND  165 treats that are approved individually wrapped snacks to share with classmates.  These are all usually place in a gift bag and we are needing a couple of those too. 

Thank you to everyone who helps make this ministry to our community work!  Each week we have different volunteers that age from preschool to adult, we have people praying, we have people donating and we couldn't accomplish this task without every single person!

Needs for September & October

A few people asked for a long term schedule and so you'll find it at the end of this post but this week we need:

UPDATE:  AS OF 9/28 WE ONLY NEED 10 CHILI FOR THIS WEEK. 

23 chili
32 beefaroni
4 easy mac envelopes
13 juicebox
10 nutragrain bars

Here's the next month of needs:

Sept 28-Oct 2
breakfast bars
tuna
ritz cracker sleeves
soup
easy mac envelopes
corn
fruit cup
applesauce
peanut butter crackers
pudding

Oct 5-9
oatmeal
peanut butter
ritz crackers
easy mac envelopes
green beans
fruit bups
applesauce
cheez its
nutragrain bars

Oct 19-23
soup
ravioli
easy mac envelopes
corn
raisins
applesauce
peanut butter crackers
pudding cups

October 26-30
chili
beefaroni
easy mac envelopes
peas
juice box
applesauce
cheez it
nutragrain bars

Weekly Update

We have just three weeks before fall break and, after this week, the shelves will be nearly bare.  This week we need:

14 corn
8 raisins
32 pudding cups

For those who view this list on Facebook, know that our FB posts have stopped reaching as many people.  My understanding is that FB blocks some posts in an attempt to encourage people to pay for more exposure.  Since it's our belief that any money should go to feeding the children, please share this blogpost and if you're on FB, please share posts there so that others can see it. 

Thanks so much!

Mid September Update

Bear Necessities will need several items for next week. The deadline for next week is Tuesday because there is no school on Friday. Here is the list of needs:

20 peanut butter

10 ritz cracker sleeves

29 easy mac envelopes

4 fruit cups

32 applesauce

12 granola bars

Each week, through Bear Necessities, God provides weekend meals for 32 local kids. If you are not able to donate, please pray and tell others who might want to be involved!