Food Collection

  • Drive-Thru Collection

    Food and Recycling Collections on the third Saturday of every month from 9am-10am.  

    You are invited to drive through St. Jude’s parking lot as many third Saturdays as you can to drop off a bag(s) of food AND your aluminum cans and plastic drink bottles with a CRV separated into bags for recycling.  If possible, crushing the bottles and cans ahead of time is very helpful.

    Questions? Want to donate but are unable to drop off?  Want to volunteer in the parking lot? Have a truck for delivery?  Please contact Greg Stelmar (805)279-5432.  Not getting out to shop?  A check to LOAVES AND FISHES is welcome and can be dropped off in the car line or mailed to the church. For additional information contact Greg Stelmar (805)279-5432.

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    A Loaves and Fishes Ministry - We Serve to Share God's Love
    “For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat.  I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink”  Matthew 25:35

  • Food & Recycling Collection Results

    August 2024
    87 bags of food
    $945 cash for food 
    $461.85 recycling redemption

    July 2024
    73 bags of food
    $1155 cash for food 
    $554.20 recycling redemption

    June 2024
    21 volunteers
    28 cars
    112 bags of food
    $1025 cash for food 
    $402.60 recycling redemption

    May 2024
    23 volunteers
    33 cars
    76 bags of food
    $620 cash for food 
    33 bags of recycling processed
    $463.81 recycling redemption

    April 2024
    23 volunteers
    41 cars
    118 bags of food
    $597 cash for food 
    31 bags of recycling processed
    $537.15 recycling redemption

    March 2024
    19 volunteers
    28 cars
    161 bags of food
    $570 cash for food 
    34 bags of recycling processed
    $476 recycling redemption

    February 2024
    26 volunteers
    44 cars
    103 bags of food
    $315 cash for food 
    24 bags of recycling processed
    $384.34 recycling redemption


    January 2024
    28 volunteers
    35 cars
    146 bags of food
    $740 cash for food 
    33 bags of recycling processed
    $611.65 recycling redemption


    2023 Summary
    276 volunteers
    504 cars
    1651 bags of food
    $11760.00 contribution for food
    $4024.80 recycle redemption
    1801.7 lbs of plastic redeemed
    806.1 lbs. of aluminum redeemed