A WORD FROM JAY

Hi - I'm Jay Dyer and the desire to meet this need began for me when, as a resident of a disabled community, I was finding that cost of living expenses were increasing to the point that it was becoming difficult to buy groceries. Because of my connections in the community, including Christian Help in Casselberry, we were able to begin supplying the residents of my complex with weekly food drops. There began to be interest from others in neighboring complexes, and it birthed a desire in me to do more. Along with my friends, Dave McDaniel, Jack McDaniel and C. (Smitty) Smith, we endeavor to expand this outreach to more and more needy people. Heaven's Grocer now serves 145 individuals and families in the Central Florida area on a weekly basis and is continuing to expand.

Our primary food sources are Christian Help and Fresh Start Ministries. Heaven's Grocer receives financial support from The Church of the Resurrection, Winter Park; 1st United Methodist, All Saints Episcopal Church, Kiwanis Club, the Galloway Foundation and the Edyth Bush Foundation as well as many other individuals.

We continue to need additional donors to support this service to the disabled, eldely and needy in our area. Please consider making a contribution to Heaven's Grocer!

If you find that your facility or organization can use our services, please schedule an appointment with me, Jay Dyer, by calling (407) 733-3332, and I will discuss adding your location to our route.

Monday, May 24, 2010

Special Thanks to Edyth Bush Foundation!

Many blessings to the friends and supporters of Heaven’s Grocer,

The last few weeks, have been exciting times for Heaven’s Grocer. On May 7 we had our first public fundraiser at the home of David & Rachel McDaniel. With the support of The Church of the Resurrection and Tony Smith the chef, we had a tremendously successful event. Not only did Heaven’s Grocer receive a grant from the Edyth Bush Foundation; we also raised enough money from individual contributors to fund almost 6 months of operations. This event allows us to serve more individuals and families in and near Winter Park.

We would like to send a special thanks to Gwen Wilburn, of Winter Park who graciously donated 120 pounds of citrus fruit! It was distributed in less than two hours! Thank you so much! We also had a much needed flat screen computer monitor donated from Susan Varner.

Thank you for all your prayers and support,
Deacon Jay
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