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Mendon Food Pantry Mendon, MA 01756(508) 478-6175 Director/Coordinator: Carol Kotros and Staci Shuber
Hours of Operation: First Monday of the Month or by appointment
Note - Deliveries are made for qualifying seniors or disabled persons who do not have transportation or are physically unable to come to the pantry.
The Mendon Food Pantry is available to Mendon residents in need who receive fuel assistance, food stamps and/or aid to dependent children or to those who are disabled and/or unemployed. Referrals from area churches, social agencies, or concerned citizens regarding seniors and families in need will also be accepted. Client names shall be kept confidential. The Food Pantry is open the first Monday of each month or by appointment.
Donations of non-perishable food products are accepted. Expiration dates and condition of packages will be checked for suitability. Items that have expired dates, dented or damaged cans or open packages will be discarded. Food donations may be dropped off during center hours, preferably 9am-3pm Monday-Friday or may be dropped off at the Mendon Post Office during business hours or after hours/weekends at the Senior Center drop box located in the rear of the parking lot adjacent to the garage.
Monetary donations (preferably checks) are accepted made payable to the Mendon Food Pantry and may be mailed to the Senior Center address. Such donations are used to replenish pantry stock and to purchase gift certificates for eligible recipients to local supermarkets. Please notify the center should you need a receipt for your donation. Thank you.
Avoid H1N1 and other seasonal illnesses with inexpensive sanitizer! Lemon Juice can sanitize. It contains citric acid, a powerful antibacterial that can kill even e. Coli on contact. Use it full-strength to sanitize chopping/cutting boards, countertops, phones, door handles, computer keyboards and mouse, bathroom fixtures, faucets, etc. A daily quick wipe will help to keep you healthy this winter, and smells good, too. Unlike commercial antibacterial products, germs won't become resistant to lemon juice. 10 Ways to Stretch Your Dollars Everyday the choices residents make affect the environment and the pocketbook. To satisfy both needs, consider changing the way in which you spend your cleaning supplies dollars. You can use these common, inexpensive and environmentally-friendly alternatives for household chores: - Use olive oil for polishing wood furniture. A small amount on a clean cloth will shine a room full of furniture.
- Three-percent hydrogen peroxide is a good disinfectant, but also works well as a bleach and stain remover.
- Use corn meal to isolate, absorb and pick up spills on carpets or upholstery. Sprinkle it over the area, let it sit a few minutes, and then remove.
- Mayonnaise is an excellent aid in removing a watermark from furniture. The sooner the ring is treated, the better it works. Rub a generous amount of mayonnaise into the ring and let it sit, wipe off to remove the mayonnaise, then wipe again to remove any residual moisture.
- Borax, or the mineral sodium borate, acts as an anti-fungal, will neutralize odors and remove dirt. it is toxic and should be used prudently around children and pets.
- Lemon juice removes stains, cleans grease, is a good alternative to bleach and neutralizes strong odors like onions on your hands or cutting board.
- White vinegar kills germs, bacteria and fungus. It is an excellent bathroom cleaner.
- Baking soda mixed with a little water makes an excellent scrubbing paste. It is also a good odor neutralizer.
- Vegetable-based castile soap is a great cleaner and disinfectant. it is available in both bars and liquid.
- Club soda removes stains and polishes hard surfaces. For a quick window cleaner add lemon juice to club soda, spray on glass, and wipe off.
Do you like to bake bread??? A recipe for wonderful rustic Italian Bread is on this website...Rustic Italian Bread by Cookology. You can make 2 large loaves, share one with a friend. Cost to make is less than 50 cents per loaf compared to $4.00 per loaf in the stores. Try it. You'll love it. Stay Healthy... Swine Flu - Advice
The following message given by Dr. Vinay Goyal, an MBBS,DRM,DNB (Intensivist and Thyroid specialist), I feel makes a lot of sense and is important for all to know.The only portals of entry are the nostrils and mouth/throat. In a global epidemic of this nature, it's almost impossible to avoid coming into contact with H1N1 in spite of all precautions. Contact with H1N1 is not so much of a problem as proliferation is.
While you are still healthy and not showing any symptoms of H1N1 infection, in order to prevent proliferation, aggravation of symptoms and development of secondary infections, some very simple steps, not fully highlighted in most official communications, can be practiced (instead of focusing on how to stock N95 or Tamiflu):
1. Frequent hand-washing (well highlighted in all official communications).
2. "Hands-off-the-face" approach. Resist all temptations to touch any part of face (unless you want to eat, bathe or slap).
3. Gargle twice a day with warm salt water (use Listerine if you don't trust salt). *H1N1 takes 2-3 days after initial infection in the throat/ nasal cavity to proliferate and show characteristic symptoms. Simple gargling prevents proliferation. In a way, gargling with salt water has the same effect on a healthy individual that Tamiflu has on an infected one. Don't underestimate this simple, inexpensive and powerful preventative method.
4. Similar to 3 above, *clean your nostrils at least once every day with warm salt water. *Not everybody may be good at Jala Neti or Sutra Neti (very good Yoga asanas to clean nasal cavities), but *blowing the nose hard once a day and swabbing both nostrils with cotton buds dipped in warm salt water is very effective in bringing down viral population.
5. Boost your natural immunity with foods that are rich in Vitamin C (Amla and other citrus fruits). If you have to supplement with Vitamin C tablets, make sure that it also has Zinc to boost absorption.
6. Drink as much of warm liquids (tea, coffee, etc) as you can. Drinking warm liquids has the same effect as gargling, but in the reverse direction. They wash off proliferating viruses from the throat into the stomach where they cannot survive, proliferate or do any harm.
Boy Scout troops in Mendon worked to fill the shelves of our Food Pantry. Thanks to the troops! 
The Clough School Kindergarten children made up two baskets of food for the Mendon Food Pantry to distribute to families in need for Thanksgiving. 
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