1	SHARE Food Menu and Future Dates January 2009 People Helping People “Open to Everyone” Run by St. Matthew Ministry Volunteers
2	What is SHARE? SHARE (Self-Help and Resource Exchange) is a volunteer based food distribution system dedicated to providing consistent affordable quality food to those willing to help themselves and others Food units contain frozen meat and/or fresh fruits and veggies. SHARE buyers in Peoria purchase the food in bulk directly from growers, brokers, and packaging plants. The food is high quality, not donated, government surplus, or salvage.
3	What SHARE is not! It’s NOT. . . a government program It’s NOT. . . a welfare program It’s NOT. . . a handout It’s NOT. . . free or donated food SHARE is an opportunity to save money!
4	Classic Unit- Order by 1/9, Pickup on 1/24 $15 Marinated Herb Turkey Strips--16 oz. All beef sandwich steaks-(6) 2oz. Dinner Smoked Sausage-12.7 oz. 6 Produce items 1 Bonus item
5	New Deluxe Unit Order by 1/9, Pick Up 1/24 Marinated Herb Turkey Strips------16 oz. All beef sandwich steaks-----(6) 2 oz. Dinner Smoked Sausage-----12.7 oz. Breaded Fish ---18 oz. Beef Ravioli--16 oz. Minimum of 9 Produce Items Plus 1 Bonus Item $22
6	Fruit and Veggie Unit Order by 1/9, Pick Up 1/24 Variety of Fresh Produce Minimum of 9 Items $11
7	All Meat Items Available for Separate Purchase Order by 1/9, Pick Up 1/24 #1 Marinated Herb Turkey Strips------16 oz. $2.00 #2 All beef sandwich steaks-----(6) 2oz. $2.50 #3 Dinner Smoked Sausage-----12.7 oz. $2.00 #4 Breaded Fish--18 oz. $2.50 #5 Beef Ravioli--16 oz. $2.50
8	January Extra Value Item A Order by 1/9/09 Pick up on 1/24 Super Bowl Pack 20 oz. Oven Ready Precooked Breaded Butterfly Shrimp 10 oz. Cocktail Smokies 13 oz. Fully Cooked Beef and Pork Meatballs Four -3 oz. Chicken Egg Rolls Four -3 oz. Beef Egg Rolls Two 6.4 oz. Packages of Ready to Cook Breaded Chicken Breast Meat Nuggets 10 oz. Deli Shaved Honey Ham $16
9	Extra Value Item B Order by 1/9, Pick up on 1/24 Two 2 Pound Meat Lasagna Ready to Bake 4 Pounds Total Weight $10
10	Extra Value Item C Order by 1/9, Pick up on 1/24 Eighteen Large Pepperoni Pizza Bagels 5.5 oz. each (These are the large bagels not to be mistaken for the small Bagel Bites found in the stores) $12
11	2009 Deadlines To Order and Pick Up Food
12	Monthly Order Deadline (Closeout) Place Food Orders On distribution day for next month or By Friday noon on Close-out Day at St. Matthew Office (see schedule for each month’s close-out date) Food must be paid for in advance by check or cash. Include phone number where you can be reached. Participants pledge to perform 2 hours of volunteer work somewhere in the community on the honor system. Shut-ins may use prayer to meet requirement.
13	Distribution Day Procedures
14	Questions? Kathy or Joe Ahearn 217-356-3279 or Carol Miller 217-355-8413 or St. Matthew Office 217-359-4224 or Peoria Main Headquarters at 1-800-637-5508 or www.sharefood-peoria.com
15	If you are having financial problems. . . SHARE St Matthew has received donations that allows the program to fund free food units or to defray the trucking costs. If you need temporary help, please contact the SHARE program at the parish office.
16	SHARE asks that you do 2 hours of community service a month. What counts? Anything you do for another person or organization without pay is community service. It might be helping a neighbor, teaching Sunday School, assisting a teacher, delivering meals to the elderly, organizing a group to clean up the neighborhood, setting up a crime watch, helping with scouts or little league, etc. Shut-ins can fulfill their requirement with prayer.