11/11/2025
🌾 FREE TO BE YOGA & MOVEMENT | COMMUNITY FOOD DRIVE 🌾
This season, we’re coming together to nourish our neighbors and support The Harvest Outreach People Project (The HOPP) The Hopp— a local non-profit that partners with 50+ churches and community organizations across Delaware to ensure no one is turned away hungry.
✨ About The HOPP
Each month, The HOPP distributes fresh, in-season produce and baked goods from local farms, and supplements these with shelf-stable pantry items to create complete meals for families. All are welcome, no ID or proof of income required.
🕊 How to Participate:
Bring your donations to the studio and place them in the designated Food Drive box in our lobby.
🗓 First pick-up: Friday, November 21st — please bring items before this date!
All donations will help stock upcoming distributions at Bethesda UMC (116 E. Main St, Middletown).
🥫 Pantry Staples
• Canned vegetables (low sodium) & fruit (in juice)
• Canned soup, chicken, or tuna
• Peanut butter, dried or canned beans, lentils
• Pasta, rice, cereal, instant potatoes
• Flour, sugar, baking powder & baking soda
🧂 Cooking Essentials & Flavor
• Olive, canola, or vegetable oil
• Salt, pepper, and spices
• Pasta sauce, chili seasoning, ketchup, Worcestershire sauce
🧒 Other High-Demand Items
• Kid-friendly foods (cereal, granola bars, shelf-stable milk/juice)
• Baby supplies (diapers, baby formula)
• Personal & household care items (soap, toothpaste, shampoo, toiletries)
💡 Donation Tips
• Check expiration dates
• Avoid perishable or refrigerated items
• Choose sturdy, easy-to-store packaging
Let’s fill hearts and pantries this season — together. 💛