Our Community Pantry in Bargo, New South Wales | Non-profit organisation

Our Community Pantry

Locality: Bargo, New South Wales

Phone: +61 2 4684 3056

Address: Shop 1 & 2, 223 Great Southern Road 2574 Bargo, NSW, Australia

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22.01.2022 ***OCP Hampers Update*** Warragamba & Surrounds Families, Hampers are back tomorrow night, we will post the photo, contents and collection details shortly, thank you for your patience

20.01.2022 ***Christmas Hampers Update*** To our Warragamba and surrounding families, thank you for your patience in regard to our change of dates for Christmas Hamper collections. We hope that this update finds you, your loved ones and your homes all well and safe. The moment we knew the inevitable was going to happen with the fires, we knew we had to step up and do what we can to keep our firefighters and emergency workers fed, hydrated and stocked up so that they can get on with loo...king after us. Due to the urgency and magnitude of this task we have not been able to answer all of your questions from the last few days. Depending on the upcoming weather and fire conditions, we are planning to get to packing Hampers tomorrow to have them available for collection Monday evening. Please keep an eye out on our facebook page for confirmation of the new collection day/time. We are doing everything we can to ensure that your Christmas Hampers will be available before Christmas Day.

19.01.2022 Please consider supporting this local initiative which will support the Wollondilly and Wingecarribee local communities to rebuild from the 2019 Bush Fires. Sadly our community will be remembered as the "bushfire village that ran out of water." Our Community Pantry Bush Fire Recovery & Rebuild has several objectives, all which are specific, place-based and targeted for those most at need. This means your support stays in our community, goes directly to those impacted and will... be used to rebuild our community long term. This approach to Disaster Recovery addresses the collective problems and challenges of families at a local level and involves a focus on community-strengthening. It also seeks to reduce the barriers of policies and systems and is flexible and responsive to our community. Thank you for your support, we hope this model can be used by future decision makers to influence policy on localised community solutions. Community working towards resolving community issues - the way it should be! See more

18.01.2022 What a brilliant idea! Do you find your kids opening the fridge or pantry and complaining that there is nothing to eat (when clearly there is too much for them to choose from) Try this at your home, does it spark their creativity? Does it reduce your food waste and food bill? A simple and innovative idea, includes a free download to print and use in your fridge and pantry at home, or at work. I think we will have these available for all at Pantry https://www.lifehacker.com.au//avoid-food-waste-with-an-e/

18.01.2022 Warragamba & Surrounds Families, we have some exciting news to share with you. Our new purpose-made and branded Hamper Bags have finally arrived! This happy news sees the end of our Styrofoam boxes (no more chasing lids in our driveway) .and a few other changes. What do these bags mean for our members? 1. What does this mean if you have previously collected Hampers before? ... Simply bring in your current bags/boxes and we will exchange them for your new bags at your next Hamper Collection. 2. What does this mean if this is your first time collecting a Hamper? You will be charged a one-off $5 Bag Fee (please nominate this option when ordering Hampers online), this fee allows you to participate in our Bag Swap initiative. Keep your bags clean and in good condition and you can swap them for free at an upcoming Hamper Collection. 3. What happens at Hamper collection with the Hamper Bags? Your Hamper will be prepacked in new bags awaiting your collection. When you arrive to collect your Hamper, you will be able to surrender your bags in exchange for a $5 Bag Return Voucher (one per bag). Hand in these vouchers when receiving your Hamper so you will not be charged for new bags. Alternatively, you can do a direct swap upon collection of your Hamper. Please note that bags will be checked and must be returned clean and in good condition otherwise you will be issued another $5 Bag Fee. Please note, only our branded Black and Orange bags will be accepted. 4. What if I forget my bags? At Our Community Pantry in our café, Coffee Rescue, we have incentivised reducing waste by becoming a Responsible Café. This means we charge an extra 50c for anybody who forgets to bring their own mug (alternatively members can borrow a mug from our mug library). Whilst nobody likes to pay extra, it does make us more conscious and mindful of our habits and reducing waste. This is the same theory behind our Hamper Bags. For every bag you forget to bring back, or that you do not have a Return Voucher for, you will incur an extra $5 fee/bag. 5. What if I do not want to pay another $5 Hamper Bag Fee? This one is simple, look after you bags, keep them dry, return them and you do not have to pay another $5 Hamper Bag Fee! If you have any questions regarding our Hamper Bags, please do let us know. We will be rolling out our new look bags this week; Hampers will be much quicker and easier!

15.01.2022 To all of our families who have ordered or are waiting to order a Christmas Hamper at Warragamba, our apologies for the late update. Unfortunately today’s fires have impacted our normal duties at Our Community Pantry in Bargo. We have been evacuated from Bargo, many volunteers have been evacuated from their homes, some volunteers were today fighting fires, others were even protecting their own homes. Thankfully everybody is safe and accounted for. Today’s weather and fire co...nditions will impact our ability to deliver our Christmas Hamper on the advertised dates, obviously the safety of our staff and volunteers is paramount. We are monitoring conditions and waiting for further advice from our emergency service to announce further details. Whilst we may not be able to run our advertised Hamper Collection sessions tomorrow or Saturday, we will announce as soon as we can alternate collection times. With cooler weather conditions ahead after Saturday we will be doing everything we can to arrange collection times before Christmas Day. At the moment, our priorities are to remain safe, out of the way of emergency services and to do what we can, with the assistance of Foodbank NSW& ACT to support evacuation points and our emergency service officers and volunteers. We appreciate your concern, all of the messages checking up on the team, your patience and your continued support through the next few days. Please be safe and heed the advice of emergency services. See more

14.01.2022 ***Hampers Update*** Warragamba & Surrounds families, as you may be aware OCP's bushfire relief impacted heavily on the team over what should have been our Christmas and New Year break. We are encouraging our team members to take a break over the coming months, and as a result, this week's scheduled Hampers in Warragamba is being postponed. Keep an eye on our Facebook page for updates. If you have purchased a hamper we will contact you directly to discuss options.

12.01.2022 Dear Our Community Pantry Members, as a non-for-profit we are obliged to charge an annual membership fee to our members so that we remain within our legal and constitutional obligation to provide services of direct benefit to our members only. Our 2020 Membership Fees are due from January 31, 2020. This year our annual renewable Membership Fee is $5. If you have recently joined OCP (since October 1, 2019), we will extend your membership for an extra 12 months at no additiona...l fee, you will be able to enjoy 15 months of membership. Please note that membership fees are not refundable or transferable. Over the next few months we will be checking all active memberships, if we notice that your Membership is due, we will seek your permission to add your membership renewal to your order or purchase. Should you wish to renew your membership online, please click on the blue Shop Now button at the top of our Facebook page.

11.01.2022 ***Christmas Hampers Update*** Warragamba your Christmas Hamper collection is today, 4pm at the Warragamba Silverdale Neighbourhood Centre. Thank you to our community and families who have been so patient with us as we have turned attention to those fighting our fires and those families who have been impacted and experienced loss from the fires. We are committed to our families and getting our Christmas Hampers all out today and tomorrow. We have crews coming in from Sydney ...to help us pack and distribute hampers, so that we can continue doing the work we have been doing to support our Fire Fighters and Emergency Services. We will be posting photos of what we have been able to do after the rush of the next two days - we can only do this work in our community because of the support of our members that allow the vehicle of OCP to exist, please do continue to support our Hampers - maybe even gift a Hamper as a Pay It Forward for another family hosting a family that has been impacted by the fires. We have had several questions about Christmas Hampers so we thought we would share the information here for all to access. Q. Are we still doing Christmas Hampers? - Absolutely, yes! Q. Can others collect on my behalf if I cannot get there - absolutely yes! Q. Can I still order a Hamper - absolutely! We even encourage you to consider gifting a hamper to our families who may have opened their doors to families who have lost their homes Q. What is in the Hampers? These Christmas hampers are just brilliant. This special hamper includes everything you will need (including suggested recipes) to make this celebration stress-free and fabulous with options including; Minted Roast Lamb and Vegetables Easy Pork and Chicken Terrine Christmas Pasta Potato Salad with Mayonnaise Christmas Rice Herb Roasted Potatoes Maple-Roasted Carrots Jelly Fruit Cups Apple Pies with Custard Drumstick Ice Creams Drinks Mezze Plate with Cheese, Dips & Kabana Biscuits, Snacks, Chips, Crackers, Chocolates Kids in the Kitchen Baking Sweets To order your Christmas Hamper, please click the blue Shop Now button at the top of our facebook page (under the banner picture). If you have any problems with online ordering, please send us a message and we can work to a solution, please do not let technology be the reason you miss out on this brilliant hamper which we know you are going to love. Thank you See more

06.01.2022 Warragamba & Surrounds here is your first $50 Hamper for 2020! So many goodies in this Hamper - it is a WINNER! Here is what $50 will get you tomorrow night... - Tuna - Sweet biscuits - Savoury biscuits - Cereal ... - Museli bars - Long life milk - 2 minute instant noodles (4 packs) - Pasta - Rice - Pasta or rice sauce - Tea - Chips - Apple & blackcurrant juice - Personal care/grooming or cleaning product - Water slab - San Pellegrino Mandarin, Orange & Clementina soft drink (6 x 330ml) - Vitamins - Eggs - Bacon - 3 x dips (caramelised onion, crispy bacon, spinach fetta) - Gourmet sausage rolls - Mince (500gm) - Chiko fish cakes (8 pack) - Chicken fillets - Sour cream - English ham - OAK Limited Edition Chokito Flavoured Milk 600ml x 6 - Bread and/or bakery items - Fruit and vegetable bag including a 3kg bag of potatoes, cauliflower, broccoli, watermelon, bananas, carrots, spinach, onions and cucumbers All of this = $50, that's right, $50! To secure your hamper, follow the blue Shop Now button ate top of this page, let us know if you have any problems. Details for Friday evening's Hamper Collection at Warragamba are as follows: Date: Friday January 24, 2020 Venue: Warragamba Silverdale Neighbour Centre, Corner Weira Road & Fourteenth Street, Warragamba Time: 5-6pm Cost: $50 (Family hamper) + $5 (Annual Membership Fee) + ($5 Box/Bag Fee which allows you to be a part of our Swap-A-Bag/Box initiative) A few things we have to let you know: 1. Our membership fee is an annual fee, we will be putting up another post regarding membership fees shortly 2. All new and renewing members for 2020 must nominate the membership fee when ordering online 3. All new members will also need to nominate a Box/Bag fee online when ordering your first Hamper (great news finally our specifically designed cooler bags and hamper bags should be arriving tomorrow - we will soon be upgrading and saying goodbye to our styrofoam cooler boxes) 4. Unfortunately we will not be offering a $30 Couples Hamper for the interim due to the logistics and capacity to continue both services. We will instead be focusing on being able to deliver our $10 Family Meals in the near future to our members in Warragamba & surrounding areas 5. Please note that some items may need to be substituted depending upon availability, but we always aim to substitute for similar options. Any questions, please let us know. See you all tomorrow night!

04.01.2022 ANNOUNCEMENT: Christmas Hampers will be 5pm Collection, we have some road works due to removal of debris, thank youANNOUNCEMENT: Christmas Hampers will be 5pm Collection, we have some road works due to removal of debris, thank you

02.01.2022 Family Hampers Update Our Next Family Hampers Collection Dates for Warragamba January 24 Further details coming soon...Family Hampers Update Our Next Family Hampers Collection Dates for Warragamba January 24 Further details coming soon...

01.01.2022 Good morning Warragamba & Surrounds families, After several weeks of evaluation and assessing the challenges and our available resources with regard to Warragamba Hampers, a decision has been made by the Board. Unfortunately, due to the logistics involved and our limited and stretched resources, we cannot continue to deliver the service to Warragamba. ... We would like to take this opportunity to thank the community and the volunteers who have worked with us. We have met many wonderful families, which makes this decision even harder to announce, but one that has had to be made based purely upon viability. OCP are aware of other agencies wanting to service the area that will be able to offer a similar concept. We wish them the best and are grateful that we have been able to bring to the community a concept that we hope will be viable for them. Hampers are still available for all members should you be able to collect from Bargo. A final point, we will be in contact with anybody who may have ordered a Hamper to arrange a refund from the last scheduled collection.