Goals during Coronavirus impacts to our community:
- To continue to provide food to families that are Gleaner members - this may change to include
modifications. Food will continue to be distributed with equity for all and based on family size.
2. To minimize the risk for our members, officers and Board who are working to ensure a secure food
supply for all member households.
3. To maintain a safe and un-compromised facility that allows us to serve Goal 1 and 2.
This is an extraordinarily complex undertaking – please be patient with us. The alternative is
This is an extraordinarily complex undertaking – please be patient with us. The alternative is
suspending our food programs.
Procedure for Gleaners for Saturday, March 14, 2020
Note: We are taking extra precautions to sanitize frequent touch points (carts, door handles, table tops,
appliance surfaces, weigh station etc.) All non-assigned members at this time are being asked to remain out
of the building to limit exposure to our membership. Assigned members are limited to store pick-up members
(Saturday only) and managing staff to facilitate today-only procedure.
appliance surfaces, weigh station etc.) All non-assigned members at this time are being asked to remain out
of the building to limit exposure to our membership. Assigned members are limited to store pick-up members
(Saturday only) and managing staff to facilitate today-only procedure.
Please consider this checklist before arriving at Philomath Community Services:
- Have I had any recent high-risk contacts in the community outside of my household?
- Do I have or recently had any symptoms like coughing, aches, fever or difficulty breathing?
- Am I sharing a household with any high-risk family members or guests – elderly,
- Are my risks of Corona virus exposure higher because I am unable practice safe hygiene
hand sanitizing, etc) ?
- Have I recently traveled by airplane or cruise from any destination that has confirmed
If you answered Yes to any of these questions today, out of an abundance of safety for all members,
it will be best for us to build a food box for you today and for you to remain in your vehicle rather than
enter the building. An assigned staff person or member will assist in getting food for your family.
it will be best for us to build a food box for you today and for you to remain in your vehicle rather than
enter the building. An assigned staff person or member will assist in getting food for your family.
**If you appear to be ill, or exhibit Coronavirus symptoms, you will likely be asked to leave the
PCS site in order to protect everyone including yourself. We will make other arrangements to get
food for your household.**
PCS site in order to protect everyone including yourself. We will make other arrangements to get
food for your household.**
Shopping procedure HAS CHANGED for today:
1. **Please do not arrive to site unless you are part of an assigned crew. The front lobby will be closed
as a waiting are until further notice. Check in at the front door starting at 11am where your name will be
taken for the shopping list. Please return to your vehicle to wait for your turn to shop. Note: If your name
was previously assigned an order because of work crew volunteer time, your name will remain in that order.
as a waiting are until further notice. Check in at the front door starting at 11am where your name will be
taken for the shopping list. Please return to your vehicle to wait for your turn to shop. Note: If your name
was previously assigned an order because of work crew volunteer time, your name will remain in that order.
2. When it is your turn to shop, the front check-in person will invite you to come into the building.
--Proper hand washing will be required.
-Gloves for handling food during the shopping process will also be required.
--Proper hand washing will be required.
-Gloves for handling food during the shopping process will also be required.
3. Please be quick and efficient in shopping. No phones, no unnecessary chatting, no reading labels
today. If it is product that you can use, take it home. We are allowing for two additional meats
today, twice your normal allowance of cage items (shelf stable and dry goods area) and as much
frozen rice, blueberries, beans and carrots that you can reasonably take and USE. Please do not
over-shop at the risk of shorting other members, but shop for the next 2 weeks with cage, extra
bread and large volume produce items. You will be asked to return items if you are excessively
shopping items that are limited in quantity.
today. If it is product that you can use, take it home. We are allowing for two additional meats
today, twice your normal allowance of cage items (shelf stable and dry goods area) and as much
frozen rice, blueberries, beans and carrots that you can reasonably take and USE. Please do not
over-shop at the risk of shorting other members, but shop for the next 2 weeks with cage, extra
bread and large volume produce items. You will be asked to return items if you are excessively
shopping items that are limited in quantity.
4. Please weigh out quickly, take the cart out to your vehicle to unload and return to the front door
where it will be sanitized for the next person before use.
where it will be sanitized for the next person before use.
PLEASE, practice social distancing by keeping 6 ft from any other person, covering an unexpected
cough or sneeze, and avoiding the traditional hand-shakes, greetings and hugs. We are one big
family here and this is often hard, but best for everyone under the current situation.
cough or sneeze, and avoiding the traditional hand-shakes, greetings and hugs. We are one big
family here and this is often hard, but best for everyone under the current situation.
Next Food Distribution Day, Saturday March 21, 2020
NOTE: There will be no traditional shopping during the week. Wednesday distributions are
cancelled until further notice.
cancelled until further notice.
- Our next food distribution day will be Saturday, March 21, 2020 beginning at noon, if there
Work crew options are available to healthy households, but will be very limited to pick ups and box
building/delivery until further notice. If you wish to assist with either of these tasks, please call
Catherine, Patty or Alicia.
- Pick ups will go on as scheduled until further notice. All food from the weeks pick-ups will be
- We have anticipated the possibility that we may need to suspend normal shopping operations
together boxes for ALL households starting Saturday, March 21, 2020. We will do the best to
accommodate preference. Please fill out the basic needs survey for your family and leave
with us today so that we can better prepare your box.
- Remember to check the Blog for updates regularly and especially as we approach Saturday
and prepared for pickup during normal Saturday distribution hours.
Think drive-through Gleaners.
- In the event that the normal Gleaners operations have to be suspended (which will be a
contingency operations to ensure some kind of food supply for our community.
We ask that you be patient in the process. We are here to support you in any way that
we can. Stay well, be purposeful in your planning for the next few weeks and most
importantly practice measure to keep your family safe.
Note: HOURS OF SERVICE REQUIREMENTS ARE BEING SUSPENDED DURING THIS TIME. However, if you are
healthy and able to assist in pick-ups and box building/distribution, please contact Catherine, Patty or Alicia.
The health of your family and that of our other Gleaners members is a priority.
healthy and able to assist in pick-ups and box building/distribution, please contact Catherine, Patty or Alicia.
The health of your family and that of our other Gleaners members is a priority.
Catherine, Patty and Alicia
and the PCS Board Members
*Special thanks to Jean for working so closely with the Board support to help us through these
difficult times.
difficult times.
