Restock: October 2025

Welcome to the Restock!

Updates and Changes

I don’t think there’s any need to belabor our feelings on the moral bankruptcy of the fascist monsters who have decided to starve people beginning tomorrow rather than help people to afford healthcare, other than to say that for people who throw around the term “anti-Christian bias” as though it’s something that exists in the real world, they don’t seem much to have paid attention to the whole “feed the hungry” bit of Christianity. Funny; as I recall from CCD, Jesus was fairly clear on that point. (If you’re into Jesus, we recommend the sermons of Rev. Brooks Cato, who is preaching up a storm in upstate New York and, like us, has some ill-tempered feelings about things.)

We had two sets of additions to what we’re distributing this month. First, as the temperature dropped, we added back in our modest winter supplies: warm hats and gloves, plus chemical handwarmers, the latter from a new vendor that seems pretty decent so far. Then, in response to a request from a visitor, we’ve added modest shaving supplies—safety razors and a combined shave gel / body wash / shampoo. We’re nearly out of bar soap, and intend to distribute just that new body wash going forward, as it’s probably more helpful for our visitors (who may not be able to transport a bar of soap around for sufficient time to use it up fully). That said, as always, if we receive feedback to the contrary we’ll take it into account!

In physical changes to LFFC, as we alluded to last month, we’ve added a presence sensor and more internal lighting; the upshot is that LFFC is dimmer (but pretty!) when people aren’t at it, and much brighter (but still pretty!) when people are at it. The increased lighting when people are present definitely seems to help people feel comfortable and welcomed, and the sensor means that it isn’t casting too much light when people aren’t there (although the lights are all pointed parallel to the street, so they don’t cause glare for homes or cars).

Monthly Usage

This month, we had 10 outgoing completed calls made from our Futel phone, as well as 46 calls made from our Connections phone at the Dunlap Seattle Community Fridge (SCF) site, and 5 calls made from our newest Connections phone at the new Estelita’s Library SCF site, which came online early this month.

This month, we distributed:

• 273 pairs of thermal socks
• 100 warm hats (not a full month of distribution)
• 104 pairs of warm gloves (not a full month of distribution)
• 160 pairs of handwarmers (not a full month of distribution)
• 780 Band-Aids
• 59 CoBan rolls
• 35 ABD gauze pads, and 42 non-adherent pads
• 501 nitrile gloves
• 120 packets of Vaseline
• 31 sunscreen packets
• 142 masks (N95 and KF94)
• 146 doses of ibuprofen
• 67 pairs of earplugs
• 78 ponchos
• 87 pencils
• 50 bars of soap, and 26 soap/shampoo/shaving gel packets (not a full month of distribution)
• 226 toothbrushes
• 125 tubes of toothpaste
• 45 tampons
• 44 menstrual pads (across all sizes)
• 236 packets of hand sanitizer
• 129 paper bags
• 30 razors (not a full month of distribution)
• 388 condoms, 17 internal (“female”) condoms, and 204 lubricant packets
• 30 boxes (60 doses) of naloxone nasal spray, and 18 kits (36 doses) of injectable naloxone

Our COGGA for this month is $1200.69, not including naloxone, condoms, or lubricants (all of which are provided by outside groups at no cost to us).

We received donations this month from Harley LaRoux, Rebecca Francis, Andrew Smart, Pauline Bariola, Laurie Feinswog, Carole Lindner, George Perantatos, and Tisha Loranger, as well as three from anonymous donors (one in person and two online). Thank you all so much!

Conclusion

That’s it for this month’s Restock! If there’s more information you’d like to know, please feel free to use our Suggestions Form or email us at info@lffc.us.