Have Holiday Fun this 2025 Season!
No doubt it’s been a rough year so far! Time to get out of the house and shake off the doldrums with some holiday fun! What better way to do that with a holiday activity you can do with a pal that gives back to your community?
Grab the FREE holly jolly, give-back REVERSE Advent Calendar for 2025!
Download the PDF and grab a friend (and your favorite grocery ads!) ‘Tis the season for holiday sharing and caring — but mostly for seasonal fun! The Reverse Advent Calendar lets you scratch that shopping itch while doing some good for your neighbors.
How the Reverse Advent Calendar Works
It’s easy!
- Download the pdf of the calendar. Save it to your notes or print it out.
- Shop, collect, or make a scavenger hunt of the items on the list!
- Ho-ho-haul the items to the FUUD Pantry (see hours below)
That’s it!
FAQs: Reverse Advent Calendar
Do I receive bonus points if I sing holiday cheer loudly for all to hear?
OF COURSE!
Do I need to complete the entire list?
Heck no! In fact, any amount of food items you collect and deliver to the FUUD Pantry automagically puts you on the NICE LIST!
I have a lot of rusted, dented, and expired foods in my cupboard, plus some open stale cereal. Will that do?
Uhhh no. Please throw that out. We are not allowed to accept expired or opened products.
Can I share this list with others?
Yes, PLEASE! Some people even create Facebook events of their own or share the list with their church! Feel free to share our Reverse “Advent” Calendar to anyone or any group who wishes to participate. The FUUD Pantry is always in need of shelf-stable food and toiletry donations.
What hours can I drop off the food?
Our hours for drop-off are Tuesdays and Thursdays, 9:30-2 p.m. and Sundays 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Or you can call or text for an appointment. A friendly elf will assist you at 913-228-2993.
What is the FUUD Pantry?
The FUUD Pantry is a volunteer-run, food pantry at the Shawnee Mission Unitarian Universalist Church in Lenexa, Kansas. We are open weekly on Tuesday afternoons, offering food and supplies to all that come through. We have been serving the community since summer 2020.
By the way, what is “Advent”?
For those not familiar with Advent, it’s a season of expectant waiting and preparation for the celebration of the nativity of Jesus. Most Christian religions celebrate the four weeks/four Sundays before Christmas as a time of spiritual preparation.
There are many kinds of secular and non-secular Advent calendars out there!!
For those who don’t celebrate Advent: with the arrival of winter’s low dark sky, communities around the world look to the miracle of light as a sign of rebirth and a source of hope.
We can celebrate the promise of new life and recommit ourselves to the protection of everyone’s right to his or her own radiant humanity.
