The Dog House

The Dog House The Dog House is an independent community pantry. Share, trade, donate, accept, made for everyone. Operates under the good Samaritan laws.

The building is in the shape of Peanuts' Snoopy Dog House to honor our departed sister who was a big Peanuts fan.

Use it or lose itI helped the M-46 Tabernacle Church with their food pantry this week. They were given over 250 containe...
06/10/2026

Use it or lose it
I helped the M-46 Tabernacle Church with their food pantry this week. They were given over 250 container of strawberries. The fruit is stored in a refrigerated area until the church can pick them up. The church, like most pantries don't have the space to keep them refrigerated. With this heat the fruit you received will not last long. Consider freezing what you can. I hate to see it go to waste.

Please feel free to take these cloths, I will replace them. Very very ripe bananas are in the freezer. These were being ...
06/02/2026

Please feel free to take these cloths, I will replace them.

Very very ripe bananas are in the freezer. These were being tossed. I find that i get a thrill from taking food that is going to be thrown away and seeing it turn into great food.

Lost contact infoLast week someone was dropping off cloths for the Snoopy House. Their mother needed a certain kind of m...
05/31/2026

Lost contact info
Last week someone was dropping off cloths for the Snoopy House. Their mother needed a certain kind of medical advice that insurance would not pay for.. I told them I would look for one.. find it but don’t know how to let them know.

If you dropped off cloths at my driveway. Your mother stayed in the truck. Please contact me.
Thank you.

The Snoopy House survived the fire, unfortunately the neighbor's garage can't say the same.
05/23/2026

The Snoopy House survived the fire, unfortunately the neighbor's garage can't say the same.

I got to go on a field trip. I was invited to go with the men that pick up the food for the Tabernacle Church pantry. I ...
05/19/2026

I got to go on a field trip. I was invited to go with the men that pick up the food for the Tabernacle Church pantry.
I meet Peter of the Isabella Community Soup Kitchen. He was picking up food for the soup kitchen. The soup kitchen is open for breakfast and lunch, Monday thru Friday. Open to anyone in need of a meal. Between breakfast and lunch, they serve about 100 people a day.

We stopped at Sam's Club, Walmart and Target. The amount of food these businesses was going to dispose of was staggering. Peter filled the Soup Kitchen's van and the rest filled the church's large trailer. That food was brought back to the church and on Tuesday ever bit was given away. They do that every week.

If you find yourself hungry in Mount Plesant, head to the Isabella Community Soup Kitchen.

The mini freezer and frig was full this week. Banana bread, eggs, French Toast, chili, pasta with meatballs were some of...
05/15/2026

The mini freezer and frig was full this week. Banana bread, eggs, French Toast, chili, pasta with meatballs were some of the things found in the coolers. These are things that come from the community for the community.

Now that the weather is nicer and there is little chance the weather will ruin these collectible beer cans, I have been ...
05/06/2026

Now that the weather is nicer and there is little chance the weather will ruin these collectible beer cans, I have been adding then to the Snoopy House. They are older and your dog might enjoy the turkey broth (it is not real beer), but again it is a few years old.
If you wish to open then save the empty can, I suggest opening them from the bottom. Collectors like to display the can as if it has never been opened.
Here is a current listing on eBay. Take what you need but be cool about it. The Beach (the new barbershop/salon also has a few of these cans of dog beer).

05/05/2026

Other food pantries that are open tomorrow (Tuesday).

Carson City Food Pantry - St. Mary's Parish - 404 N. Division St. In Carson City. Phone 989-584-6044
Open to people of Carson City and Crystal. Need a photo ID
Open from 10am to noon.

Greenville Area Ecumenical Food Mission - St. Paul Lutheran Church - 9844 SW Greenville Rd in Greenville. Phone is 616-754-6676.
10am to Noon
Also on Wednesday 5:30 to 7:30
Greenville school area, 2 IDs required

* note: I copied this info. Might be wish to call the pantries and verify.

05/05/2026

Reminder:

The M-46 Tabernacle Family Church food pantry is tomorrow (on Tuesday).
The pantry starts at 10am (10ish but be there by 10:00am).
To get there, leave Crystal as if you are going to Mount Pleasant. When you get to Farmer in the Dell, turn right.. drive for about 2 miles (less time that one song on the radio). It will be on the right side of the road. Line up on the left side of the church. You will need to go in to register.
I help unload the trailer of food. Lots of strawberries, beans, bananas, oranges. Some black berries and raspberries. There was much more,... frozen meat, bakery good, etc but I stuck with unloading the fruit because I knew where they wanted those items to be stored, but there was much much more.
You pull up, people with food swarm your car and fill it with groceries. You go home to unload and find out what you got. If you received something you or someone you know can't use, please think about donating it or trading it at the Snoopy House. Thank you.

Remember the Ice Cream Kittens? This little guy was rescued from the cold outside of Ike's Ice Cream. They are calling h...
05/02/2026

Remember the Ice Cream Kittens? This little guy was rescued from the cold outside of Ike's Ice Cream. They are calling him Baby Baby Boo.
Photo taken today after his operation. He is neutered now.

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318 Smith Street
Crystal, MI
48818

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