UPDATE Wednesday Sept 4
Peaches have arrived and everyone has been called or emailed with an open time to come and pick up.
PLEASE REMEMBER - due to the unique circumstances this year we have had to divide our over 600 loyal customers into smaller groups to pick up, so your friend or neighbor may have been given a different time for pick up then you.
If you can't pick up at your designated time you may check with us or consolidate a pick up with your friend or neighbor - our goal is to greatly limit the amount of traffic going through the streets and our parking lot at a given time because of all the other weekly activities and traffic in the area.
Thank you for your patience and assistance.
Update Monday September 1st
We were told by the orchard that our delivery would leave their dock on Sunday, but it did not. It apparently left today around 1pm. I am supposed to be hearing from the freight company with more details, but as of now I have not heard anything from them. I don't know if the holiday has anything to do with that, so it may be possible that I do not hear anything until tomorrow. That unfortunately means that I do not know if there is any way that they will be here tomorrow, or if it will be Wednesday. I do know that they have to drop a load from the same truck in South Dakota before they come to Iowa.
So at this time, I am hesitant to confirm any pick up details for Wednesday. I plan to send another message once I have a better estimate on when we will be unloading the truck. If you have been told that you can pick up on Wednesday, please watch your inbox, or check our website https://ourredeemerdubuque.360unite.com/peaches or our facebook page for updates.
We really are trying our best to get you the peaches that you have been waiting for as fast as possible, the best way we can under these circumstances. We know that some of you are upset with the situation, but know that we have spent hours working to reach out and notify everyone along the way, and we know that it hasn't always gotten through. Please know that we will be reevaluating our supplier moving forward from this year as there have been too many issues and disappointments.
UPDATE FRIDAY AUGUST 30, 2024
Peaches are not here for distribution tomorrow Saturday, August 31, 2024 as we had planned.
The truck is scheduled to leave CO on Sunday with freshly picked peaches. They have one stop before Dubuque.
This will greatly change our normal distribution process and we ask for your patience and kindness as we work through setting up a new process that accomodates a different timeline and considers traffic times on JFK, Kennedy Elementary and Our Redeemer Preschool.
Detailed information will be coming on the new process by the end of the day. We know are peach community is a tightknit group and help us by sharing information. Please understand we will not be able to have an open pick up with everyone coming on the same day as we typically do on Saturday so the information you receive later may be different then the information your friends and neighbors receive.
Again thank you so much for you patience and understanding.
Our Redeemer LYF
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Tuesday, August 27 UPDATE- Thank you for checking in - just wanted you to know that we are waiting for an update from the grower - as of 10 am this morning we do NOT have confirmation that the truck has left Colorado yet. We will update as soon as possible when status changes.
********************************************************************** We regret to inform you that our peach delivery truck has been delayed due to heavier than usual rains in Palisades, Co. We did everything we could on our end to rectify the situation without having to reschedule, but there were no possible options.
THE NEW DISTRIBUTION DATE IS AUGUST 31.
WE SINCERELY APOLOGIZE FOR ANY INCONVENIENCE THIS MAY CAUSE AND TRULY APPRECIATE YOUR PATIENCE, KINDNESS AND ASSISTANCE IN MAKING THIS A SMOOTH TRANSITION. *************************************************************
If you absolutely can't pick up on Saturday August 31 please email OURREDEEMERLYF@GMAIL.COM
PLEASE only call the church office in an emergency situation.
We will provide updates here and on our facebook page. An email was sent to all on file and phone calls are being made - please know we are unable to get a mailing out in time with the new information. If you know someone who ordered who doesn't have email, please share with them.
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Welcome 2024 Peaches
DISTRIBUTION IS SET FOR AUGUST 24 FROM 8 - 12. An email with details and a letter if you don't have email have been sent.
We would appreciate your help in controlling traffic - your peach order is guaranteed, please consider coming later in the morning and not lining up before 8:00 am. If traffic wraps around to JFK we will have to ask you to come back.
If you had any issues receiving emails, we ask that you add us as a contact in your contact list OURREDEEMERLYF@GMAIL.COM. This should help keep our messages from going into spam folders. If you have done this and still have issues, please let us know and we will decide with you what the best action is going forward.
Thank you so much!!
2023 Higher Things Youth Conference - held on Southern Illinois campus
Everything Peaches....
ORLC Youth Group
Add ourredeemerlyf@gmail.com to your contact list.
God's Blessings, ORLC Youth Group
Proper Peach Care
Tree ripe peaches are extremely perishable and deserve special attention when it comes to care. Our peaches should arrive in your hands at varying degrees of ripeness. In a typical box, a few will be very ripe and will be partially bruised from the journey. These are probably the best peaches in the box and should be consumed immediately either over a sink or outside to avoid the sticky mess resulting from the juiciness! Here are a few recommendations that will allow you to get the most satisfaction from our peaches:
The most important thing you can do is sort your peaches and remove the foam divider as soon as you get them home.
- When you first get your box of peaches, sort them as soon as possible to remove the ripest ones. This is a simple process. Remove the lid and survey the top layer for peaches that are bruising; remove those to a convenient place for expedient consumption. Gently feel the rest of the top layer for other soft peaches immediately ready to eat. Separate the ones that are immediately ready to eat from those that are firmer on the top layer.
- Remove the foam separator between the top and bottom layer and repeat the above actions with the second layer.
- Then, REFRIGERATE softer peaches if they will not be consumed right away. Leave the firmer ones out at room temperature to soften up; once these peaches soften, they should be refrigerated as well to reduce the chance of spoilage.
As with any fruit, please wash before consuming. Enjoy!