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If you buy one of these bags for $2.50 at Stop & Shop in Dobbs Ferry during November, the food pantry will get $1.00.  Buy two or three!     A wonderful group of volunteers from Woodlands Community Temple with a huge post-Yom Kippur donation for the food pantry.  Thanks Woodlands!

Good evening, everybody – today we served 29 families, including 57 adults, 29 children and 15 seniors, for a total of 101 people.           Last Thursday we received a huge donation of food from Woodlands Community Temple.  I took a picture of all the boxes of food they brought us.  ItContinue reading “October 16, 2019”

At Ferry Festa on October 5, representing South Church, Dobbs Ferry Food Pantry, Roots & Wings and Community Nursery School Good afternoon, everybody – today we served 23 families, including 45 adults, 23 children and 8 seniors, for a total of 76 people.           We saw a lot of you atContinue reading “October 9, 2019”

Good afternoon, everybody – I wasn’t at the pantry this morning, but the rest of the team soldiered on.  They served 34 families with 60 adults, 31 children and 16 seniors, for a total of 107 people.           Hope to see everyone at the Ferry Festa this coming Saturday from 1:00 toContinue reading “October 2, 2019”

Good evening, everybody – yesterday in the morning we served 39 families with 71 adults, 40 children and 18 seniors.  Then in the evening we served another 14 families with 24 adults, 24 children and 5 seniors.  This brought us to a total of 53 families served, including 95 adults, 64 children and 23 seniors. Continue reading “September 26, 2019”

Good evening, everybody – today we served 31 families, including 62 adults, 36 children and 15 seniors, for a total of 113 people.           This weekend we’ll be receiving another 20 dozen eggs from the Hastings Farmers’ Market.  This means so much to us because our clients love eggs.  As fastContinue reading “September 18, 2019”

Good afternoon, everybody – today we served 27 families with 43 adults, 25 children and 15 seniors for a total of 83 people.           South Church’s attic sale was a big success.  Once it was over there were some items that we offered for free, and people gladly helped themselves.  PeopleContinue reading “September 11, 2019”

Good afternoon, everybody – today we served 44 families with 87 adults, 58 children and 16 seniors, for a total of 162 people.           Five of us volunteers will be running (or walking) in the Feeding Westchester 5K on Sunday, September 22.  It would be great if we had more peopleContinue reading “September 4,2019”

Good afternoon, everyone – last Wednesday Benny and I were out of town, but a valiant group of volunteers soldiered on, both in the morning and evening.  I say valiant because South Church is in the middle of getting ready for its attic sale, and there were many people there working on the attic saleContinue reading “August 31, 2019”

Good evening, everybody – today we served 37 families, including 72 adults, 43 children and 13 seniors, for a total of 131 people.           The Ardsley Methodist Women gave us a gift of Stop & Shop gift cards.  We’re so grateful for these gift cards, and we’ll be happy to useContinue reading “August 21, 2019”