Author Archives: dfpantry

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”

Good afternoon, everyone – today we served 27 families with 45 adults, 32 children and 10 seniors for a total of 87 people.           Mercy College is having a Community Service Fair on Tuesday, September 24 from 11:00 a.m. until 2:00 p.m., and the pantry has been invited to participate.  TheContinue reading “August 14, 2019”

Good evening, everybody – today we served a total of 23 families, including 47 adults, 31 children and 11 seniors.  We served 89 people today.           We had a great time at the Irvington Farmers’ Market.  It’s a popular, busy market, and the shoppers were generous to the pantry.  We evenContinue reading “August 7, 2019”

Good afternoon, everybody – yesterday in the morning we served 33 families, including 65 adults, 41 children and 13 seniors for a total of 111 people.  Then in the evening we served another 13 families with 31 adults, 25 children and 2 seniors, which came to 50 more people.  This brought us to a totalContinue reading “August 1, 2019”

Good afternoon, everybody – today we served 33 families consisting of 64 adults, 42 children and 11 seniors, for a total of 118 people.            Sara Sellitti visited us from the Springhurst garden, carrying extra herbs and produce from the garden.  She’ll keep us in mind throughout the summer in caseContinue reading “July 24, 2019”

Good afternoon, everybody – today, despite the heat, we served 29 families, including 52 adults, 33 children and 15 seniors, for a total of 96 people.           We pick up delicious fruits and vegetables every Sunday from the CSA and from the Roots and Wings garden.  This past Sunday a MercyContinue reading “July 17, 2019”

Good evening, everybody – today we served 30 families with 51 adults, 37 children and 15 seniors, making up a total of 103 people served.           The granddaughter of one of our clients is not growing properly.  She’s tiny for her age, and is under a doctor’s care.  We’ve made upContinue reading “July 10, 2019”

Good afternoon, everybody – today we served 25 families, including 53 adults, 31 children and 10 seniors.  We served a total of 94 people today.           This coming September there will be another 5K race sponsored by Feeding Westchester.   Last September a number of us at the pantry participated, including me,Continue reading “July 3, 2019”