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Good evening, everybody – today we served 39 families, including 74 adults, 56 children and 11 seniors.  We served a total of 140 people today.        Today was a test of everybody’s good spirits because the South Church sanctuary is being painted over the next month, which means our clients had to waitContinue reading “February 20, 2019”

Good morning, everybody – Last Wednesday, despite the bad weather, we served a total of 21 families with 33 adults, 21 children and 11 seniors.  We served 65 people on Wednesday.      I will have more copies of Rob Baron’s petition to re-route the Route 6 bus, so that it goes down Cedar andContinue reading “February 15, 2019”

Hello, everybody – yesterday we served 32 families, including 56 adults, 38 children and 17 seniors.  We served a total of 111 people yesterday, including two new families.        The food drive at Stop & Shop this past Saturday was a smashing success, as it has been in years past.  The boys fromContinue reading “February 7, 2019”

On Saturday, Feb. 2 – the day before Super Bowl Sunday – the Dobbs Ferry High School football team did a food drive for the Dobbs Ferry Food Pantry at Stop & Shop.  The boys were there for hours in the cold, encouraging shoppers to buy extra food to donate to the pantry.              TheContinue reading “February 3, 2019”

Good afternoon, everybody – yesterday morning we served a total of 28 families, including 50 adults, 25 children and 12 seniors.  In the evening we served another 5 families with 12 adults and 11 children.  In total we served 62 families with 62 adults, 36 children and 12 seniors.  We served 110 people yesterday.  DuringContinue reading “January 31, 2019”

Good evening, everybody – today we served a total of 30 families, with 62 adults, 42 children and 10 seniors.  We served 113 people today. Our friends at Dobbs Ferry Lutheran Church are having a Souper Bowl of Caring party at church on Super Bowl Sunday.  This is an activity that happens every year onContinue reading “January 23, 2019”

Good evening, everybody – today we served a total of 27 families, including 51 adults, 32 children and 12 seniors.  We served 95 people today. I was contacted by Patricia Straub, one of the parents of the Dobbs Ferry High School football team, which had a banner year this year.  As they have for theContinue reading “January 16, 2019”

Good afternoon, everybody – today we served a total of 24 families, including 47 adults, 42 children and 6 seniors.  We served 97 people today. I placed an order today for a share of the CSA from Fable Farms in Ossining for the pantry.  We bought a share last summer, and Tom, the farmer, donatedContinue reading “January 9, 2019”

Good evening, everybody – yesterday we served a total of 20 families, including 38 adults, 23 children and 8 seniors.  We served a total of 69 people yesterday. We’ll be ordering a CSA (community-supported agriculture) share again this year.  It’s from FABLE in Ossining, which was the same farm as last summer.  It will lastContinue reading “January 3, 2019”