Author Archives: dfpantry

Good afternoon, everybody – yesterday in the morning we served 18 families, including 41 adults, 27 children and 8 seniors.  Then in the evening we serve 7 more families with 15 adults, 12 children and 3 seniors, for a total of 25 families, including 56 adults, 39 children and 11 seniors.  We served 106 peopleContinue reading “December 27, 2018”

Good evening, everybody – today we served a record total of 50 families, including 96 adults, 73 children and 18 seniors.  We served 187 people today. This past Monday two different classes from Dobbs Ferry High School, led by their teacher, Diana Castellano, delivered food they collected for the pantry.  Volunteer Eileen gave them aContinue reading “December 19, 2018”

Good evening, everybody – yesterday we served a total of 35 families, including 67 adults, 51 children and 11 seniors.  We served 129 people yesterday. Art therapist Stephanie Buck continues to visit the pantry every Wednesday, and more and more clients are beginning to enjoy the projects and art supplies she offers.  Yesterday clients wereContinue reading “December 13, 2018”

Good evening, everybody – today we served a total of 26 families, including 50 adults, 40 children and 9 seniors.  We served 99 people today. Irvington Boy Scout Troop 55 did a wonderful and highly successful food drive for us this past Saturday at Stop & Shop under the leadership of Heidi van Osdol andContinue reading “December 5, 2018”

 

Good evening, everybody – today we served a total of 43 families, including 79 adults, 49 children and 19 seniors.  We served 190 people today. Today we were visited by the three-year-old class of the Days of Wonder daycare center, which is right in our building.  They presented us with a beautiful box which containedContinue reading “November 21, 2018”

Good afternoon, everybody – today we served a total of 37 families, including 78 adults, 46 children and 11 seniors.  We served 135 people today. A sensei from Edge Martial Arts at 145 Palisade Street in Dobbs Ferry came today with a large number of bags of food from children who are students at hisContinue reading “November 14, 2018”

Good afternoon, everybody – last Wednesday we served a total of 34 families, including 59 adults, 43 children and 18 seniors.  We served a total of 120 people on Wednesday. Benny, Ellen and I had a wonderful time representing the pantry last Sunday at the Irvington Farmers’ Market.  The weather was perfect, and everybody wasContinue reading “November 9, 2018”

Good morning, everyone – this past Wednesday we served 32 families in the morning, including 59 adults, 35 children and 15 seniors.  Then in the evening we served another 10 families with 20 adults, 15 children and 2 seniors for a total of 42 families with 79 adults, 50 children and 17 seniors.  We servedContinue reading “November 2, 2018”