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May is one of my favorite months. Spring greets us in all its glory. Trees are in full bloom with new leaves and blossoms. Their scent wafts through the neighborhoods, luring us to stay outside just a little longer. Maybe it’s all the fresh air that also brings back my optimism. We can take onContinue reading “June 2024”

Teams and individuals from the Rivertowns gathered on April 28 at the Irvington Presbyterian Church, where Rev. Dr. Blaine Crawford thanked them for participating in the CROP Hunger Walk to raise money for fighting hunger locally through Feeding Westchester, a food bank. CROP (Christian Rural Overseas Program) Hunger Walks are held across the U.S andContinue reading “May 2024”

Enough already! Wicked weather for walking and for waiting. Winter, chiefly in the form of near-freezing rain and strong winds, has so far refused to make way for spring. Those clients who typically begin lining up at 8:00 a.m. every Wednesday for the 10:30 a.m. opening of the food pantry know better than I doContinue reading “April 2024”

Neither snow, nor rain, nor dark of night can keep the food pantry volunteers from their duties. While we’re not out there everyday like the postal workers, winter weather won’t stop our dedicated crew from getting nutritious food to our neighbors. It’s the connections that happen at the pantry that keep us showing up everyContinue reading “March 2024”

The new year was beautifully inaugurated by Michelle Peluso, husband Marc Fader and family with their generous donation of new coats, hats, scarves and gloves — perfect for the snowfall that occurred a week later! Not only are the Peluso-Fader team major ongoing contributors to our pantry, they encourage their kids and neighbors to alsoContinue reading “February 2024”

Well, we made it, and this is a tale of generosity, community cooperation, humanitarian challenges and, regretfully, painful partings. You once again amazed us with your avalanche of donations during the holiday season, and we our grateful to all of our donors in the Rivertowns and beyond who wrote checks, ran food drives, shopped forContinue reading “January 2024”

Thanks For GivingWow! What a response. Thanks to all the individuals and groups who donated an unbelievable amount of nonperishable food and household goods. So let us now shine a light on a representative sample of donors. The Parade of Pies!On the day before Thanksgiving, a group of teens marched single file through the foodContinue reading “December 2023”

Thus far, autumn has lashed us with more rain than we could use — I’m taking those seven out of eight washout weekends personally — cheating us of too many of those sun-filled afternoons of gently falling leaves that signify the coming of Thanksgiving, a time of gratitude and sharing. Time, Once Again, to GiveContinue reading “November 2023”

On Saturday, September 9 we participated in this year’s “Feeding Our Families Food Drive” organized by NBC, Telemundo, Stop & Shop and Feeding Westchester, a food bank. And our Dobbs Ferry shoppers showed their support in a big way! We filled 29 banana boxes with shelf stable donations including rice, soup, cleaning supplies, diapers andContinue reading “October 2023”

This month’s newsletter is a volunteer appreciation post.  The only reason we’re able to feed more than 100 families each week is because of our dedicated team of around 30 lovely humans who show up week after week.  We’ve had very little turnover in our crew for the last couple years because we have becomeContinue reading “August 2023”