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We hope everyone had a fulfilling Thanksgiving. The community was extra generous to the Pantry this past holiday week. Food drives filled the shelves and filled our tables with plenty for our clients’ feasts. They brought home fresh vegetables, gravy, stuffing, and even pies supplied by local Girl Scouts and other individuals. Donations came inContinue reading “December 1, 2021”

We were busy today serving 108 families (39 deliveries, 69 pickups) but not too busy toask folks what foods will be gracing their Thanksgiving tables. Having just read that only acouple countries (Liberia, for one) observe the holiday, I was curious how foreign-bornAmericans celebrate, if at all, and how they spin our traditional menu. ItContinue reading “November 17, 2021”

We lucked out again today – no rain and perfect temperatures, is this November? We continue to enjoy the support of  many of our community organizations.  This week and the next there is an uptick in donations all due to anticipating the coming holiday.  Who doesn’t get excited about Thanksgiving?  Stop & Shop has partneredContinue reading ” November 11, 2021″

Dear Financial Donors, The lede of this week’s edition of the Food Pantry Newsletter is devoted to those of you who faithfully support our efforts with cash donations rather than food or other necessities. So we thought we’d give you an idea of how we stretch the currency we get. Our monthly cash burn isContinue reading “November 3, 2021”

We had a very welcome visit from Mayor Vincent Rossillo today! We were happy to be able to give him a tour of our operations and let him know what we need from the Village. He was surprised to hear how much we’ve grown in just the last 18 months and promised to help whereContinue reading “October 27, 2021”

Several years ago Paul Feiner, the Greenburgh Town Supervisor, invited the Dobbs Ferry Food Pantry to give a presentation at a Greenburgh Town Board meeting. Benny Rodriguez, Marc Taiano and I spoke about the service the Pantry provides to the community. After our talks, Mr. Feiner rose and spoke the following words, which I haveContinue reading “October 20, 2021”

Hello neighbors! We’re so proud to be part of a community that supports one another. Here at the Pantry, volunteers show up every day to organize a wide range of tasks including pick-ups, deliveries, and donations. This week, we’ve distributed food and other resources to help over 450 people (families, new clients, and home deliveries).Continue reading “October 6, 2021”

To help feed our neighbors—this week we provided food to467 people, including our monthly evening hours—we rely on donations of food and money, volunteers devoted to helping others, and the support ofFeeding Westchester. This food bank sources and distributes food and otherresources to 225 food pantries, soup kitchens, schools,shelters, residential programs, and mobile food distributionsContinue reading “September 29, 2021”

What makes a community? We see it every week at the Dobbs Ferry Food Pantry. Our amazing volunteers take pride in arranging each table with love, wanting our clients to feel like they are at a farmers market. The bonds are strong between the volunteers and this community in need.  They know the volunteers byContinue reading “September 22, 2021”

Today our numbers were up over recent weeks – we served 126 families, with 38 deliveries and in-person pickups for 88 households, most of them seemingly in a very busy first half hour. Our enthusiastic and energetic teens were back in the classroom, which left us older volunteers to do more shlepping and our familiesContinue reading “September 15, 2021”