Good afternoon, everybody – This past Wednesday we served a total of 112 families, including 224 adults, 149 children and 30 seniors, for a total of 403 people. We delivered food to 33 homes, with the help of five volunteers who load the food into their cars and drive throughout the area to people whoContinue reading “January 15, 2021”
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January 1, 2021
Good afternoon and happy New Year, everybody – It’s been a while since we’ve posted due to the overwhelming demands of running a food pantry during a pandemic, but we’ve never missed a week, and here we are in 2021. For the month of December we served a total of 598 families, including 1,196 adults, 777Continue reading “January 1, 2021”
Sanctuary at South Presbyterian Church during the 2020 holidays – only boxes and food in the pews. Thank you, South Church, from the Dobbs Ferry Food Pantry
Nicole and Micah Spellman donating cash and checks donated from many residents of The Landing on December 15. Thanks so much to The Landing for your help during the holidays!
December 3, 2020
Good afternoon, everybody – Yesterday we served 113 families, consisting of 215 adults, 150 children and 39 seniors, for a total of 404 people. The day before Thanksgiving we served 157 families, and I have a feeling we’ll hit those numbers this month also, especially since we’ll be giving out Stop & Shop gift cardsContinue reading “December 3, 2020”
Feed the Children poster, created by Hastings artist Diane Brawarsky (d.brawarsky@gmail.com), proudly displayed on my office wall. It’s $75 and proceeds will be split between Family to Family and the Dobbs Ferry Food Pantry
November 27, 2020
Good afternoon, everybody – This past Wednesday, which was the day before Thanksgiving, we served a record-breaking 157 families, including 319 adults, 206 children and 62 seniors, for a total of 587 people served. The evening pantry accounted for 19 of those families. For comparison, the Wednesday before Thanksgiving last year we served 47 families. Continue reading “November 27, 2020”
November 12, 2020
Good afternoon, everybody – Yesterday we served a total of 107 hungry families, including 215 adults, 140 children and 44 seniors, for a total of 399 people. We delivered food to 19 families, including the delicious prepared meals, which were provided this week by Maud’s Tavern in Hastings, thanks to Michelle Adams of On TheContinue reading “November 12, 2020”
NEWS FLASH!
The Dobbs Ferry Food Pantry will have another fundraiser at a restaurant! HUDSON SOCIAL, located at 11 Station Plaza in Dobbs Ferry, will host an all-day fundraiser for the Pantry on Thursday, November 19! They’ve got plenty of outdoor seating and even a firepit, so come on down. Another opportunity to avoid cooking dinner. HudsonContinue reading “NEWS FLASH!”
