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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!”

Good afternoon, everybody – October 28 was the last Wednesday of the month, so we offered Stop & Shop gift cards as well as food.  We ended up serving 136 families, as opposed to the 96 we had served the week before.  Of those 136, we served a record 23 families that evening.  In totalContinue reading “November 5, 2020”

Good afternoon, everybody – Yesterday we served 96 families, including 183 adults, 125 children and 41 seniors, for a total of 349 people.  Last week we served 96 families and the week before 95, so maybe this will be our new normal for the weeks when we don’t give Stop & Shop gift cards.  TheContinue reading “October 22, 2020”

Good afternoon, everybody – Yesterday we served 96 families, including 190 adults, 135 children and 29 seniors, for a total of 354 people.  We delivered food to 16 families who couldn’t make it for one reason or another.  We have a stellar team of volunteers who are willing to drive food to people who areContinue reading “October 15, 2020”

Good evening, everybody – yesterday our numbers were a little more sane since we didn’t give out Stop & Shop gift cards.  We served 95 families (still a far cry from the 35-40 we were serving a year ago), including 192 adults, 134 children and 34 seniors, for a total of 360 people served.  OneContinue reading “October 8, 2020”

Robin, Co-Director of SPRING Community Partners and person with a head for numbers, finds that in September we served an average of 101 families and 381 people, not 539.

Good afternoon, everybody – Last Wednesday was a busy one for us.  We served 132 families, including 268 adults, 181 children and 47 seniors, for a total of 496 people.  Since it was the end of the month we gave Stop & Shop gift cards also.  Our clients love those gift cards, but we canContinue reading “October 3, 2020”

Good afternoon, everyone – Last Wednesday we served  99 families, including 204 adults, 131 children and 40 seniors, for a total of 375 people served.  It looks like we’re arriving at a new normal of around 100 families a week, as opposed to the 35-40 we used to serve.  Since this coming Wednesday is the lastContinue reading “September 28, 2020”

Good evening, everyone – today we served 95 families, with 193 adults, 131 children and 32 seniors, for a total of 356 people served.  We’ve been serving fewer families this month, hopefully because people are being called back to work.   We’ve been talking about how to keep the pantry going in the winter months withoutContinue reading “September 16, 2020”