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Good afternoon, everyone – Today, for only the second time since we opened in 2013, we did not open the pantry due to fear of icy roads and sidewalks.  Ellen texted all the clients, I e-mailed the volunteers and Lyn let Drew and Henry, our sexton, know that we’ll open next Wednesday as usual. IContinue reading “March 15, 2017”

Good afternoon, everybody – Today we served a total of 24 families, including 35 adults, 27 children and 8 seniors. We’ve submitted our grant application to the Giving Circle of Lower Westchester.  We need the money, so let’s keep our fingers crossed. Paul Feiner invited us to place a food-collection bin in the lobby ofContinue reading “March 8, 2017”

Good news!  We were contacted by Sarah Barnard of the Irvington Presbyterian Church’s Board of Deacons.  Last fall they did a Crop Walk, which is a fundraising walk aimed at eliminating worldwide hunger.  Since there’s hunger right in these Rivertowns, they’re sharing some of the proceeds with our Pantry.  Thanks so much, again, to theContinue reading “March 7, 2017”

Good afternoon, everybody – Today we served a total of 22 families, including 36 adults, 34 children and 4 seniors. Our grant application to the Church of St. Barnabas was accepted!  Our beloved Barbara M. notified us that, even though they received more grant applications than ever this year, they gave us the total amountContinue reading “March 1, 2017”

Good afternoon, everybody – Last week I was at a conference, but our other volunteers ran the pantry as smoothly as ever.  Last Wednesday (February 15), they served 27 families, including 44 adults, 36 children and 6 seniors.  The clients were served by Ellen, Eileen, Kevin, Lyn, Tom and Tricia. Then yesterday in the morningContinue reading “February 22, 2017”

50 birthday bags decorated and filled by the Springhurst fourth grade – each bag filled with cake mix, icing, candles, the works – so that our pantry clients can celebrate a birthday in style!  Each client left with a bag today, thanks to the fourth-grade students, their parents, and teacher Sarah Schacher, who spearheaded theContinue reading “February 22, 2017”

Good morning, everyone – Yesterday we served a total of 20 families, including 28 adults, 26 children and 5 seniors.  They were served by me, Benny, Carol, Eileen, Ellen, Kevin and Tom. Last Saturday the Dobbs Ferry High School football team did a fantastic food drive for us at Stop & Shop.  The captains, ArmanContinue reading “February 8 at the Food Pantry”

See below for Pic- please note that the team efforts were coordinated and led by the Team Captains Arman Cherian-Ashe and Ryan Fessler.  Thanks so much to the team for making this huge effort for the Pantry by doing this food drive at Stop & Shop in Dobbs Ferry on Saturday, February 4 from 9:00Continue reading “Dobbs Ferry H.S. Football Team Food Drive”