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”
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March 1, 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”
February 22, 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”
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”
February 17, 2017 – Lyn, Molly, Faye and Ionie being interviewed about the pantry by Paul Feiner on his radio show today on WVOX-AM
February 8 at the Food Pantry
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”
Dobbs Ferry H.S. Football Team Food Drive
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”
February 1 at the Food pantry
Good afternoon, everybody – Today we served a total of 25 families, including 38 adults, 34 children and 6 seniors. They were served by me, Benny, Carol, Eileen, Ellen, Kevin, Lyn, Tom and Tricia. Please remember to do some shopping at Stop & Shop in Dobbs Ferry this coming Saturday, February 4 between 9:00 andContinue reading “February 1 at the Food pantry”
December at the Food pantry
Good afternoon, everyone It was a much more peaceful day at the pantry this morning after all the hubbub around Thanksgiving. Today we served a total of 19 families, including 27 adults, 21 children and 6 seniors. They were served by me, Benny, Carol, Eileen, Ellen, Kevin, Lyn and Mary Anne. Several volunteers spentContinue reading “December at the Food pantry”
Dobbs Ferry Food Pantry 