Wednesdays: Food Pantry/Dinner Program Update
February 19th, 2008 | Uncategorized
After much hard work, we’ve made it half way through the month of February! That means in a few weeks our food programs have been up and running for four months. We almost done with the process of applying to participate in the food bank system.
At a gathering last month, food program several volunteers committed to taking the required NYC food prep class, others offered to give our kitchen the deep cleaning it so needs, and a handful are now working on fundraising and writing grants.
Many of you have wondered, just who volunteers at the food pantry and soup kitchen? Several of the folks are members of our church, but far more are concerned neighbors who are looking for a way serve their community. Our volunteers come from a variety of backgrounds. Several have no faith life, others grew up in a church, but do not participate any more. Some are Catholic, others are Jewish, and some are Protestant. Many heard about the program through local newspaper coverage or via a neighborhood blog. A lot of folks first came because they are friends with someone else who volunteers.
If you’re interested in helping, feel free to show up Wednesdays between 4pm and 7pm. For those of you who work late, we still need folks at 7pm to help clean up - your aid would be very much appreciated.