Pantry Paper  -  January 2008

YOUR FRUIT TREES ARE READY TO HARVEST If you have an excess of produce, please drop it off at the Pantry. Thanks!

THANK YOU HOLIDAY TOY GIVEAWAY VOLUNTEERS from the Pantry Board and Giveaway co-chairs Letty Siegel and Theresa Murphey: schools, churches, temples, organizations and friends and volunteers of the Pantry, who collected and donated toys; National Charity League Pantry Liaison Elissa Kaczorowski; NCL moms and daughters, who set up the Toy Shop, registered the clients, shopped with them, wrapped their gifts, babysat their children, and baked and served cookies. Because of your dedication of time and enthusiasm, we were able to make it a day that our clients will always remember.

WE ALSO THANK the Boy Scouts of Troop 126 for an outstanding job during their food drive Saturday December 8^th. They did everything from set up to sorting to clean up.    

SUPERMARKET FOOD DRIVE Help is need Saturday January 12^th in front of Albertson’s Market at Victory and Fallbrook, two hour shifts, 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. Call Al (818) 346-9421.

WE NEED STORE COUPONS for Ralph’s and Albertson’s; some are in Entertainment books. Thank you for dropping them at the Pantry.

WE NEED VOLUNTEERS to work several Pantry shifts in January. Please refer to the enclosed schedule and call Glenn (818) 347-6021.

NOVEMBER 2007 STATISTICS

                                                           P.O.P.        FAMILY RESCUE

TOTAL FAMILIES SERVED                         604                          449

PEOPLE SERVED: ADULTS                         987                         719

                          CHILDREN                     649                         726

TOTAL PEOPLE SERVED                            1636                       1445

The Pantry gave food to 247 people on Senior Wednesday, Dec. 5. The next Senior Wednesday will be January 9.