Pantry Paper -  April 2008

CITRUS SUNDAY PRODUCE COLLECTION APRIL 6 From 9 a.m. to 3 p.m, drop off washed, bagged citrus at a fire station near you. See list at lafd.org/fsloc.htm. Thanks go to Valley Interfaith Council and Councilman Greig Smith’s office for their organization of this effort.

POST OFFICE FOOD DRIVE SATURDAY MAY 10 We need volunteers to transport and sort food. Drivers with trucks, please call Al Trumpler (818) 887-9384. Sorters please be at Prince of Peace Church parking lot by 2:30 p.m., where sorting will continue until dark and on Sunday from 8 a.m. until done.

THANK YOU to the organizers and participants of these recent food drives: Chaminade Middle and Sierra Canyon Schools, Hidden Hills and Bell Canyon neighborhoods.

SUPERMARKET FOOD DRIVE Help is needed Saturday April 12^th in front of Albertson’s Market at Victory and Fallbrook in two hour shifts, 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. Call Al Trumpler (818) 887-9384.

WELCOME NEW VOLUNTEERS Caroline Greene, Susan Hatfield, Lori Jaffe, Lori Malingagio, and Tillie Sanchez. Also, thanks go to their trainers Leslie Jackson and Juanita Stephenson.

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HUNGER FACT: “Over one million residents are hungry,” says a recent LA County Department of Public Health report. For more info, go to lapublichealth.org. 

FEBRUARY 2008 STATISTICS

                                                           P.O.P.        FAMILY RESCUE

TOTAL FAMILIES SERVED                         477                           275

PEOPLE SERVED: ADULTS                         738                          453

                          CHILDREN                     307                          490

TOTAL PEOPLE SERVED                            1045                         943

The Pantry gave food to 217 people on Senior Wednesday, March 5.