Pantry Paper – MARCH 2011

THANK YOU HENRY’S MARKET AND YOUR CUSTOMERS for donating 15,500 grocery bags of food over the holiday season.

SUPERMARKET FOOD DRIVES Help is needed Saturday, March 5th at Ralph’s on the north side of Victory west of Fallbrook and Saturday, March 12th at Albertson’s on the south side of Victory west of Fallbrook. Both consist of two hour shifts, 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. Call Jeff Albee to sign up for the March 5th drive (818) 731-7385, Al Trumpler for the 12th (818) 887-9384.

VOLUNTEER NEWS Welcome new volunteers Roslyn Daniels and Shelley Gerstl. Also a big thank you to Jeff Albee, who has been recruiting first Saturday Food Drive volunteers for a year and a half.

 NOW, IT IS EASIER TO SERVE OUR NON-ENGLISH OR LIMITED ENGLISH SPEAKING CLIENTS. The Board has adopted a bilingual application card in English and Spanish as the sole registration card for all future registrations.  This will help us continue our long-standing policy of helping meet the food needs of eligible people in the West San Fernando Valley, regardless of their native language.  By signing or initialing any registration card for any client, you will be acknowledging that you have read and are familiar with this policy. If you have any questions, please ask your shift leader or go to usda.gov/LEP.  

SMALL SIZES OF MEN’S CLOTHING, BELTS AND SHOES are needed at the Family Rescue Center, a food pantry and clothes closet at Canoga Park Presbyterian Church, 22103 Vanowen. Hours are 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Monday through Friday, and 9 to 11 a.m. Saturday.

WE NEED CASH-OFF SUPERMARKET COUPONS some are in Entertainment books or the newspaper; others come in the mail. Please give them to Jeanne Bain at the Pantry.

IF A GROUP DROPS OFF A DONATION, please ask them if they would like to receive a thank you note. If so, pull a donation card from the envelope on the bulletin board, fill it out and sign it. You’ll need to ask their name and address, describe what they donated and MAKE SURE THIS INFORMATION IS LEGIBLE. Then return the card to the envelope, where it will be passed on to a note writer. When someone drops off a personal donation, give them the card to document a charitable deduction.

TRIBUTES For a minimum donation of $5, you can help the Pantry and honor or remember someone. Please send the name of the person you wish to remember/honor and the reason for it, along with your check, to Earl Lewis, 6036 Shirley Ave., Tarzana, CA 91356. Also, please let us thank you by including your name and address.

FOOD PANTRY T-SHIRTS ON SALE AT THE PANTRY Long-sleeve Small, Medium and Large, and some short-sleeve Large are available for $5 each to help the Pantry.

LOOKING FOR WORK? Go to aarp.org/worksearch for access to local job openings.

IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO HELP A SENIOR APPLY for the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), go to aarp.org/snap.

                              JANUARY 2011 STATISTICS

 

      P.O.P.         Rescate                                   

TOTAL FAMILIES SERVED             778               572

PEOPLE SERVED: Adults             1,265             1,062     

                         Children            569             1,023

                                              1,834              2,085

 

Senior Wednesday, Feb. 2, 188 people got large food bags.