Pantry Paper – APRIL 2011 

SAVE THE DATE May 14th at 2 p.m., we will be sorting food as it arrives at the Pantry from the Woodland Hills Post Office Drive. We also need drivers with trucks to transport food from the P.O. To help, call Al Trumpler at (818) 887-9384.

SUPERMARKET FOOD DRIVES Help is needed Saturday, April 2nd at Ralph’s on the north side of Victory west of Fallbrook, Saturday, April 9th at Albertson’s on the south side of Victory west of Fallbrook, and Saturday, April 16th at Henry’s Market at the corner of Ventura and Topanga. All consist of two hour shifts, 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. Call Jeff Albee to sign up for the April 2nd drive (818) 731-7385, Al Trumpler for the 9th (818) 887-9384, and Blake Lichtig for the 16th (818) 415-8995. A special thank you goes out to Lee Tishler, who has been scheduling volunteers for the Saturday drives since 2002.

VOLUNTEER NEWS Welcome new volunteers Joanie Barbati, Nallini Gnanadesigan, Karen and Jeff Haller, Jose Martinez, Jill Rotner and Linda Tabbush. Also thanks to trainer Phyllis Henkin.

 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.

20 PERCENT OF CALIFORNIANS STRUGGLED TO AFFORD FOOD IN 2010, according to a recent poll reported in the LA Times.

THE PANTRY WILL BE CLOSED APRIL 25th, AFTER EASTER.

                              FEBRUARY 2011 STATISTICS

 

      P.O.P.         Rescate                                   

TOTAL FAMILIES SERVED             678               471

PEOPLE SERVED: Adults             1,104               889    

                         Children            459                765

                                              1,563              1,654

 

Senior Wednesday, March 2, 205 people got large food bags.