Pantry Paper – AUGUST 2011

HELP WANTED We need on-call substitutes to carry heavy boxes and stock shelves at the Pantry. We appreciate Emily Willauer and Jennie Henley for helping us recently. Call Al Trumpler to sign up (818) 887-9384.

AS YOU TRAVEL THIS SUMMER, we will appreciate any shampoo and soap you collect and drop off at the Pantry.

SAVE THE DATE OCTOBER 8^TH for the Temple Kol Tikvah Yom Kippur Food Drive. Sorting will begin at 1 p.m. at the Pantry.

SUPERMARKET FOOD DRIVES Help is needed Saturday, August 6th at Ralph’s on the north side of Victory west of Fallbrook, Saturday, August 13^th at Albertson’s on the south side of Victory west of Fallbrook, and Saturday, August 20th at Henry’s Market at Ventura and Topanga. All consist of two hour shifts, 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. Call Jeff Albee to sign up for the August 6th drive (818) 731-7385, Al Trumpler for the 13^th (818) 887-9384, and Blake Lichtig for the 20th (818)415-8995.

VOLUNTEER CONDOLENCES go to the family and friends of Judy Gandy, who died June 30^th. She did pantry scheduling for many years, often filling in on a shift. We will miss seeing her at the Pantry and talking with her over the phone.

WELCOME NEW VOLUNTEERS Laura and Rosie Goldwasser, Laura and Lauren Hsuan, Roxanna Razi and Kelly Rosen. Also thanks to trainers Phyllis Henkin, Natalie Kim and Angela and Kristie Reed.

TRIBUTES For a minimum donation of $5, you can honor or remember someone and, also, help the Pantry. 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.

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.

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

STAPLES SHORT AT PANTRY The Los Angeles Regional Food Bank is receiving about 800,000 pounds less food a month from the USDA’s Emergency Food Assistance Program (EFAP) than it was at the beginning of the year.

                              JUNE 2011 STATISTICS

P.O.P. Rescate

TOTAL FAMILIES SERVED             860                508

PEOPLE SERVED: Adults             1,389             1,024    

                         Children            514     804

                                              1,903              1,828

Senior Wednesday, July 6, 208 people got large food bags.