Pantry Paper – OCTOBER 2011

LET’S ASK OUR CONGREGATIONS TO DO FOOD DRIVES and our local markets for sliced bread. Info? Call the Pantry (818)346-5554.

SAVE THE DATES – OCT. 8^TH for the Temple Kol Tikvah Food Drive; sorting will begin at 11 a.m. at the Pantry; NOV. 19^TH for sorting of the BSA’s Scouting for Food Drive; and DEC. 16^TH for the toy drop off deadline for the DEC. 17th toy store.

THANKSGIVING VOLUNTEERS NEEDED November 21 – 23 for set-up and food distribution at the Family Rescue Center, Canoga Park Presbyterian Church, 22103 Vanowen St., Canoga Park 91303. Call (818) 884-7587 to sign up.

HELP WANTED The Pantry and Family Rescue Center need on-call substitutes to stock shelves. Call the Pantry (818) 346-5554 or Center (818) 884-7587 to sign up. The First United Methodist Church of Reseda needs volunteers Wednesdays 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Call (818) 344-7135 for more info. The Church is at 18120 Saticoy St., Reseda 91335.

SUPERMARKET FOOD DRIVES Help is needed Saturday, October 8t^h at Albertson’s on the south side of Victory west of Fallbrook, and Saturday, October 15th at Sprouts/Henry’s Market at Ventura and Topanga. Both consist of two hour shifts, 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. Call Al Trumpler for the 8^th (818) 887-9384, and Blake Lichtig for the 15th (818)415-8995.

VOLUNTEER NEWS Our condolences go to the family and friends of Deanna McGray, a long-time volunteer who passed away recently. We welcome our new volunteers: Kathryn DeAnda, Marion Gerwald, Damon Huntington and Andrew Olenick.  Also thanks to trainers Liz Chaneske and Susan Steeb.  

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.

SINCE THE RECESSION BEGAN IN 2007, the number of 25 to 34 year-old men and women living with their parents has increased 25.5 percent, according to the Census Bureau.

                              AUGUST 2011 STATISTICS

P.O.P. Rescate

TOTAL FAMILIES SERVED             860                574

PEOPLE SERVED: Adults             1,367             1,132    

                         Children            549  1,159

                                              1,916              2,291

Senior Wednesday, Sept. 7, 184 people got large food bags.