Pantry Paper – DECEMBER 2011

SAVE THE DATE – DEC. 16^TH for the toy and gift wrap drop off deadline for the DEC. 17th toy store. Help is also needed on the 16^th to move tables. Call the Pantry for details (818)346-5554.

VOLUNTEEERS NEEDED on Fridays to sort the many food drives that are coming in during the holidays. From Dec. 2 through Jan. 6, call the Pantry in the morning to make sure we are sorting that day.

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.

SUPERMARKET FOOD DRIVES Help is needed Saturday, December 10^h at Albertson’s on the south side of Victory west of Fallbrook, and Saturday, December 17th 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 10^th (818) 887-9384, and Blake Lichtig for the 17th (818)415-8995.

VOLUNTEER NEWS We welcome our new volunteers: Lisa and Emily Gyermek, Marlene Levine, Diana Plotkin and Herbert Rush. Also thanks to trainers Joni Box, Phyllis Henkin, Kitty Sarkissian, and Susan Steeb.  

FUNDING REQUEST WENT OUT TO 649 ADDRESSES THANKS to Glenn Ellis, Lynn Gilson, Bob Hromadka, Grace Latt, Earl Lewis, Terri and Harry Seidman, Lana Tickner, Al Trumpler and Steve Zarachoff.

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.

AN INCREASE OF 30 PERCENT SINCE 2007 in the number of Americans who can’t afford sufficient food was reported by Brandeis University.

DECEMBER PANTRY CLOSURES on the 23^rd and 26^th for Christmas and on the 30^th for New Year’s.

                              OCTOBER 2011 STATISTICS

P.O.P. Rescate

TOTAL FAMILIES SERVED             826                578

PEOPLE SERVED: Adults             1,323             1,139   

                         Children            535     922

                                              1,858              2,061

Senior Wednesday, Nov. 2, 194 people got large food bags.