FROM YOUR DEACONS

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 Deacon Highlights - May

The Blood Drive with Sal Gaetani as Chairman was held on April 27. The Drive was a big success  with 28 eligible donors out of 36  volunteers who offered to donate blood.

The Food Pantry Volunteers were quite busy with the Yorktown Post Office's Food Drive on May 12.  The drive was also a big success. The food donated by residents of Yorktown will help to supplement the bags of groceries needed to feed those people and families in need.

 

The Deacons will not have another formal meeting until September 21st but the Deacons will continue the various ministries - Food pantry, Loaves and Fishes, Transportation, and Bereavement.  Please contact us if we can be of help to you.  We have not closed up shop.  We offer our  help to members of the congregation in need.  Thank you and have a great Summer!

 Deacon Louise Fang

 

Remember - Matching Grant Will Double Your Food Pantry Gifts

The Food Pantry is one of the more visibly effective of our many benevolences. In 2007 the Food Pantry gave 1,975 grocery bags of food, an increase of 332 over 2006. This year, with a slowing economy, the need is expected to be even greater.

We now have a “matching” Trust Fund that will double the effectiveness of every dollar we donate to the Food Pantry.  Let's make good use of this wonderful gift.

 

Food Pantry Hours:  9 a.m. to 11a.m.    , the second & fourth Saturday

Next Dates: May 10 & 24; June 14 & 28; July 12 & 26

Volunteers to help load bags on the 2nd and 4th Saturdays from 8-9 a.m. are always appreciated.  Call Riley Wilson (245-0246) if you would like to help out one Saturday.

 

Food Pantry Always Needs :     

Instant coffee              Tea                  Cereal                          Pasta                            Spaghetti sauce

Peanut butter               Soup                Cookies                       Crackers                      Paper products

Toothpaste                              Soap                Diapers                        Personal hygiene products

Your monetary contributions are also appreciated.  We “shop” at Food Pantry of Westchester where a dollar will buy more food than you can imagine, thanks to government and corporate donations.

 

Thank you to Brownie Troop 2013 for their gift of Girl Scout cookies for the Food Pantry.