FOOD SHELF NEWS
Growing a Garden to Fight Hunger
The number of gardeners donating produce to the Food Shelf has increased over the past seven years. Our clients love the fresh produce, and we love giving them healthy food. We have learned which items are most popular and which are easiest to include in our program. Here are some suggestions for gardener-donors: zucchini squash, yellow summer squash, tomatoes, sweet corn, peppers, onions, potatoes, berries, peaches, pears and apples.
Please remember that if you wouldn’t eat it, our clients probably wouldn’t either.
Volunteer Highlight
We often get calls from high school students looking for short term volunteer opportunities, but we have had only a few students willing to make a long-term commitment. Blake Cicero, a senior at Greece Arcadia, has been helping out in the Basket Program since the fall of 2021. Each month he helps assemble the cardboard boxes and has pitched in on sorting and packing. Blake, who plans to attend the University of Rochester this fall to major in physics, he was accepted to all five colleges he applied to, is the son of David Cicero and Marcia Dlutek.
Clothing Closet News
The number of clients visiting the Closet continues to climb as we now let them inside to shop, one at a time. Our inventory is good in most categories, but we have great need of:
•Children’s summer clothing, sizes 3 and up – especially boy’s clothes sizes 3 to 6
•Sheets and blankets
Our Back-to-School Event will be held during the month of August in memory of our Volunteer Angels, Betty Pierce, Patricia Licota, Flossie Hill. We will be distributing new socks and underwear for children and school supplies to clients coming in to shop for their monthly clothing. Please consider donating a package of new children’s underwear or socks.
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