The GOH is up and running! We are off to a great start after several challenging years. This is the start of the 5th year in the Willow Park location, which Janet notes is often a bumper year. We are hopeful...
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Here comes spring! Time to start getting prepped for growing season!
A few things to start thinking about: 1) Moving compost – Saturday work days are starting up again on March 8. We would like to get some wood chips and compost moved onto the planting beds ASAP....
Please join us in “40 Cans(+) for Lent”
40 Cans for Lent is a tangible spiritual discipline, and one that directly contributes to the FPCY Food Pantry’s ability to help an ever increasing number of hungry neighbors. We welcome cans of...
Food Pantry Item of the Month for March — Breakfast Cereal (Again!)
We buy food in bulk from Feeding Westchester, but breakfast cereal is one of the more expensive items that we offer our clients, and the variety on offer is very limited. This month we are again asking...
Stop&Shop Bloomin’ for Good Supports our Food Pantry in March
Stop and Shop’s Bloomin’ 4 Good Program works to fight hunger in our local communities. In this program, every $10.99 Bloomin’ 4 Good Bouquet sold sends a $1 donation to a hunger organization local...
Pawling Hannaford Supports our Food Pantry with Reuseable Bag Purchases
For the month of February, First Presbyterian Church of Yorktown Food Pantry will receive a $1 donation from each purchase of the $2.50 reusable Fight Hunger Bag at the Hannaford store located at 162...
Item of the Month for February: More Cereal Please!
We buy food in bulk from Feeding Westchester, but breakfast cereal is one of the more expensive items that we offer our clients, and the variety on offer is very limited. This month we are again asking...
Souper Bowl of Caring to Support our Food Pantry February 9
In 1990, Souper Bowl of Caring began with a simple prayer from a single youth group: “Lord, even as we enjoy the Super Bowl football game, help us be mindful of those without a bowl of soup to eat.”...
Book Drive for Food Pantry Kids
Youth Elder Anna Hager (beginning in September) is organizing a drive for Food Pantry kids to provide activity bags for the winter break in February. Gently used picture or chapter books for all ages are...
Item of the Month for January: Breakfast Cereal
We buy food in bulk from Feeding Westchester, but breakfast cereal is one of the more expensive items that we offer our clients, and the variety on offer is very limited. This month we are asking for...