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Gleaning Update – Corn Harvested!
Posted by: | CommentsWe are proud to report that to date, we have harvested over 4,900 lbs of corn from two of the farms that glean from their crops to help support the Chester County Food Bank.
Many thanks to The Gibb Farm in Cochranville and The Stratton’s Wynnoor Farm in West Chester.
We also tip our gleaning hats to all the volunteers who lend a helping hand to weed and pick this land the farmers have generously donated. We know that the time and effort to help pick and deliver these crops to hungry residents of Chester County is exhausting and rewarding work. Glad your are part of our team. Thanks for the help!
We value all of our volunteers and hope they feel the great reward we all share “helping to feed hungry people!” If you are ready to be part of a non-profit group that works to help feed people in need, please contact us today!
Record Families Visit Our Mobile Pantry
Posted by: | CommentsThe Chester County Food Bank has a mobile pantry in Parksburg. It operates once a month. To give you an idea of how things are going as far as the economy, we just saw 23 new families sign up for food at the pantry Wednesday. That is the most we have ever signed up in one day. Our total families served this day was 162. That is amazing, when you consider that in total for 2009, we served 95 families.
We are glad to be here for the many families who struggle to choose between paying their bills and groceries. Many thanks to all the volunteers who lend their financial support and their time to help us put food into the hands of people struggling to get enough to eat.
If you would like to be part of our effort to help parents feed their children, please make a donation (CLICK ON THE DONATION BUTTON TO THE RIGHT) or email us about volunteering at the Food Bank.
PA Hunt Cup Event donates to Food Bank
Posted by: | CommentsTo mark the 45th anniversary of the PA Hunt Cup on Sunday, November 7, 2010, the Hunt Cup committee has chosen the Chester County Food Bank as its beneficiary.
Raffle tickets for a 1929 Model A Ford (valued at $30,000.00) and in excellent condition, are for sale AND I HAVE THEM. The tickets are $50.00 each. You do not have to be present to win.
Check out the website for the Hunt Cup www.pahuntcup.org.
Please make your check payable to PHCC $50 x the # of tickets = _____) and mail to: SUSAN M. JORDAN Cheshire Hunt Conservacy, P.O. Box 528, Unionville, PA 19375-0528.
This truly is a win-win situation for everyone and especially the Chester County Food Bank that really needs everyone’s help.
Wegmans Generous Donation
Posted by: | CommentsWegmans Food Market knows how to GIVE BIG!
On Wednesday, June 23, 2010 the Rochester New York based, family owned supermarket chain donated 20,000 pounds of non-perishable items to the Chester County Food Bank.The generous donation was made to celebrate the opening of the newest Wegmans store in Chester County, PA. The Malvern store location is set to open on July 18th. It is located on Rt 202 and Rt 29.
For more of this story, click on or type the URL below: http://www.dailylocal.com/articles/2010/06/26/business/srv0000008653241
Gleaning Event – Friday May 7th
Posted by: | CommentsWe have a unique Gleaning Event on Friday May 7th at 11:30am at the home of: Peter & Helen Uhlman, 637 W. Lincoln Highway, Exton, PA 19341. Senator Andy Dinneman will be on hand – he is a HUGE supporter of GLEANING in Chester County.
Helen is a veterinarian with her practice on the property, and Peter is an Executive. They have Quadruplets…girls 4 1/2 years old and a son 13 yrs.
The girls asked is they could plant a garden of potatoes to help feed the needy.
Pictures to follow!
May 8th – Letter Carrier Food Collection Day
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Here is an idea for your spring cleaning efforts: Go in your food cupboard and fill up a nice shopping bag with some canned and boxed food
- not out of date, preferably – and get it ready for the annual National
Association of Letter Carrier Food Collection Day on Saturday, May 8. Your efforts will help you trim the amount of crowding your cupboards may have encountered during the long winter when you wanted to make sure you had enough soup and canned veggies in case you got snowbound, but it will also help fill the shelves of the 60 or more food cupboards and feeding sites in Chester County. And believe us, they could use the help.
For more of this story, click on or type the URL below:
http://www.dailylocal.com/articles/2010/04/28/opinion/srv0000008141497.t
House Resolution 563 recognizes our efforts
Posted by: | CommentsHoping to call attention to an increased demand for food in Chester County – up nearly 50 percent in some areas – a Chester County lawmaker plans to pay tribute tomorrow to the Chester County Food Bank.
Rep. Duane D. Milne (R., Chester) will present the food bank with House Resolution 563, recognizing the organization’s “valiant efforts and vital contribution to the community in feeding the hungry of Chester County,” he said in a news release.
The event will take place at 10 a.m. at the West Chester Food Cupboard, 545 E. Gay St., West Chester. Milne is to be joined by Larry Welsch, executive director of the Chester County Food Bank; Ruth Kranz-Carl, county director of human services; county commissioners; board members of the Chester County Food Bank and the West Chester Food Cupboard; and patrons who rely on their services.