We all have things we worry about. But can you imagine what it is like to worry everyday about food? To worry how you are going to feed your kids today? To worry if you have enough money at the end of the month to buy food after paying your bills?

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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!

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.

“When I first found myself unemployed, not knowing how long it would take to receive benefits, I found myself for the first time in my life needing to reach out and not knowing how to do it.  I had been working full time and taking college classes. I could not believe it. I felt embarrassment, anguish and frustration at the situation I now found myself in, having to reach out for help.  I went to look for help with my head down, hoping no one would see me, and feeling shame. Yet I soon found out I wasn’t alone and that was my measure of consolation.  I have found the community support in West Chester to be above and beyond what a person could expect and every day I have heartfelt thanks to the community, volunteers of the churches, the food cupboards and the community at large.”

PS: This was in September 2009.  A recent conversation with him (January 2010) at the West Chester Food Cupboard revealed that he has started college classes again, he was looking for a room rather than an apartment to rent and was navigating the world of benefits and grants – he remains optimistic and very grateful for the help he has received.

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.

The 200+ park residents had lost most of their perishable food in the storm and had just been informed that power would not be restored until later that night at the earliest. The president of the home owner’s association, Shawn Moyer and wife Amanda were looking for help, and the Food Bank staff moved into action!

On Monday morning the Chester County Food Bank made an “Emergency Relief ” delivery to residents of the trailer park. They provided them with frozen meats, cheese, butter, eggs, and produce donated by Pete Flynn of Pete’s Produce Farm, as well as shelf-stable milk and some other non-perishables.

Many thanks to all of the volunteers who were able to help the Chester County Food Bank successful respond to a situation like this.

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!

We asked him to write up his experience to see if we could post it or use it somehow on our Web site..   Kind of a “What I did on my semester break instead of going to…… “     This is it!    Cresswell_Spring_Break_2010

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.

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