Committee for the Opening of the Jewish Family & Children's Service Harvey Kornblum Food Pantry Announcing Ribbon Cutting October 21

A meeting to kick off the planning for the grand opening celebration of the new location for the Jewish Family & Children's Service (JF&CS) Harvey Kornblum Jewish Food Panty (HKJFP) set the festivities for Sunday, October 21.  This commemoration will be paired with the annual Feed the Pantry -Feed the Soul open house from noon to 4 p.m. at the new Food Pantry building 10601 Baur Blvd. Creve Coeur, Mo. The event is family friendly, free and open to the public. However everyone is encouraged to bring a bag of groceries.

Along with co-chairs, Frec Steinbach and Sally King, and Executive Director, Louis Albert, the committee members are: Jan Abrams, Rena Abrams, Barbara Barnholtz, Jill Belsky, Jeremy Deutsch, Cory Eichorn, Don Eisenberg, Laura Hass, Rick Hitt, Stan Hoffman, Cindy Hyken, Judy Kaplan, Gay Kornblum, Michelle Librach, Don Meissner, Michael Silver, Karen Suroff and Phyllis Weiss.

Anyone who wishes to join the committee, assist in the preparations, become a volunteer to give tours or help with the activities that day, can do so by calling Laura Hass at 993-1000.

      For generations, JF&CS has offered compassionate support and practical solutions to guide people through life’s ups and downs. Added in 1991 and celebrating its 20^th year, the food pantry (now the Harvey Kornblum Jewish Food Pantry), a major program for JF&CS, was established to serve clients living in surrounding zip codes. Today, 22 JF&CS programs serve clients from more than 110 different zip codes throughout the greater St. Louis area. JF&CS is a proud member of the United Way and the Jewish Federation; and receives major funding from the St. Louis County Children’s Services Fund. For more information about Jewish Family & Children’s Service, please call 314-993-1000, or visit www.jfcs-stl.org.