Thank you Edgemont Rotary Club for food drive helping 500 hungry

THANK YOU EDGEMONT ROTARY CLUB FOR HELPING THE DOBBS FERRY FOOD PANTRY --FEEDING 500 HUNGRY PEOPLE

A newly formed Edgemont Rotary Club organized a Thanksgiving food distribution effort yesterday. They decided to work with the Dobbs Ferry Food Pantry in donating approximately 130 bags of fresh produce for their Thanksgiving Food Drive. These 130 bags will feed approximately 500 people.

The members are all very motivated to be able to help all these needy families. .

Volunteers

For more information on the Dobbs Ferry Food Pantry

Please contact Molly Rodriguez, Director, at doobsferrypantry@gmail.com

For more information on the Edgemont Rotary Club

Please contact Atul Saxena at edgemontrotary@gmail.com

For more information on the Westchester Youth Congress

Please contact Avik Agarwal at http://avik.agarwal@gmail.com

If you are interested in volunteering for the Edgemont Rotary Club, please contact Yasmin Pacia at y.pacia@gmail.com

Description of the Project

The newly formed Edgemont Rotary Club functions as a Satellite club of Yonkers-East Yonkers Rotary Club. We are in the very beginning stages, but we are working hard to identify more projects in the community of Greenburgh where we can be of help. We decided to choose the Dobbs Ferry Food Pantry after learning from the Director, Molly Rodriguez, how the need for help had risen in our area. She explained they used to feed between 30 to 40 families before Covid, and now they are providing 130 families every week. She also expressed that many people think that our area is affluent, but the reality is a different one; there is a lot of need in this area. Approximately 500 residents come to the Dobbs Ferry Food Pantry every week. The Edgemont Rotary Club is very excited to be part of this Food Drive, and we are looking forward to continuing our work as Rotarians and trying to help when needed.

Donations

130 bags of Fresh Produce

30 pies

Donors

• A.J. Trucco, Bronx, NY
• Le Renaissance Bakery, Scarsdale, NY
• Venetian Delight, Hartsdale, NY
• Giannoi’s Deli, Scarsdale, NY
• Stop and Shop, White Plains, NY
• The Westchester Youth Congress

This is the kind of community effort that is needed and appreciated. So pleased we have caring people in our community.
PAUL FEINER