Letter to the Editor - 8-15-24

Food pantry thank you

Our heartfelt thanks to all the people who supported The Food of Life/Comida de Vida Food Pantry through their bake sale purchases at the Aug. 3 Sharon on the Green Crafts Fair! With your help, we earned more than double last year’s totals — and those dollars are hugely welcome this year when higher food prices are challenging both the pantry and the people who continue to need help.

The sale was organized and run by both St. Thomas Episcopal Church, Amenia Union, where the pantry is located, and by Congregation Beth David of Amenia.

It has been a busy year at the pantry, which provides nine meals’ worth of groceries every Friday afternoon to anyone who comes to its doors. In the first half of the year, that totaled 90,549 meals, including 1,200 pounds of produce from the on-site garden. Such results are possible only with the help and collaboration of many individuals, churches, foundations and local organizations. We thank all who help us in such a variety of ways – and look forward to seeing those with a sweet tooth at the bake sale next year!

Anne M-S Vance,

Bake Sale Coordinator

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