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Charities Food Pantry participates each year in the Feinstein
challenge (www.feinsteinfoundation.org) held every March and April.
Rhode Island Philanthropist Alan Shawn Feinstein has offered
to help agencies who feed the hungry by allocating up 1
million dollars to be divided proportionately among participating
agencies who raise funds during March and April of each
year.
In 2005, 133 million was raised nationwide in this 1 million
dollar challenge. Anyone who makes a donation to the pantry
during March and April will leverage additional dollars.
In 2007, Catholic Charities raised over $42,000 in funds
and donated food items. Since its inception, the Feinstein
Challenge has helped the agency raise over $100,000 in donated
funds and goods.
Catholic Charities provides the largest single independent
pantry in Broome County and serves approximately 3600 people
per month. In addition, Catholic Charities works with five
parishes in Western Broome to serve an additional 500 people
per month.
About 45% of those served are children. Not only will donations
directly benefit the hungry in our community, but also the
value of these donations will be matched proportionally by Mr. Feinstein.
For more information please contact Kathy Pfaffenbach
at 723-4563.
If
you are interested in donating, please
click here.
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