MID-HUDSON COALITION TO END HUNGER ANNOUNCES INAUGURAL COUNTY-WIDE FREEDOM FROM HUNGER FOOD DRIVE

From June 21 to July 5th, School Districts, Businesses, Civic Organizations, and Local Supermarkets are asked to run food drives to benefit all Ulster County Food Pantries and Feeding Programs.


Map of Current Collection Sites
Suggested Donation List

“In the last 18 months, the demand at local food pantries has increased by 25%,” says Michael Berg, Executive Director of Family of Woodstock. He continues, “Not only are the numbers of people seeking assistance increasing, the demographic of those asking for help has changed. Now we’re seeing working people who can’t make ends meet. They’re forced to decide between buying medicine for their children, putting food on the table, and paying rent or mortgage.” The Coalition has chosen this time frame to assist those families who traditionally rely on school meal programs for their children, which are not available during the summer months. “When we celebrate our freedoms on July 4th, we should also make sure that all can celebrate Freedom From Hunger in our county,” says Berg.

You can help by coordinating a food drive at your workplace, place of worship, or your neighborhood. Please collect non-perishable food items such as pasta, dry milk, cereal, and canned goods (please NO glass), between June 21-July 5.

Volunteers are needed to help with transporting donations from collection sites, boxing and sorting the food donations, and delivering to the pantries. Please contact UlsterCorps at 481-0331 or email nancy@ulstercorps.org to sign up. Financial contributions are gratefully accepted and will be used to purchase healthy food. Please make checks payable to Mid-Hudson Coalition to End Hunger c/o UWUC and return to the United Way of Ulster County, 450 Albany Avenue, Kingston, NY 12401.

Please contact Su Marcy, United Way of Ulster County, 845-331-4199, x2 by June 18th to list your collection site and dates for your food drive. Volunteers from the Mid-Hudson Coalition to End Hunger will coordinate with you to arrange pick up and delivery to your local pantry.

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Mid-Hudson Coalition to End Hunger
C/o United Way of Ulster County, 450 Albany Avenue, Kingston, NY 12401

Collection Sites:

Woodstock Artists Association + Museum
June 26th, 2010, 12-5pm, part of the Arts for Ulster Youth Day
Please bring non-perishable food items such as pasta, dry milk, cereal, and canned goods (please NO glass). Coordinated by UlsterCorps Youth Board Members.
https://www.ulstercorps.org/?page_id=7457
28 Tinker Street, Woodstock, NY 12498-1233
(845) 679-2940
woodstockart.org

YWCA
209 Clinton Avenue
Kingston, NY 12401-5097
(845) 338-0714
ywcaulstercounty.org

United Way
450 Albany Avenue
Kingston, NY 12401-2139
(845) 331-4199
uwuc.org

UlsterCorps Storefront for Service
292 Main St, Rosendale, Saturday, June 26th, 11am-1pm, 481-0331

Kingston Library
Food for Fines, July 6-10th
55 Franklin Street, Kingston, NY 12401
(845) 331-0507
kingstonlibrary.org

Ellenville Public Library
June 21-July 2nd

Hannaford Supermarket – Modena
July 1-July 5th
2066 State Route 32, Modena, NY 12548-5014

ShopRite Supermarket- Kingston
July 3rd
801 Miron Lane, Kingston, NY 12401-1566

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