Written by: Kate Snyder, Development and Donor Communications Coordinator
Do you know about the Knights of Columbus? They're a Catholic fraternal benefit society, which basically means they do good work in the community. Our local KofC Council is a good friend to East End Cooperative Ministry's Food Pantry.
One of their members is a Heinz retiree, which allows him access to whole-sale Heinz/Del Monte products on the cheap. They collect financial donations from their members and then they stock up on basics and deliver 19-20 cases of food to our Pantry.
Having the staples is great -- things like canned fruits and vegetables, soups and chicken broth. They're all items our clients are eager to receive and we go through a lot of them every month.
Throughout the course of last year, the KofC made 22 donations for a total of 8,640 pounds of food with a retail value of more than $12,000! Wow.
Monday, July 6, 2009
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