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Irondequoit Community Cupboard, Inc.

The Irondequoit Community Cupboard, Inc. is a not-for-profit organization designed to meet a variety of needs for families and individuals in the Town of Irondequoit, NY.

Mission Statement

To serve families and individuals in need that reside in the Town of Irondequoit, by providing assistance without bias or prejudice.

"Letter from the President"
(Spring 2010)

Dear Friends,
We are continuing to see an increase in the number of residents who need assistance through the Irondequoit Community Cupboard. During the month of May we received 268 calls for assistance; these numbers included many calls for referrals to other agencies and for people whose unemployment benefits have run out or for those who have recently lost their job. We are also seeing many people who are currently on unemployment that are in danger of losing their homes, cannot pay their utility bills and do not have enough money for food for their family. We assisted 81 households in the month of May, up from 50 in 2009. This number included 81 adults, 45 children, 29 seniors and 2 veterans. Our numbers continue to increase for our senior population as well.

While our numbers for assistance are increasing, our donations through United Way and our annual fund drive (through our newsletter) are down. The summer months present a challenge in that we generally do not receive much in the way of food donations, we rely on what we have received through May and the cash donations to make purchases to get us through the summer months. We have signed up for Ample Harvest (which provides fresh produce through farmers and farmers markets directly to area food pantries.) If you or someone you know has a garden with too much surplus, please think of us to donate their surplus of fresh fruits and vegetables.

We will again be doing our annual Back to School supply day on Saturday August 28th at 1130am. If you or someone you know needs assistance with school supplies please contact us beginning in July so that we can register them.

We continue to finish our building upgrades and we are hopeful everything will be complete for an open house in September. (stay tuned)

Have a safe and healthy summer; please contact me if you have any questions, comments or concerns as we will not be meeting in July or August. Also, we will be closed Saturday July 3rd for the holiday.

Sincerely,

Debbie Evans, President
Wilma Colotti, Vice President
Anne Pawlowski, Treasurer
Diane McHale Mix, Secretary
Cherie Sutton, Corresponding Secretary
Kelly Slater, Board Member
John Kane, Board Member
Sue Reynolds, Board Member
Rev. Sarah Culp, Board Member