United Methodist Church, Hands4NY hope to feed one million in one year
NORWICH – In an effort to address hunger statewide, the Upper New York Conference of the United Methodist Church is sponsoring Hands4NY, a community-based food collection and distribution program focused on feeding one million people between June 2011 and June 2012.
According to the organization, approximately 15 percent – or 800,000 people – of those who call New York state home do not have the means to put enough food on their table.
From 8 a.m. to noon on Saturday, the Broad Street United Methodist Church will set up food collection sites across the city, accepting donations of non-perishable food items. All donations will subsequently be delivered to food pantries at Catholic Charities’ Roots and Wings and the Emmanuel Episcopal Church and its Our Daily Bread Food Pantry, according to Broad Street United Methodist Church Associate Pastor Nancy Hale.
“Our church volunteers will be present at the sites and will be wearing our special ‘The Church Has Left the Building’ T-shirts, so people will be able to identify us,” added Hale.
In May, members of the local Methodist church engaged in a number of community-based projects throughout the city for the first-ever “The Church Has Left the Building Day.”
Hale said collection sites will be located outside of Wal-Mart, Byrne Dairy, Save-a-Lot, the Price Chopper plaza, Empire Vision and North Plaza Sew Nice. Additional sites can be found outside the Methodist church, 74 North Broad St., and in the East Park gazebo.
The total amount of food collected will be tracked by weight, added Hale, and will be reported on the UNYC United Methodist Church and Hands4NY website, unyumc.org.
Said Hale, “We hope that, through this event, we will not only raise awareness about hunger in Chenango County, but will also build stronger relationships with our neighbors in Norwich, as we work together to address the urgent need for food in our area.”
She added that the face of hunger is always changing. Last year, Upper New York food banks served more children and senior citizens than ever before, according to Hale.
“Due to the recent flooding, we’ve seen the number of people and families in need increase once again ... we’ve been pretty busy with that,” said Roots and Wings Program Director Melissa Mandeville. “It’s a case of every little bit helps. This will help us catch up with the donation effort and get donations out there to the people that need them.”
For more information on the Hands4NY program, visit unyumc.org.
According to the organization, approximately 15 percent – or 800,000 people – of those who call New York state home do not have the means to put enough food on their table.
From 8 a.m. to noon on Saturday, the Broad Street United Methodist Church will set up food collection sites across the city, accepting donations of non-perishable food items. All donations will subsequently be delivered to food pantries at Catholic Charities’ Roots and Wings and the Emmanuel Episcopal Church and its Our Daily Bread Food Pantry, according to Broad Street United Methodist Church Associate Pastor Nancy Hale.
“Our church volunteers will be present at the sites and will be wearing our special ‘The Church Has Left the Building’ T-shirts, so people will be able to identify us,” added Hale.
In May, members of the local Methodist church engaged in a number of community-based projects throughout the city for the first-ever “The Church Has Left the Building Day.”
Hale said collection sites will be located outside of Wal-Mart, Byrne Dairy, Save-a-Lot, the Price Chopper plaza, Empire Vision and North Plaza Sew Nice. Additional sites can be found outside the Methodist church, 74 North Broad St., and in the East Park gazebo.
The total amount of food collected will be tracked by weight, added Hale, and will be reported on the UNYC United Methodist Church and Hands4NY website, unyumc.org.
Said Hale, “We hope that, through this event, we will not only raise awareness about hunger in Chenango County, but will also build stronger relationships with our neighbors in Norwich, as we work together to address the urgent need for food in our area.”
She added that the face of hunger is always changing. Last year, Upper New York food banks served more children and senior citizens than ever before, according to Hale.
“Due to the recent flooding, we’ve seen the number of people and families in need increase once again ... we’ve been pretty busy with that,” said Roots and Wings Program Director Melissa Mandeville. “It’s a case of every little bit helps. This will help us catch up with the donation effort and get donations out there to the people that need them.”
For more information on the Hands4NY program, visit unyumc.org.
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