West Chester Food Cupboard

A Taste of Florida Fruit Sale

2012-02-09T08:57:00.000-08:00

Order Delicious Temple Oranges

& Ruby Red Grapefruit

and support a good cause!

Event held by

The Rotary Club of West Chester

Proceeds benefitThe West Chester Food Cupboard

On-line Ordering Closes

Saturday, March 10th, 2012 @ 8:00 PM EST

http://www.westchesterrotary.us/fruit2012.htm

A. Duie Pyle's Warehouse View Map>>

(Lincoln & Garfield Ave in West Chester)
between 8:00 AM and 1:00 PM on Saturday, March 17th, 2012
(snow date Saturday, March 24th)

We accept major credit cards and PayPal

Order Online Now>>

Fill the Cupboard Casino Night

2012-01-13T08:44:00.000-08:00

Test your luck while supporting a great cause!

For one night only, a little "Vegas" is coming to Keller Williams Brandywine Valley for their very first Casino Night! Please join us for a night of music, food, drinks, silent auction and a little gambling! All proceeds support The West Chester Food Cupboard and KW Cares. Please invite your family and friends to join the fun! It's a great way to have a great time and support two incredible organizations.

March 2
7 pm - 11 pm

Concord Country Club
1601 Wilmington Pike, Chaddds Ford, PA

For more information or to order tickets Click Here.
Pre-registration ends February 24. SPACE IS LIMITED, so order your tickets soon!

Your $35 donation includes:

Hors D'Oeuvres
Dinner
Dessert
One Beer or Wine Ticket
$500 in chips!

Try your luck at:

Blackjack
Craps
Roulette
Money Wheel
Texas Hold 'Em
Raffle Prizes and Giveaways

Our Gratitude!

2012-01-06T07:42:00.001-08:00

We are so grateful to all the people who responded to our end of the year appeal and sent us generous financial donations. We also want to thank everyone who brought gift cards, food and personal care items into the Cupboard over the holidays; they were most welcome.

A brief look back at the year 2011: We have seen a significant increase in the number of people in need of supplementary food over the past twelve months. We served 487 households in December 2011; more than twice the number served in December 2010. We are seeing more and more people struggling to make ends meet, as prices rise, jobs and homes are lost, and wages cannot keep up with the costs of living.

However, we believe that we can look forward to 2012 with confidence, with the knowledge that we have such strong community support. We also have a hard-working group of volunteers who run the Cupboard, and who firmly believe that no one should go hungry and that there is enough food for everyone.

All of us at the West Chester Food Cupboard wish you a Happy New Year!

Your Support

2011-11-29T05:33:00.001-08:00

In this time of economic uncertainty the Food Cupboard and those in need count on your support more than ever. Your gift is extremely important to us because it provides resources that make an immediate impact – that will help us through these tough times. Your gift of $50, $100, $500, $1,000, or any amount of your choosing, can make such a difference to that elderly person, that child, that person living on a fixed income or disability, and to those of our neighbors who have recently lost their jobs.

You can choose to make a donation to provide something special to our clients - fruit, eggs, rice, shampoo, etc. - or perhaps just donate to our general operating fund to help us pay our rent and bills – just let us know.

Checks can be made payable to:

West Chester Food Cupboard

545 E. Gay St.

West Chester, PA

19380

OR you can make a donation online via PayPal.

We Give Thanks

2011-11-14T09:37:00.001-08:00

At this special time of the year we are thankful for the generous support of our many friends and donors.

We wish you all a Happy Thanksgiving.

To our produce contributors:

2011-10-20T05:19:00.000-07:00

Dear Friends,

We want to thank everyone who contributed homegrown produce to the West Chester Food Cupboard this past year. We are so grateful for the delicious and nutritious fruit and vegetables that kept coming and coming, despite the wild weather we have experienced this growing season.

We all know how important it is for everyone to have fresh produce as part of their daily diet. The clients who come here for supplementary food each month certainly loved receiving it.

Please know that we understand how much hard work goes into planting, growing, weeding, watering and harvesting a garden and we thank you so much for all that hard work on our behalf. This year’s periods of very hot weather followed by the incredible rainy weather must have taxed even the most experienced gardeners!

We continue to see more and more people in West Chester who are struggling to make ends meet. Thanks to the kindness of people like you, who believe as we do that no one should go hungry and that there is enough food for everyone, we are confident that we will continue to be able to meet their needs in the days ahead.

Letter to the Editor

2011-09-16T08:18:00.000-07:00

Published September 13, 2011 - Daily Local News

Dear Editor,

The U.S. Department of Agriculture just released its latest numbers on the state of hunger in America. I’m saddened by the results. The new figures show that 16 million kids faced hunger in 2010. That's 1 in 5 kids nationwide.

With high unemployment and food and gas prices on the rise, millions of families – many in our own community - are struggling to make ends meet and our children are suffering the terrible consequences.

Here at the West Chester Food Cupboard we served 618 children under the age of 18 with supplementary food last month, a record number for us. The number of households coming in August was an incredible 553 (up from 300 in 2009) While we are blessed by the generous support of members of our community, we realize that food cupboards alone cannot solve the problem of hunger and food insufficiency. Our national food and nutrition programs for kids - such as the School Breakfast Program - can be the difference between empty stomachs and good health. However, these programs need to reach more of our children at risk of hunger.

We all have a stake in ensuring that our children have enough to eat to learn, grow and thrive which is why I support Share Our Strength’s No Kid Hungry Campaign. They are working to connect kids at risk of hunger with programs that will keep them nourished.

I encourage everyone to support the West Chester Food Cupboard or a food cupboard in your area, and take the No Kid Hungry Pledge (http://www.strength.org/) to be a part of the great work being done to end childhood hunger. No child should go hungry. No one should go hungry. There is enough food for everyone.

Sincerely,
Fiona Allison

Volunteer
West Chester Food Cupboard
545 E. Gay Street
West Chester, PA 19380

United Way Donations

2011-09-16T05:50:00.000-07:00

We are gearing up for the United Way campaign. If you are planning to donate to United Way of Chester County and would like designate the West Chester Food Cupboard as the recipient of your donations, please make sure that you list the following name and address on the form:

West Chester Food Cupboard/Urban Affairs Coalition
545 East Gay Street
West Chester, PA 19380

Other United Ways may require a code number.
Ours is 23-7046393.

Thank you for your support! Every bit helps!

Take Action during Hunger Action Month

2011-09-07T05:43:00.000-07:00

DID YOU KNOW?
49 million people in America struggle with hunger each day?
That is 1 out of every 6 people.

Hunger is real. And it is in our community.

You can help! By donating to the West Chester Food Cupboard, you can help the over 500 families that we serve each month. Whether you make a donation of food items or funds to support the Cupboard, hold a food drive in your community, or volunteer your time, every bit helps.

Don't forget - hunger happens all year long. While this month observes the need in our community, we must feed the hungry during the other months of the year.

Take action today!

2011-08-24T05:23:00.000-07:00

Check out some of our recent publicity on WCDish.com - The West Chester Food Cupboard Helps Feed Residents One Bag at a Time

Thanks for your help in spreading the word!

Plea for Pasta

2011-08-08T05:59:00.000-07:00

The Cupboard is currently in need of Pasta and Rice Donations.

If you are able, please donate what you can.

"Feed Back" Concert

2011-07-18T05:38:00.001-07:00

A very enjoyable 'Feed Back' concert was held on July 16 at the West Goshen Community Park with performances from the praise bands of Westminster Presbyterian Church, the Baptist Church of West Chester and Christ Community Church. Those who attended were asked to bring donations for the Food Cupboard. The total weight of all those groceries? An amazing 813.5 pounds! We are so grateful!

See more photos on Facebook>>

2011-07-06T09:06:00.000-07:00

We are thinking about back-to-school already! Why? Because many families we know can't afford to buy all the supplies their kids are expected to have when school starts in the fall.

Please make a donation of the following school supplies to make sure our children start off the school year well prepared:

#2 pencils
Pencil crayons
Crayons
Broad tip markers
Blue pens
Red pens
Highlighter pens
Washable felt markers
Rulers
Erasers
Safety scissors
Glue sticks
Glue
Pencil cases
Wide ruled loose-leaf paper
Pocket folders
Wide ruled spiral bound notebooks
Plain paper
Lined notebooks
1” and 2” binders
Subject dividers
Boxes of tissues
Pencil sharpeners
Staplers
Geometry sets
Pocket dictionaries
New, or gently used book bags

Can You Help?

2011-06-21T06:29:00.000-07:00

Volunteers are needed to pick up donations (weekday mornings, on days yet to be determined) from the Acme in Concordville (rtes. 1 and 322) and deliver to the Food Cupboard on E. Gay Street.

A van or hatch-back is helpful. Some lifting required – up to 30 pounds.

Call 610-344-3175 or e-mail wcfood@gmail.com if you can help out in any way.

Urgently Needed Items

2011-04-28T18:17:00.001-07:00

Canned Fruit
Canned Meat
Cereal
Juice
Jelly
Spaghetti Sauce
Sardines
Cooking Oil
Dish & Laundry Detergent
All Purpose Cleaner
Brown Paper Shopping Bags