Columnist Price Chopper employees Ashton Winch, Tyler Lautenschuetz, Antonia Asa Thomas, William Vaillancourt, Emily Schwartz and John Trummer pose with their face masks. (Provided photo Naj Wikoff) Rev. John Yonkovig (Provided photo Naj Wikoff)
Price Chopper employees Ashton Winch, Tyler Lautenschuetz, Antonia Asa Thomas, William Vaillancourt, Emily Schwartz and John Trummer pose with their face masks. (Provided photo Naj Wikoff)
Wishing someone a “happy new year” feels a bit odd, to say the least, during a pandemic and its resulting economic crisis.
It’s made worse by a government incapable of providing relief to individuals and state, county and local governments, and, through them, first responders, teachers, doctors, nurses and others risking their health in support of others.
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Ecumenial Food Pantry volunteers receive shopping carts and a financial donation from Walker Reed of Rising Tide. From left are Doug Merrick, Cindy Freese, Linda Sandefur, Bill Bausch, Walker Reed, Ellen Dickens. Courtesy photo
Member-owned cooperative businesses such as Rising Tide operate by a group of shared principles which include being welcoming to all and showing care for the community. Rising Tide’s donation of shopping carts and financial assistance captures the responsiveness of Rising Tide to Lincoln County’s issue of persistent food insecurity during COVID-19.
Each month, Rising Tide donates a percentage of Wednesday sales to an organization nominated and voted on by its member-owners. November Co-op for Community Days recipient was the Ecumenical Food Pantry. On Tuesday, Dec. 15 Rising Tide Facilities Coordinator Walker Reed presented a check for $598.59 to the Ecumenical Food Pantry and four shopping carts. The
Sparta pantry holds biggest Christmas food giveaway in memory
Sparta. Board president and director Valerie Macchio said the food pantry is seeing a significant increase in need because of the pandemic, with five times the number of clients it had last year. Packing day for Sparta Ecumenical Food Pantry s Christmas program A veritable sea of packed grocery bags ready for distribution Christian Macchio and Don Lewis unload donations Volunteers Richard and Pat celebrate another successful packing year Bhavika Dawar and Jamie Rubin donate food they received as the result of a GoFundMe page, Feeding Sussex County Covid19.
Sparta’s Ecumenical Food Pantry had a successful 2020 Christmas food giveaway on Dec.16 thanks to many volunteers and donations. The annual endeavor will feed approximately 1,300 local families this year.