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Every dollar you donate enables Kiski
Valley Food Bank to collect and distribute more precious
food through its food distribution program.
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Thank you for helping Kiski Valley Food Bank eliminate hunger ...
because no one should go hungry.
Thank You!
May 2013
Please join the Kiski Valley Food Bank to patronize and extend appreciation to these contributing businesses, vendors and organizations for the month of May 2013:
Residents of:
Allegheny Woodlands
Hawk Valley
North Apollo
River Forest
The Meadows
West Vandergrift
Naser Foods, Apollo
Clark Candies, Tarentum
Community Supermarket & its employees,
Lower Burrell
G and G Restaurant,
Vandergrift
Byers Taxi and Busing
Vandergrift
Held's Shop 'N Save
North Apollo
King's Family Restaurant, Hyde Park
Peets Coffee, Vendor: Jesse Lege, Vandergrift
Grace Community Church, Vandergrift Heights
View complete contributors list here.
About KVFB
The Kiski Valley Food Bank,
based in Vandergrift, serves the Kiski Valley region just 30 minutes northeast of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, covering portions of Westmoreland, Armstrong and Indiana Counties. These communities include the Boroughs of Apollo, Avonmore, East Vandergrift, Hyde Park, Leechburg, North Apollo, Oklahoma, Vandergrift, and, West Leechburg; and, the Townships of Allegheny, Bell, Gilpin, Kiskiminetas, Parks, Upper Burrell (partial), and, Washington. These also include communities within Townships, such as Bagdad, Bell Point, Brownstown, Dime, Edmon, Forks Church, Garvers Ferry, Gosser Hill, Kepple Hill, Kiskimere, Mamont, Maysville, Metcalf, McKean, North Washington, North Vandergrift, Orchard Hills, Perryville, Poke Run, Riverview, Salina, Schenley, Shady Plain, Spring Church, Tinsmill, Truxall, and others.
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News, May 1, 2013
Kiski Valley Food Bank is honored by being selected for two major food drives during the month of May. The Greater Alle-Kiski Area Board of Realtors and the Vandergrift Pool are both helping out Kiski Valley families this month in a very special way! Check it out below:
News, May 2013
The Greater Alle-Kiski Area (GAKA) Board of Directors selected Kiski Valley Food Bank for their 2013 charity donation. They will be hosting a Spaghetti Dinner on Wednesday, May 15th from 4:00 to 8:00 p.m. at the New Kensington Eagles at 2134 Freeport Road in New Kensington.
The proceeds will benefit our food bank. The dinner includes spaghetti and meatballs, rolls and butter, salad, dessert and a beverage.
There will be 50/50 Raffle and Chinese Auction in addition to the meal. If you buy tickets in advance you will receive extra Chinese Auction tickets. To purchase tickets in advance call Lisa at 724-337-3500. You may purchase tickets at the door and take-out is available.
Tickets are $10.00 per dinner, $5.00 Children under 10. Make checks payable to GAKA, mail or drop checks off at the GAKA office at 1000 Fifth Avenue in New Kensington no later than May 12th.
Vandergrift Pool Memorial Day Weekend
News, May 2013
Brian J. Carricato, President of the Vandergrift Borough Council and overseer of the Vandergrift Pool recently contacted Kiski Valley Food Bank about holding a food drive during the three opening days of the Vandergrift Pool during Memorial Weekend.
Preparations for the event are being made already. All visitors and pass holders will be asked to donate food by bringing it to the pool on Saturday, May 25th; Sunday, May 26th, and Monday, Memorial Day, May 27th between the hours of 12 noon to 8:00 p.m.
Flyers and publicity will give more details after plans are completed.
StrongLand Chamber of Commerce
Collects Food
News, March 6, 2013
StrongLand Chamber of Commerce collected food donations for Kiski Valley Food Bank at their recent Home Expo last February 8th - 10th at the Pittsburgh Mills Galleria Mall. Over...continue reading more here
News, May, 2013
Check out our newsletter! It's full of recipes, ways to save, kitchen timesavers, meal shortcuts, nutritional advice and more! The newsletter is distributed along with the food to families, monthly. See this month's newsletter:
Inexpensive Garden Fresh Salad
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Ways You Can Help...
Local families are blessed by any gift you give. At any given time, there are families here who need your help.
Donate food
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Give online by clicking the "Donate" button in the left column, or
Calling us at 1 - 724 - 610 - 2037, or
Mail a contribution to us at Kiski Valley Food Bank, P.O. Box 178, Vandergrift, PA 15690, or
Take action in other ways
All donations are tax-deductible. Thank-you for your consideration. You are helping families right here in our area weather this recession.
MAKING A DIFFERENCE
Opportunities To Give
Sometimes just giving opportunity makes a difference. Ryan Sprankle and his
brother Doug did just that...
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TRUE STORIES
Distributing food parcels to needy families and individuals aids in times
of crisis and adds to the lives of our volunteers and contributors.
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VOLUNTEERING
Volunteers
are hard at work preparing food parcels for distribution. Consider
volunteering as an individual, a group, a family, a business, a club or
an organization.
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NEWS and EVENTS
Please help families here in the Kiski Valley this May by donating
now.
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OUR 5-YEAR ANNIVERSARY IS HERE! Since opening our
doors in early 2008 the Kiski Valley Food Bank has more than quintupled
the number of families served by our monthly service. Demand for food for the needy is growing at
dramatic rates. Please help us feed local families during this critical
time.
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