Introducing The New Kiski Valley Food Bank Newsletter! - News, February, 2012. For several months now, we have been putting out a newsletter to families we help. It is filled to overflowing with news you can use, like:

• recipes  

• how to find & use coupons that save you big money

• timesavers in the kitchen

• ways to make meals for less

• nutritional advice

• what's the best food to buy in what season

• and more!

This newsletter can help you during these difficult days.

This month's newsletter

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SUMMER FUND DRIVE SUCCESSFUL - News, February, 2012. The Kiski Valley Food Bank Thanksgiving/Christmas Fund & Food Drive has ended, and what a blessing individuals and businesses in our region have been. Our donation cans were hosted by businesses all across the Kiski Valley. Special thanks go to the following local businesses, whose kindness help families all across the valley. You are great men and women!

• Naser Foods, Apollo

• BZ Mart, Apollo

• Honeybear Mini-Mart, North Apollo

• G & G Restaurant, Vandergrift

• Vandergrift Pharmacy, Vandergrift

• Solomon's Mini-Mart, Vandergrift

• Pizza Hut, Allegheny Township

• Dairy Queen, Allegheny Township

• King's Family Restaurant, Allegheny Township

• Stanford's Home Center, Allegheny Township

• Apollo Trust, Allegheny Township

• Sunoco Snack Shop, Leechburg

• Hunt's Hilltop Convenience Mart, Leechburg

Thanks to you, many families in our area are being helped by our Fund Drives. Your generosity has been a great blessing to many here in our area. Now, even in this tough economy, please continue to remember those who are struggling with high gas prices, high food prices and low income or no job.

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You Don't Have To Wait For A Holiday...

We always need your help. Anytime, you can:

• You can give online by clicking the "Donate" button in the left column, or

• by 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.

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Kiski Valley Food Bank Volunteers In Action

Our volunteers collect food through rain, sleet or snow!


Braving the elements to collect food during a neighborhood food drive. 

Volunteers carry in food to be sorted into food packages for distribution.

Checking to see if all the food is unloaded.

A volunteer pushes a shopping cart full of groceries for delivery.

Volunteer packs some dry milk for distribution.


Checking the food for the families in the valley.


Volunteers sort food.


Volunteer is still smiling after packaging 200lbs of potatoes, 4 bushels of apples and checking the families' packages.

Volunteer carries a turkey for a family.

Thanks for making the Kiski Valley Food Bank Food Drive a great success! Thanks to all the businesses and neighborhoods who donated food and monies! And thanks to the volunteers who make the distribution happen each month. If you are interested in donating towards our February 2012 Food Drive, or are interested in volunteering, please phone: 1 - 724 - 610 - 2037

Kiski Valley Food Bank celebrates 4 years of service:



The Kiski Valley Food Bank, founded in 2008, is celebrating four years of service to needy families and individuals throughout the region. In four short years the food bank distribution has grown by more than 10 times with numbers growing each month.