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Fish Food Pantry needs Volunteers
The Greenville Fish Food Pantry has been supplying food to local
citizens for over fifty years, and continues to do so through the
Choice Pantry at 400 Markwith Avenue which is open on Mondays from 1 to
2 p.m., Wednesdays from 10 to 11 a.m., and Fridays from 4 to 5 p.m., as
well as delivering to shut-ins who call the 937-548-2000 for help
Mondays through Fridays. However, the pool of volunteers serving Fish
clients is diminishing to alarmingly low numbers, making delivery of
services at the same levels as in the past difficult to sustain.
Therefore, Fish Director Kristy Cutarelli, is sending out a message to
those who believe that helping others in need is the neighborly thing
to do: “Please consider taking a shift at the Choice Pantry or being
added to the call and delivery schedule so that Fish can continue to
provide needed assistance to local residents.”
“The assistance provided by Fish is essential to keeping local families
free from hunger, but we need willing volunteers to accomplish this
vital task,” Mrs. Cutarelli stated. “Our current volunteer pool is
dwindling, due in part to the fact that many servants are elderly and
unable to continue with the work which they have provided in the past.
I implore those who care about their neighbors to demonstrate that
caring by volunteering with our ecumenical non-profit organization;
this is something that you can do to make a positive difference in the
world,” she said.
Volunteer duties include assisting clients as they shop during Choice
Pantry open hours, shopping for supplies, and stocking Pantry shelves,
as well as responding to the needs of Fish callers by returning those
calls and making food deliveries. “Calls to the Fish line can be
retrieved from volunteers’ homes, and often don’t require a great deal
of time for appropriate response. Food delivery can usually be
accomplished in an hours’ time, and thus not greatly disrupt servants’
daily activities,” Mrs. Cutarelli explained. She also said that
protocols are in place to guarantee that volunteers remain safe during
the current pandemic.
For more information or to volunteer, contact Mrs. Cutarelli at 937-316-8420 or leave a message on the Fish phone.
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