Foodlink opens up more volunteer shifts for December
Due to popular demand, Foodlink has added an additional warehouse volunteer shift on Thursdays evenings from 6-8pm for the month of December. As many of you know, our warehouse is at its busiest during the holiday season as we receive an influx of donated food. With your support, we are able to ensure those donations have […]
KanPak, GSF Foundation host ‘No Lunch, Lunch’ in support of Foodlink
The meal was simple and so was the message. Too many children struggle with hunger in our communities. At the “Feeding Hunger: A ‘No Lunch’ Lunch” event Nov. 20 at Penn Yan, more than 200 people gathered to help raise awareness about food insecurity in the Finger Lakes, with proceeds benefitting Foodlink. KanPak, which hosted […]
Hochul, Morelle help distribute Thanksgiving meals at Zion Hill Missionary Baptist Church
Lt. Gov. Kathy Hochul and Rep. Joe Morelle, who was recently elected to represent New York’s 25th Congressional District, stopped by Zion Hill Missionary Baptist Church to help pass out Thanksgiving meals to 175 families on Tuesday in Rochester. The event was part of an effort to feed 40,000 New Yorkers statewide. Walmart and Wegmans […]
Schedule: Thanksgiving meal sites in Rochester
The following is a list of Thanksgiving meals being served in Rochester this month:
Rosa’s Thanksgiving Dinner returns Monday
One of the city’s most benevolent residents turns 96 next month, but that won’t stop Rosa Wims from inviting hundreds of her neighbors over for a warm, holiday meal. The 33rd edition of “Rosa’s Thanksgiving Dinner” is scheduled for Monday at the Montgomery Neighborhood Center on Cady Street. The event begins at noon. “Mother […]
Let’s Play! Canstruction Rochester begins at The Strong
*** Canstruction Rochester’s 11th annual design-build competition has officially begun. Ten local teams designed and constructed giant sculptures made entirely out of canned food on Saturday at The Strong National Museum of Play. The sculptures, all of which celebrate “play,” will be on display for two weeks. Presented by Buckingham Properties, Canstruction Rochester serves as a […]
East Ave. Grocery Run raises awareness and money for local anti-hunger programs
The 9th annual East Avenue Grocery Run will take place this Saturday. The Grocery Run raises money for Rochester-area food pantries and emergency meal programs. Since 2010, this family-friendly event has raised more than $230,000 to feed food-insecure children, seniors and families in our community. The Grocery Run will start and finish at Third Presbyterian […]
Red Nose Day Fund awards grants to entire Feeding America network
The Red Nose Day fund announced its latest cycle of grant recipients this month, which included a $10,000 award to Foodlink. Foodlink has received steady support from Red Nose Day in recent years, primarily to help purchase much-needed supplies for the Foodlink Community Kitchen, which serves more than 1 million meals annually to at-risk children […]
Foodlink’s apple-slicing line adds a second shift
Responding to the growing demand for healthy, ready-to-eat snack foods, Foodlink’s Value-Added Processing Center has added a second shift to ramp up its apple-slicing operations. On Oct. 9, the Foodlink Community Kitchen launched a second shift, which allows its automated apple-slicing line to now operate from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. (including time spent setting […]
Foodlink’s Curbside Market awarded significant grant by the USDA
A significant grant from the United States Department of Agriculture will allow for the continued growth and expansion of the Curbside Market – Foodlink’s mobile farmers market that visits underserved communities throughout the Rochester region. The USDA’s Local Food Promotion Program (LFPP) announced funding in late September for 44 projects totaling more than $13.4 million. […]