Funding and scholarship opportunities with the Rotary Club of Cooperstown and Butternut Valley Alliance, CCS softball and baseball updates, and various upcoming presentations are among the topics covered in this week's news briefs.…
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Kleffner: ""This program is truly a win-win. Our neighbors can access fresh, healthy food from local farmers they can trust, while helping to strengthen our local economy. "…
The Lucky Duck Foundation and the Cooperstown Food Pantry recently announced a major grant.…
Will Kleffner: “This support is especially critical as more and more of our neighbors are facing food insecurity and visiting the food pantry. Working with the Bassett Cancer Institute, we are glad to provide cancer patients with nutritious food, and one less worry, as they go through treatment.”…
The Cooperstown Food Pantry has reported its visitors have doubled over the last month. The Oneonta Salvation Army saw increases of use as much as a third. Already burdened by a cost of living crisis, the stoppage of SNAP benefits on November 1 as a result of the government shutdown has driven even further need for affordable groceries.…
Coming up this weekend: the Empty Bowls fundraiser; a special launch by Cooperstown Brewing Company to benefit Milford Strong; a pop-up warehouse sale at Muddy Rivers Brewery; the "Fill the Gap" food drive; and more.…
An upcoming talk on graveyards by Dr. Chris Kjolhede, the next Otsego Dance Society contradance, Cherry Valley's Veterans' Weekend 5K run/walk and this Saturday's All Souls Spirit Fest are among the topics covered in this week's news briefs.…
Anthony, the Friday morning Price Chopper-pick-up-volunteer, arrived at the Price Chopper in Cooperstown a bit before 8:30 a.m. He walked into the “back of the house” to a cold room, where he located the cart with “fresh recovery” items ready for him to bundle into his car and bring to the Cooperstown Food Pantry.…
“The local community’s response to this program has been incredibly inspiring. We are so grateful to the Lucky Duck Foundation for their support,” said Mark Kirkby, program coordinator at Bassett Cancer Institute. “Our cancer patients face treatments, therapies, and other challenges with so much strength and resolve. We are honored that through this partnership with the Cooperstown Food Pantry we are able to take away the financial pressures and logistical challenges that can come with planning out meals and purchasing…
Through the Cooperstown Food Pantry, Otsego County residents in need can receive a monthly distribution of food, including fresh produce, frozen meat, and fresh dairy. The pantry purchases food from the Regional Food Bank of Northeastern New York in Latham, Kleffner said, where they can get $10.00 worth of food for each $1.00 spent.…
