Thank you to these volunteer delivery drivers who bring food to homebound clients: David Benyamin, Steven Goldstein, Stephen Green, Don Griss, Robert Guttsmann, David Klein, Ellen Lemberg, Mark Melnick, Brent Morse, Neil Serafin, and Michael Williamson. We also greatly appreciate the following businesses, synagogues, Wednesday pantry volunteers (L to R): Steve Lubell, Lori Stonbraker, and other organizations that brought Avi Grinberg, Sherry Levitt, Dan Dinner, Cecilia Castagnozzi, Ted Clark, groups to sort food in the pantry last and Camran Kazemian. Not pictured: Suzanne Rothman and Justin Weiss. fiscal year: Aish Denver, Argosy University Denver, BMH-BJ, B’nai Havurah, Denver School of Nursing, J Connection, South Denver Fencing Academy, Temple Emanuel, Temple Sinai, Tiemeier & Stitch, Walgreens, Wenger Women’s Group, and YAD Cares.
Weinberg Food Pantry by the Numbers
(data from fiscal year 2013)
• 335 people spent a total of 4,898 hours volunteering in the pantry • The dollar value of volunteer service in the pantry was $108,442 • 12 delivery drivers spent 241 hours delivering meals to homebound clients • 242 people spent 550.5 hours sorting food in the pantry • 19 teens volunteered for 110 hours during monthly Mitzvah Corps sessions • 18 people spent 44 hours sorting, packing, and distributing food for Thanksgiving
Friday pantry volunteers (L to R): Lyle Baumgartner, Olga Ashworth, Mindy Levy Peckar, Mickey Siegel, Kay Knight, and Aubrey Knight. Not pictured: Judy Baumgartner and Dick Ashworth.
Family Matters is published bimonthly by Jewish Family Service of Colorado, 3201 S. Tamarac Dr., Denver CO 80231 www.jewishfamilyservice.org FAMILY MATTERS SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 2013
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