Hi Susan,
You can:
1. Donate to the food pantry directly by sending a check to Kathy Cunningham,
Director, Watertown Food Pantry, 31 Marshall Street, Watertown, MA 02472.
2. Barbara Ruskin has set up a donation program with Russo’s through contact
Person Victor Moreira. For donations of $25 plus, as noted by Barbara, call
Victor’s cell 617-719-4107 to can make a donation. If he doesn’t answer, leave
a text with your name and phone number. Don’t leave credit card info in a
message or text. His email is vmoreira@xxxxxxxxxx. You can then buy a gift card
in the Watertown Food Pantry’s name that will be available to Kathy.
For smaller donations, send them to Barbara and she will pool the donations to
purchase gift cards to support the food pantry. Barbara’s efforts support the
food pantry and a local business that is an important part of our community.
It’s a win-win for all.
Kathy said the pantry is going to change their hours given the ongoing
situation. They will be open one day per week for extended hours. She wants to
get more fresh food to folks, reduce lines, and insure public safety. The food
pantry is looking for innovative ways to serve folks more effectively. She
also said that donations given directly to the food pantry may need to be used
for non-food needs given the hardship they are seeing.
Every donation helps. Thanks to Barbara and Kathy for their efforts to help
those in need.
Elodia
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Elodia Thomas
(617) 926-3952
We Are All Watertown
On Mar 17, 2020, at 9:59 PM, Susan Falkoff <susanfalkoff@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
i'm unclear what to do to donate $25.
Susan
On Tue, Mar 17, 2020 at 9:35 PM Barbara <dmarc-noreply@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
The Food Pantry in Watertown served 32 families, 85 individuals today in an
hour and a half! Numbers will only rise as earnings end for many. Let’s see
how the plan works this week. If people want to donate less than $25, please
email me and we’ll figure out how to combine donations when possible. Barbara
On Mar 17, 2020, at 7:52 PM, Yariela Brandao <yariela_brandao@xxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
Im IN! Great idea 😊
Sent from my iPhone
On Mar 17, 2020, at 1:27 PM, Barbara Ruskin <dmarc-noreply@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
Hi, all,
I talked with Russo’s today and they are willing to work with us to
take donations for the Watertown Food Pantry.
Each person would call Victor at Russo’s and buy a gift card which
would be saved for the Watertown Food Pantry director, Kathy Cunningham,
to purchase fresh food. The WFP is open Tuesday mornings and Thursday
late afternoons. However, bags for clients will have to be prepackaged so
people can just run in and pick them up. One person at a time only
allowed in church where the supplies are. There are regular deliveries of
food, but Kathy likes to purchase fresh food since I expect some sources
won’t be able to provide any more. I hope they will and that the grab and
go method works.
A minimum of $25 donation works for Russo's. I’m thinking that I’d be
happy to amalgamate lesser donations if people want to call me with an
amount and write a check, or drop off cash.
Please let me know if this is something people care to participate in
so I can tell Kathy and Victor what to expect.
Victor Moreira’s cell is 617-719-4107. If he doesn’t answer, leave a
text with your name and phone number. don’t leave credit card info in a
message or text. email is vmoreira@xxxxxxxxxx.
Can anyone tell me about the payment methods mentioned in the link I
sent, eg venmo and others.
Best, Barbara
