Quality Health Foundation has awarded the Society of St. Vincent de Paul, Sts. Peter and Paul Conference a grant of $11,000 to buy a walk-in refrigerator for its food pantry.
“We are so grateful for this award from Quality Health Foundation,” said Alex Handy, president of SVdP’s local conference. “The new refrigerator will mean we can store more perishable food items,” he said.
The grant award coincides with the expansion of the SVdP Center at 29533 Canvasback Drive in Easton. The building will grow by 2,000 square feet, Handy said, and will have a more efficient floor plan to better serve the people of Talbot County.
Working with the Maryland Food Bank, SVdP acts as a food hub, providing groceries to 30 other churches and organizations who are distributing food throughout Talbot County.
“We share resources to help others,” said Kathy Weaver, food pantry manager.
“We use our SVdP truck to pick up meats and vegetables from area stores, so our local community groups don’t have to travel all over or pay for distribution of food. They come to us and we share with them,” Weaver said.
In addition to its food pantry, the SVdP Center includes a thrift store, furniture and boutique. It is open Tuesday afternoons from 1-4 and Saturday mornings from 9 to 12.
All proceeds from thrift center sales go to supply the food pantry.
Write a Letter to the Editor on this Article
We encourage readers to offer their point of view on this article by submitting the following form. Editing is sometimes necessary and is done at the discretion of the editorial staff.