Philipstown Food Pantry

Howdy neighbors! Today we're shining a spotlight on four Haldane 10th graders whose civic action projects benefited the Philipstown Food Pantry.
👏 Archer refreshed and redesigned our Food Pantry flyers.
🩷 Katherine organized a period product drive and shared a thoughtful explanation of why access to these essential supplies is a human rights concern.
🚚 Charlie and Ellie, both Pantry volunteers, helped raise awareness about food insecurity in Philipstown and creatively decorated our home delivery bags.
We loved watching your projects evolve from big ideas into meaningful action.
🎉 Way to go, Archer, Katherine, Charlie, and Ellie! Thank you for choosing the Food Pantry as the focus of your civic action projects and for helping strengthen our community.
❤️ With gratitude,

The Philipstown Food Pantry

Caught doing a good deed! 📬💙

A belated THANK YOU to our local mail carriers, Charlie and Rich, for delivering Philipstown donations during the National Association of Letter Carriers’ annual “Stamp Out Hunger” food drive on the second Saturday in May! 📦🥫

We’re so grateful to the generous Philipstown residents who donated, and to Volunteer Laura for helping sort and stock the pantry staples. 🙌

✨ Caught doing a good deed! ✨
The Cold Spring Lion’s Club stopped by the Philipstown Food Pantry to hand-deliver a generous donation! 🦁💛 What a wonderful way to wrap up our Saturday morning! (Pictured: Lion’s Club members + Pantry volunteers!)
We’re incredibly grateful—not just for this donation, but for the long-standing partnership and the ever-present Cold Spring Lions NY members who are part of our pantry crew:
🌽 Silvia Wallin – our go-to for all things vegetable (and usually found singing 🎶 and dancing 💃)
🚗 Jiggum (John Merante) + 📦 Diana Swinburne (& husband David) – who deliver 25–30 boxes every week to those unable to visit the pantry, including homebound clients
Your dedication and generosity make a meaningful difference in our community—and it’s truly a joy to “work” with you! ❤️
👏 Thank you Cold Spring Lion’s Club for your collaboration in fighting hunger in Philipstown!

🐣 EASTER UPDATE FROM THE PHILIPSTOWN FOOD PANTRY 🐰
Baskets, bunnies, and so many helping hands! 💛
We served 88 Philipstown households facing food insecurity, offering their choice of ham, chicken, or tofu (for our vegetarian neighbors 🥕).
The highlight? BASKETS & BUNNIES for every child! 🎁🐇
It was delightful to see so many smiling faces leaving with beautiful baskets—and chocolate bunnies for the older kids 🍫😊
👏 A huge round of applause to everyone who made this Easter so special:
Heidi Bender (Split Rock Books), Virginia Sole-Smith and the community donors who contributed funds for chocolate, Caitlin Chadwick (Drug World), the United Methodist Church and Pastor Eni—who, it turns out, might just be the Easter Bunny’s driver! 🚚🐰
Thank you all for spreading joy and kindness! 💐

Caught doing a good deed 👀💙: Cold Spring Mayor Kathleen Foley and NY State Senator Rob Rolison!
Thank you for delivering National Canned Food Month 🥫 donations to the Philipstown Food Pantry. We truly appreciate your support, your interest in our operations, and the time you took to connect with our volunteers—Ellyn Varela-Burstein, Jean Duncan, Dan Dillon + Rev. Eni 🙌