October 10th and 11th saw 50 vendors each paying $25.00 per table at the Community 2 Day Yard Sale to benefit the Bushkill Outreach a non-profit organization that feeds approximately 1,000 people a month in our community.
$1,250 Raised to Benefit Bushkill Outreach
October 27, 2009 at 4:19 pm (Community)
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Food Drive for Bushkill Outreach
August 27, 2009 at 3:07 pm (Community, Events)
Tags: Bushkill Outreach, Community, food drive, food pantry
As a result of reading and viewing this article [ WNEP news article with video: "Food Pantries in Dire Need" - By Wendy McNew - 5:44 PM EDT, August 20, 2009 ] Fernwood Hotel & Resort has organized a food drive for the Bushkill Outreach food pantry. We already had this years Community 2 Day Yard Sale on October 10th and 11th scheduled but saw the need for a more immediate response to their current needs. Help us pull together a sizable donation of food stuffs to offset the lack of funds used for purchasing food for the 1000 people that Bushkill Outreach connects with monthly.
“Any kind of shelf stable food would be fine. Tuna, soup, cereal, vegetables, peanut butter, jelly, rice, any kind of pasta… all would be great.” – Kate Newman, Bushkill Outreach
The food drive is not limited to the employees of Fernwood Hotel & Resort. The Human Resources department will except donations from anyone already coming to the Bushkill Group corporate building but we encourage all others to make the short drive up the road to the Bushkill Outreach center to make your donations. Your personal appearance will go a long way in supporting and uplifting the volunteers on site.
- Coming from the Stroudsburg area the building is approximately 2 miles up from Fernwood on Route 209 just past the blinking light – using an old church as their facility.
Community 2 Day Yard Sale – Benefits Bushkill Outreach
August 21, 2009 at 1:51 pm (Community)
Tags: Bushkill Outreach, community outreach, food pantry, yard sale
This year has been particularly hard on PA Nonprofits as our state budget has yet to be resolved. Local food banks like Bushkill Outreach are finding it difficult to make ends meet with little to no funds flowing in from the state. More and more people are making use of food banks as the bad economy has hit households and stretched already thin budgets to the breaking point and beyond.
WNEP news article with video: “Food Pantries in Dire Need” – By Wendy McNew – 5:44 PM EDT, August 20, 2009
Last years Community Yard Sale raised close to $5000.00 from donated items and table rentals. We hope to double those funds raised as this years event will span two days instead of one. As last years press release stated many items already donated to the Bushkill Outreach and additional donations by hotel employees will be up for sale, including collectibles, games, childrens toys, musical instruments and much more. So if you’re in the neighborhood or even if you’re not plan on stopping by and make a few purchases to benefit the important work that the people at the Bushkill Outreach do on this communities behalf.
Here are the details:
What? Community 2 Day Yard Sale to Benefit Bushkill Outreach
When? October 10th & 11th – 9 am to 3 pm (rain or shine)
Where? Fernwood Hotel & Resort – Great Lawn
Table rental ($25 for a 10 x 10 space) proceeds benefit Bushkill Outreach, a community food pantry dedicated to feeding, clothing and supporting those in need in the greater Bushkill area.
More info: p: 570.588.6661 x2293 or e: sprice@bushkillgroup.com
