I have been volunteering at Calvary Food Pantry for 4 months now and absolutely love being there. The other volunteers are great and I have come to know so many of our clients. This group of people is my Auburn family.
I am in awe how well run this pantry is with everyone knowing their task and efficiently doing it.
The monthly food items are pulled and bagged by the volunteers after the client places the order. The order may include canned and boxed items as well as dairy and frozen items. In the main area of the pantry are shelves that clients can bag their own preferences in breads, baked goods as well as fresh fruits and veggies. This winter we have been able to offer our clients a full array of fresh fruit and vegetables regularly. Off to the side of the main area there are clothes for our clients to take when they find something in their size. We also welcome clean donations back from them!
The Calvary Food Pantry CNY, Inc. in Auburn, NY has helped me out a lot, GOD BLESS them all!
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The Calvary Food Pantry CNY, Inc., is the BEST one in AUBURN! Their performance is capped off with food safety, food security, great service!
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Great service! Fresh food! :) Very Satisfied client in me! Hummm, keep up the great work!!!
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The volunteers at Calvary Food Pantry CNY, Inc., are very nice, caring and most efficient. The pantry is clean, friendly and effective with good quality food, produce and baked goods. Although the later three are sometimes not available because it goes so fast.
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I recently became aware of the place known locally as the "Pantry" in Auburn, NY. The Calvary Food Pantry CNY, Inc., has the best food provider team I've ever seen, almost as effective as the military but with the kinder, gentler presentation while maintaining a concern for safety and security. They have some pretty good food, produce and baked goods, too!
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I've been a client at Calvary Food Pantry CNY, Inc., for several months. I am a senior and live in the City of Auburn, New York. I've found the Calvary Food Pantry to be an awesome experience providing food items I need, at ever visit. I've never had a bad experience at this pantry and the people here are most helpful, hard working and always positive. I've spoke with others who have need at Calvary who feel as I do and are just as impressed about this organizations community service. For many, this pantry is a life saver for many, being a life changer, as they have no other place to turn for feeding their families. While others need short term or occasional repetitive help with the poor economy. I guess this makes Calvary Food Pantry CNY, one keystone organization for this community.
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I've found Calvary Food Pantry CNY, Inc. to be totally great, they are very helpful, caring and wonderful with food, produce and baked goods. Everyone here seems to be very special at doing what they do in getting our food request processed, orders put together, and brought out to us for pick up. Really OUTSTANDING effort by all concerned here.
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Excellent organization, well deputized in functionality, providing client support beyond expectation, as the the pre-eminent pantry in Auburn, New York; Calvary Food Pantry CNY, Inc. is a credit to the community, city, county. GOOD ON YOU!!!
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I found Calvary Food Pantry CNY, Inc., to be a most wonderful place to receive free food and do I use them because I'm hungry all the time.
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I found the Calvary Food Pantry CNY, Inc., to be clear, friendly and helpful staff, with good food stocks for us clients.
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The Calvary Food Pantry CNY, Inc., is a very nice place, which is very helpful to us clients. They provide a good spread of food, produce and baked goods. Yet, it seems as though their are a lot more people coming to the pantry for support now, than in the past.
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This pantry is EXCELLENT, a worthy place to donate to, they've bent over backwards to help me and several others like me with our food and clothing needs. Keep up the fine work.
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I could not make it through the month without Calvary Food Pantry CNY, Inc's., HELP! You provide so much support not only to me but other clients here.
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The pantry is a God sent, as it has helped me out a lot and I am really thankful for their support during my bad times. The people here are respectful, pleasant, and helpful.
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Calvary Food Pantry CNY, Inc. is a superb organization with great volunteers who are there for the clients constantly trying to help. Very nice and clean facilities, were everyone is nice.
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This is my first time here. Seems to be as well as I can expect it to be. They can ask me what I can do to help here and they could just tell me. They are good at serving people and they do it with safety. Super!
The people who work at Calvary Food Pantry CNY, Inc., are prompt and very courteous. Everything here is super fine the way it is...
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When I visit Calvary Food Pantry CNY, Inc., everything is great!! :) I know that these people care for us who have less...
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The Calvary Food Pantry CNY, Inc., has always been there when my family has needed it. Calvary Food Pantry has NEVER turned us away without food. Everyone treats us with respect and understanding with loving hands.
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GREAT JOB! Calvary Food Pantry CNY, Inc., HELP a lot of people and families and that is really, really awesome!
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Calvary Food Pantry CNY, Inc., has wonderful people and food services as they are all so very nice and helpful!
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The Calvary Food Pantry CNY, Inc., has very good food, produce and baked goods. I don't know how they do it but it is remarkable what a kind word can do for someone down and out. I think Calvary Food Pantry is doing a stand up job, as is.
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My Calvary Food Pantry CNY, Inc., experience was wonderful, I didn't wait at all. The staff and volunteers were great, so helpful, the best!!!
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I enjoy the "work", the other people I work with, as well as, our clients - Is a wonderful feeling - I enjoy also the fund raisers and helping out with "garden deliveries" and donation intake, etc.
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Most definitely, Calvary Food Pantry CNY, Inc. Auburn, NY 13021, has had a life-changing impact on me as a client along with my family. Fellow pantry members have told me the same thing during our visits. Calvary Food Pantry has been the single shining star during the constraint downward spiral in the economic impact on my family and my life. I've been treated quite well by this organization and their volunteers. Yes, I would recommend Calvary Food Pantry to all who were in need of food, personal items, and help counseling for this area.
The Calvary Food Pantry CNY, Inc., very nice, very clean, very friendly, and very caring each time I've been here. Very talented management and volunteers who are always active helping so many families coming here. Significant impact on my family by this pantry compared to the other pantries in the area. A most worthy organization to me and my family. I would recommend Calvary Food Pantry to any family in the area that was in trouble, they are the best.
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The Calvary Food Pantry CNY, Inc. 90 Franklin St., is a fantastic organization with the greatest friendly volunteers, they really try hard to do better for you each time I come in as a client. They've gone out of their way to help with food provisions to help me through these trying economic times. THANKS Calvary Food Pantry. Oh yeah, they have nice used leather chairs to set and wait for the volunteers to bag up the food orders - very nice.
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I've been volunteering here at the Calvary Food Pantry for over two years and feel that it is time well spent. There's so many people that need our help to feed their families. They are always so appreciative of everything they get from us. The people I've met have been wonderful, especially Nancy who runs the pantry. What a gem she is. How lucky we all are to have her in that capacity.
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The Calvary Food Pantry has provided significant help to my family with tremendous results. The food stock items are of good quality, a real value to us who have so little, and make us feel we are worthy of the love of these people who help us at the pantry. They are full of Grace!
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I am most "Thankful" for Calvary Food Pantry, as this organization has been there for me and my family during these tough times for us. I believe they need more funds for food and personal health items and I will help them someday, if we can get our feet under us soon!
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Calvary Food Pantry is friendly, convenient, and the volunteers are polite. A super organization who help provide the community with a professional organization of volunteers who Alleviate Hunger.
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The folks at Calvary Food Pantry are pleasant, friendly, and kind with a smile always on their face. They do a terrific job. they always seem to know when to step up and do so without hesitation. Great effort by this team! I've talked with others here and some of these gifts they give us here are life-changing with really special to all those who receive these kindness'.
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Every time I come to Calvary Food Pantry, I have a pleasant time. They are a super organization with great volunteers who are always striving to be b!etter at their tasks in providing for the Alleviation of Hunger via Food provisions for us clients when most needed. They do a great job
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I think Calvary Food Pantry is a fantastic place for the people are so friendly and helpful, and I see volunteers getting orders up quickly and accurately, and myself finding produce items at the front so easy to find. Awesome effort by these folks.
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Calvary Food Pantry has really done well by me and my family with food at the end of the month when we are short of necessities always needed in the family. The volunteers are wonderful and responsive to my needs, and flex with some personal items like bar soap, dish detergent, shampoo, tooth brushes and toothpaste along with the most important item - toilet paper! THANKS so much Calvary Food Pantry for being there for us during these trying times.
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All volunteers and staff at Calvary Food Pantry are very helpful and caring. They are quick to respond to the needs of those who even aren't in CFP's area of responsibility. Each time I visit this pantry with a new client they are responsive, dedicated and over the top in response to my social worker clients just coming into the program. Great job Calvary Food Pantry, superb performance for the community in all respects.
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A great place to get supplemental food. Good friendly people, who care and actually try to help the community. They have free clothes, shoes, and other items that one can pick out along with food pantry food items. Hats and coats and gloves as the cold season starts to roll in on us.
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Calvary Food Pantry of Central New York, Inc., has been wonderful to me and my son. These people are excellent human beings and wonderful help in times of trouble - "THANK YOU!" for your compassion, mercy and help with food items. I'd be lost without your kindness, patience, and understanding warmth! You are the greatest and kindest people I've known in some time.
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I think that Calvary Food Pantry is doing the very best to meet the needs of my communities families who need help! Occasionally, they do not have enough foods and parse out because the don't get enough donations locally and fund raisers are lacking. Too bad, many families are running short of food these days.
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Well managed, Welcoming agency. The Pantry serves more than 1,000 families a year, every person is treated with respect and dignity.
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Calvary Food Pantry is by far one of the greatest food pantries I've ever had the privilege of being at. They go above and beyond to make sure that the people of this community have what they need. They do everything they can to provide for people. Not only do they give food, when they have it they give free clothing, toiletries, household items and more. They work tremendously hard for their community. Besides giving of things the Calvary staff and volunteers also offer compassion and concern for individuals, listening to people and offering them friendship even if it's through a cup of coffee. Calvary does make a difference in their community and they are a light shining in the darkness for many! I'm honored to be a part of them.
Review conducted by Mr. Marshall Markt, who has been a client of Calvary Food Pantry for several months and is a senior client located in Auburn, New York.
"I've found the Calvary Food Pantry to an awesome experience providing the food items I need at every visit. I've never had a bad experience at the pantry, The people who work and volunteer are most helpful, hard working and always positive. I've spoke with others who have need at Calvary Food Pantry, who seem just as impressed with the pantry as I do on the community service of this organization. For many, it was more life-changing, as they had no place to turn for their family. While others needed short term or occasional repetitive help with the current economy. I guess that makes Calvary Food Pantry the best pantry in the community.
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Calvary Food Pantry CNY, Inc.
Performance Review
Fiscal Year: July 1, 2011 to June 30, 2012
Calvary Food Pantry CNY, Inc. just concluded final review of our performance numbers resulting in the below metrics, in support to our client base in the local community of Auburn, Cayuga County, New York.
Total CY Clients / Meals Served: Households: 3,219; Children: 3,851; Adults: 6,694; Seniors: 390; Total Persons: 10,935; Total Meals: 164,025
Total Volunteer Hours / Value: Calvary Food Pantry has 43 RSVP Volunteers contributing 7,402 hours at a New York State hourly volunteer rate of $27.17 for a total value added of $201,112
Total In-Kind Donations: Total food item donations number at 86,860 valued at $2.00 each resulting in a value added of $173,720
Total Garden Produce Value: $7,000
CFP Grand Total Value Managed: $471,832
Cost Per Meal: $2.88
Future Projects: Calvary Food Pantry CNY, Inc., has 12 new projects we desires to take on to help the community. Can your philanthropic group help? If so, contact Nancy or Kim at (315) 252-7772 or Email at: calfpcny@localnet.com
Submitted by
George T. Wilson
CFP Volunteer Special Projects Officer
wilsongt5463@gmail.com
315-567-5652
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