P-4109

Little Free Pantry Tarrytown

Description

Financing

Documents

Photos

History Logs

Project Description

Country: USA

Location: Tarrytown

Total Budget: $2,500

Area of Focus: Community economic development

Activity Type: Food/Agriculture: General

Summary: Building and Stocking a Little Free Pantry to Combat Food Insecurity


Food insecurity has more than doubled as a result of the economic crisis brought on by COVID-19. A little free pantry is a small, weatherproof space into which the community can place food and basic hygiene supplies, that are available to anyone 24 hours per day, 7 days per week. Essentially our pantry would act as a food assistance gap-filler: utilized when traditional food providers might be closed, or for those who are too ashamed to visit a community food pantry. They are also helpful for people who might not qualify for official government assistance. Rotary plans to partner with other community groups such as Boy and Girl Scout troops in order to build and maintain the pantry to make it sustainable into the future. Thus Rotary will also be encouraging grassroots organizing, building community, and fighting food insecurity simultaneously. First we will secure a location, then build the free pantry, promote it in the community, and then monitor and evaluate moving forward.

Project Contact Person

District: 7230

Rotary Club of: Tarrytowns, The

Primary Contact: Larah Alami

Email: alamiod@gmail.com

Project Status

Completed
This project is "Completed". This means the project has been implemented and the report was accepted by the district leadership. The project will stay listed on this website as a testimony of the achievements of the project partners.

Project listed for the 2021-22 Rotary Year.

Proposed Financing

Existing Contributions Towards This Project

Date

Cash

DDF

Total

Tarrytowns, The (7230)

29-Sep-21

$1,250

$1,250

$2,500

Total

$1,250

$1,250

$2,500

Project Supporting Documents

Project Photos

History Log Entries

29-Sep-21

System Entry

System Entry: Creation of project page.

3-Oct-21

by Larah Alami

System Entry: Project sent for club signatures.

3-Oct-21

by Larah Alami

System Entry: Project signed by Larah Alami.

5-Nov-21

by David Schribman

Approved with a DDF match for $625, not $1,250

5-Nov-21

by David Schribman

System Entry: Project approved by the District Approval Committee.

9-Feb-22

by Larah Alami

This is to serve as a progress report on the little free pantry as of 2/9/2022. We have secured a spot for the pantry outside the Tarrytown Village Hall. We have a wood-worker who is currently building the pantry. He is securing materials and will build a 4'x3'x2' wooden cabinet with plexiglass doors and shelving inside. We anticipate this to be finished around 3/1/2022, and then will hire a sign person to make signage. The Village of Tarrytown will install the pantry, we will fill with food and hygiene items, and then we will hopefully have a ribbon-cutting event in April. A google document will be made of all the organizations and individuals in town to monitor and fill the pantry moving forward, with our club overseeing the schedule to make sure the project is sustainable.

18-May-22

by Larah Alami

Currently the Pantry is installed, we are just waiting for the Exterior Signage to be fabricated and installed as well. Then we will have an official "grand opening" and invite the community to start filling the pantry. We anticipate the pantry project to be complete by the end of May.

30-May-22

by Larah Alami

Today the pantry is finished, complete with exterior signage. We also purchased a load of personal hygiene and food supplies to start the pantry off. We will submit invoices for the cabinet, signage, and food supplies today. Finally, we already had a news story on the pantry in our local news: https://thehudsonindependent.com/rotary-club-of-the-tarrytowns-helps-fund-new-high-school-press-box-and-donates-little-food-pantry/

23-Jun-22

by David Schribman

Project sent off to stewardship for final approval.

27-Jun-22

by David Schribman

Reminded stewardship that grant requires review.

27-Jun-22

by David Schribman

Approved by stewardship & sent off to the district treasurer for payment.

2-Sep-22

by David Chew

System Entry: Check for DDF payment issued by Foundation Treasurer.

2-Sep-22

by Mahbub Ahmad

System Entry: Project has been implemented and final report uploaded.

3-Sep-22

by Mahbub Ahmad

System Entry: Final report approved by the District Approval Committee.

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