South Hadley - Granby - Food for Friends

Another thank you from those we serve

2010-08-06T20:45:00.003-04:00

From: take and eat [mailto:takeandeat@verizon.net]
Sent: Thursday, August 05, 2010 11:49 AM
To: 'Joe Nadeau'; ...'Charlotte Buijnarowski'; 'Buijnarowski, Charlotte'
Cc: jabahamonde... Mark@...PryorInsurance.com; BobJudge@comcast.net
Subject: Thanks from client

Dear Joe, Deb and Charlotte,
I just received a phone call from Mr. and Mrs. ...who reside at...expressing their deepest thanks for the wonderful meals you all provide to them – they are so appreciative of the care you are providing them and want you all to know how very much this means to them – they love all the meals and said that the salads and fruit salads are just wonderful and they so look forward to receiving the meals you provide and greeting the drivers who deliver to them.

Thanks to each of you and all of the volunteers who make this Meals Ministry happen – you are doing such kind and caring works of charity – please do share the above message with all at St. Theresa’s, St. Patrick’s and Food For Friends – blessings to all,

Kathleen

Our menu for July 17

2010-07-14T08:53:00.004-04:00

From: Stephen Foster
Sent: Wednesday, July 14, 2010 7:38 AM
To: Charlotte Buijnarowski
Cc: Steve Foster; Gail Foster; Cathy Irish; Jim Corey; Bob Judge; Bobbie Ayers; Allan Patriquin; Bev Pead
Subject: Re: Meal prep 7/17

The menu is:
roast chicken
rice
green beans
pineapple chunks
dessert

tuna fish sandwich
fruit cup
dessert

Blonde brownies and oatmeal raisin cookies!

2010-07-12T21:40:00.001-04:00

From: Beverly Pead
Sent: Monday, July 12, 2010 8:00 AM
To: Mary Ann Wordsworth; Stephanie Smith; Anita Sarro; Donna Pinciak; Branda Mathieu; Sheila Fitzgerald; Carol Brunelle; Carol Deten; Doris Gagnon; Shannon Noyes; Kay Washburn; Karen Motyka
Cc: Charlotte Buijnarowski; Jim Corey
Subject: RE: June Food for Friends

I can't believe I'm asking you guys to bake in this heat! Anyone have no-bake ideas for August?

This month we are making blonde brownies and oatmeal raison cookies. I need 3 people to make 4 dozen cookies, paked 2 to a bag and 6 people to make a dozen blonde brownies paked one to a bag. I know that Mary Ann and Anita will not be available this month. Betty has already volunteered to make a batch of blonde brownines and Sheila has volunteered to make cookies. Thak you both!

Does anyone need hairnets, gloves or baggies?

Please let me know what you want to make. I will ask people to switch if we don't have enouth of something.

Please also let me know if you need pick up or will be dropping items off at the UMC or Congo churches.

Thank you all for being so flexible.

Car Wash moved to this Sat., May 15 noon - 4:00

2010-05-12T18:37:00.000-04:00

From: Rich Lovelace [mailto:richlovelace@gmail.com]
Sent: Tuesday, May 11, 2010 4:48 PM
To: Al Duffy; Bev Howells; Brian Lapis; Cathy Irish; Center Church office; Cindy & David Morrell; Emily Pietras; Linda Laderach; Nancy Bozek; Tom Hazen; Susan Lovelace; Alan Patriquin; Bettty Innocent; Bob Judge; Bobbi Ayers; Cara Parchesco; Charlotte Buijnarowski; Del Borah; Diane Deshaies; Gayle Kenneson; Lori Souder; Mary Adewusi; Paula Lonergan; Sarah Smith; Suzanne Cordes; Wayne & Ruth Cowan
Subject: Car Wash moved to this Sat., May 15 noon - 4:00

The Car Wash to benefit Western Mass Food Bank has been moved from the planned June 5 date to THIS SATURDAY, May 15, from noon until 4:00.

The Car Wash was moved in order to combine this Mission activity with the Ecumenical Youth Group "30 Hour Famine". Both activities have the goals of drawing attention to hunger and raising food and funds for the Western Mass Food Bank.

The Youth will begin their fast on Saturday morning. They will assist with Food for Friends food preparation, and then provide much of the labor for the car wash. After a service lead by Lutheran pastor Stephanie Smith, they will spend the night in the church without food. Sunday morning they will prepare lunch for the church and guests, help lead the church service (which will include brief remarks from Andrew Morehouse, Executive Director of WM Food Bank); serve lunch, and, after they have served us, they will break their fast.

Western Mass Food Bank is our Mission Partner for May. In 2009, the Food Bank of Western Massachusetts provided 7.6 million pounds of food through its regional network of 400 food pantries, shelters and meal sites to over 108,000 of our neighbors. The Food Bank works behind the scenes of nearly every charitable organization that provides food to people in need in Western Massachusetts. For every $1 that we can donate, the Food Bank can leverage $9 worth of food. Hunger in Western Massachusetts is a real problem. The Western Mass Food Bank is the lynchpin to managing this critical problem. For more information about the Food Bank, please go to www.foodbankwma.org

. Through May we will continue to collect food donations on Sundays.

To be a part of the Youth 30 Hour Famine and to help benefit WM Food Bank, please come get your car washed Sat afternoon, and join us for church on Sunday.

You are receiving this message because you are lucky enough to be in my contacts list. Please forward this message to others in the church: e.g., people on a committee with you, people who are in your contact list, or people who just have a car that needs washing.

Thanks!

Rich Lovelace (Mission Committee) and Cara Parchesko (Youth at the Center)

Parish introduces simple gifts: The Food Project - Click HERE and go to Page 5

2010-03-21T08:29:00.000-04:00

From Charlotte Buijnarowski - March 13 2010 Food For Friends - Monthly Coordinator Checklist - Click HERE

2010-03-16T10:33:00.000-04:00

From Stephen Foster: Our next meal prep, 3/20

2010-03-15T16:07:00.002-04:00

...

The menu is:

Salmon pie

white asparagus

soda bread

peaches

desert

Sunday's:

Han & pickle salad sandwich

fruit cup

desert

Take and Eat, Inc - Berkshire Foundation $20,000 Non-Profit Give-Away Results - Click BELOW for details

2010-03-13T12:54:00.004-05:00

View "People Feeding People"

From Charlotte Buijnarowski: Our next meal prep, 3/20

2010-03-13T08:56:00.002-05:00

From: Charlotte Buijnarowski

Date: Thu, Mar 11, 2010 at 9:16 PM
Subject: Our next meal prep, 3/20
To: Steve Foster; Gail Foster; Cathy Irish; Jim Corey; Bob Judge; Bobbie Ayers; Bev Pead; Allan Patriquin, Sarah Smith; Charlotte Buijnarowski

Hello All,

Our next meal prep is March 20th.... We are following up on an offer from All Saints for a contribution of salmon pies and Irish soda bread! Bev will have the bakers make oatmeal raisin cookies with nuts, and blueberry muffins. I'd say that's a great start!

Besides the menu items, is there anything else we need to purchase? Bobbie, how are we doing on packing materials? Could you please also check on hairnets and gloves?

We had discussed holding an organizational meeting following the meal prep, so I'm checking if people would be available to meet at noon on that day....please let me know. Agenda items include:

Finances - Allan will update us, and we can discuss from there.

Cross-Training - let's get detailed documentation in place, based on everything we've figured out in the last six months, and get others up to speed on each job.

Volunteers - we have so many, what do we do with them all?

Fourth Weekend - can we help another group get going to cover this?

What Else - please contribute ideas and concerns!!

Health laws halt hot meal program

2010-03-08T14:08:00.003-05:00

Date: Mar 8, 2010
"For eight years parishioners at the United Church of Christ in Medfield cooked up hearty batches of chili and chicken soup and brought them to the streets of Boston, handing out bowls of sustenance to the city's homeless."
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http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2010/03/08/medfield_church_curtails_meal_program_after_nine_homeless_men_become_ill/?s_campaign=8315
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"The quiche was delicious" - Click BELOW for larger image

2010-03-04T13:56:00.002-05:00

"Driver was very nice" - Click BELOW for larger image

2010-03-04T13:55:00.001-05:00

Take and Eat, Inc.- “People Feeding People” - Click HERE

2010-02-27T19:22:00.001-05:00

Food for Friends March and April choices

2010-02-20T17:44:00.001-05:00

From: Beverly Pead
Sent: Saturday, February 20, 2010 2:21 PM
To: Mary Ann Wordsworth; Stephanie Smith; Anita Sarro; Donna Pinciak; Branda Mathieu; Sheila Fitzgerald; Carol Brunelle; Carol Deten; Doris Gagnon
Cc: Beverly Pead
Subject: Food for Friends March and April choices

Dear Bakers,

I am trying to give you more advanced notice about upcoming desserts. Please let me know which desserts you would prefer to bake. I will make March choices "first come, first served" and then reverse the order for April. In other words, if you are the last to reply and have to make something you didn't want to make in March, you will get your choice of desserts for April.

The choices for March are oatmeal raisin cookies or blueberry muffins.

The choices for April are brownies or blueberry crumble.

I will be sending recipes soon. I will be testing the oatmeal raisin cookie, blueberry crumble and blueberry muffin recipes. As always, if you have your own favorite recipe for an item, you may substitute it for the one I send, as long as the serving sizes are comparable. You may use any brownie recipe or mix as long as you add nuts.

I want to streamline my deliveries as well, so I will be planning to deliver items once every two months.

I will be bringing everyone a two-month supply of gloves and hairnets.

I will bring frozen blueberries to all those who will be making either the muffins or the crumble.

I will bring containers to those making crumble.

Let me know if you will be needing more baggies for packaging the cookies, brownies, or muffins.

Nuts will be used in the cookies and brownies. Let me know if you still have some left or if you need me to bring you a bag of nuts.

I will need you to be home for the blueberry deliveries so that they do not defrost. I will e-mail later to make these arrangements.

See you in about two weeks for the deliveries.

Bev

Question/ Food for Friends

2010-02-18T10:10:00.006-05:00

From: take and eat <takeandeat@verizon.net>

Date: Wed, Feb 17, 2010 at 4:44 PM
Subject: RE: FW: Question/ Food for Friends
To: "Buijnarowski, Charlotte

Hi Charlotte,

Our understanding with all of the Elder Services Agencies that we work with is that they do not furnish to us any clients who have an eating disorder or severe food allergy that could put them at risk.

We also are not prepared to "personalize" meals to accommodate diabetic clients who require a restricted diet.
The rule we have utilized is that, while we know there are diabetic issues among some of our clients, we trust them to utilize their judgment and consume those foods that are good for them and reject those that are not. I have had a handful of clients over the years who have contacted me to indicate that they needed to be more diligent with their diet and requested that they be removed from the client list – but this has been the exception, not the rule. I also have had a few clients along the way who indicated that they know they should not consume some of the desserts or breads and pass them on to a neighbor or friend.

As you know, we encourage all of our Ministry teams to utilize fresh or frozen products and refrain from canned goods which are loaded with sugars and salts.

It is very kind of the baker to offer to prepare some "diabetic friendly" desserts but we do not have a list of who might be diabetic.

I hope this helps.

Thanks much,

Kathleen

From: Buijnarowski, Charlotte [mailto:cbuijnarowski@massmutual.com]
Sent: Wednesday, February 17, 2010 1:05 PM
To: takeandeat@verizon.net

Subject: RE: FW: Question/ Food for Friends

Hi Kathleen,

As you will see below, we have a volunteer who has offered to create some diabetic-friendly desserts each month. How do you handle the diabetic issue now? Do you know who on our client list is diabetic??? I would appreciate any guidance you can offer.

Thanks,

Charlotte

Charlotte Buijnarowski

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From: BobJudge
Sent: Tuesday, February 16, 2010 10:03 AM
To: Sheila Fitzgerald
Cc: Buijnarowski, Charlotte
Subject: RE: FW: Question/ Food for Friends

Sheila:

I will send a copy of this email to Charlotte Buijnarowski, the Food For Friends (FFF) Coordinator. She may forward it to Steve Foster. In any case, you will then hear back from Charlotte, Steve, or someone else, with a phone number of the right person for you to call to discuss further.

Thanks for the offer!

- Bob Judge

From: Sheila Fitzgerald
Sent: Tuesday, February 16, 2010 9:26 AM
To: BobJudge@comcast.net
Subject: Re: FW: Question/ Food for Friends

Thanks Bob.

One more question. We have been preparing meals for between 60/75 people, I would suspect that perhaps a few within this group could be diabetic. In addition to the 15 or so desserts I put up each month, I'd be more than happy to prepare diabetic deserts for the few, if any that are diabetic.

I would be willing to make the call if there is someone I can call, that would have that information and could give me a rough number so that we will always have a healthier dessert choice to pack for them. Do you know who I can call to ask?

Shelia

February desserts

2010-02-17T07:23:00.003-05:00

Dear Bakers,

It's that time again!

This Saturday we are delivering chocolate cupcakes with white frosting (any recipe is fine) and cherry cheesecake (see recipe below).

We need a total of 72 of each item. We need 6 people to make, frost and bag 6 dozen cupcakes. Since each recipe of cheesecake makes 8 servings, we need some of our bakers to make 2 recipes and some to make one. Our newest volunteer (whose recipe we are using) is making 2 recipes, so we need a total of 7 more batches.

Please let me know which item you wish to make.

Let me know if you need containers, bags, hair nets, gloves or cherries.

Let me know if you want me to pick up your baked goods on Friday evening or Saturday morning, or if you will be delivering them to the United Methodist Church between 7 and 5:30 on Friday or if you will be delivering these items to the Congo Church on Saturday morning.

I also need ideas for next month. We now have frozen blueberries. Any ideas? Any good recipes?

Thanks!

Bev

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SHANNON'S NO-BAKE CHEESECAKE

· 1 Package cream cheese

· ¼ Cup sugar

· 1 8oz. tub of Cool Whip

· 1 Tablespoon milk

· 1 graham cracker crust

Blend cream cheese until smooth and then add sugar. Blend until smooth and add Cool Whip and milk. Blend until smooth and pout into crust. Cool until firm (about 4 hours)

CHERRY PIE FILLING

· 3 cups cherries

· ¾ cup water

· ¾ cup sugar

· 3 Tablespoons cornstarch

In a saucepan cook cherries in water for 10 minutes. Mix together the sugar and cornstarch; add to cherries. Cook cherry mixture until thickened. Cool.

PACKAGING DIRECTIONS

Cut pie into 8 slices. Put one slice in each container. Spoon cherry pie filling over each piece. Put covers on containers.

All Saints' Contribution

2010-02-15T17:17:00.000-05:00

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Charlotte Buijnarowski <charlottecb@comcast.net>
Date: Mon, Feb 15, 2010 at 3:13 PM
Subject: Re: All Saints' Contribution
To: All Saints Church <allsaintschurchoffice@gmail.com>
Cc:... "

Hello Cynthia,

Your meal preparation plans sound wonderful - thank you so much!!!

I'm copying our cooks on this email, as they are the meal planners. I'll let them respond to you regarding the salmon pies and soda bread, but I'm betting that they may want to include both in our March 20th menu!

Thanks,

Charlotte

----- Original Message -----
From: All Saints Church
To: charlottecb@comcast.net
Cc: Rev. Tanya Wallace
Sent: Wednesday, February 10, 2010 9:39 PM
Subject: All Saints' Contribution

Hi Charlotte,

I am writing to offer a special contribution for the Food for Friends program from All Saints' Episcopal Church in South Hadley. As one of the first events of our 2010 outreach ministry, Simple Gifts: The Food Project! Rene Beauchemin (our Senior Warden and owner of Langelier's Bakery) will be baking salmon pies in our church kitchen on February 27th and he has offered to create extra salmon pies for your program. As the pies will then be frozen, you may use them on a date of your choice.

From reading your blog, it appears that Food for Friends fed 64 people in January. All Saints' would be happy to contribute enough salmon pies, divided into 8 parts, to give each of these Food for Friends meal recipients a healthy slice of salmon pie as an entree. Delivery to the Congregational Church can be arranged whenever it is convenient, as it is just a block away from All Saints'.

For St. Patrick's Day, Rene will be producing Irish Soda Bread which we thought might make a nice contribution for the Food for Friends meals prepared on March 20th. Please let us know what you think.

All Saints' Simple Gifts: The Food Project! hopes to be of more service in the future. Food for Friends is a wonderful program and provides so much more than just food to the Seniors in South Hadley.

Peace,

Cynthia Lambert
All Saints' Episcopal Church
Parish Administrator

January desserts - From Beverly Pead

2010-01-15T10:44:00.002-05:00

Hi, Everyone!

..We are having blonde brownies and cherry-chocolate chip muffins. Next month we are having cherry cheese cake and chocolate cupcakes with vanilla frosting.

Bev

From: Beverly Pead
Sent: Monday, January 11, 2010 6:00 AM
To: Mary Ann Wordsworth; Stephanie Smith; Anita Sarro; Donna Pinciak; Branda Mathieu; Sheils; Carol Brunelle; Carol Deten
Cc: Beverly Pead
Subject: Food for Friends - January desserts

Dear Bakers,

I hope everyone had a blessed Christmas and that your New Year is off to a good start.

First, I want to thank you for your extra effort for the December desserts. The holiday treats were greatly enjoyed!

This month we are making 2 simpler recipes, both of which are attached. Please let me know:
1. Would you prefer to make the bars or the muffins?

2. Do you need any hair nets, gloves, bags, nuts, or cherries? (I can deliver them on Tuesday if I hear from you by then or on Thursday)

3. Do you want to deliver them to the Congo church on Saturday morning, to the UMC on Friday before 5:00, or do you want me to pick them up on either Friday evening between 5:30 and 6:30 or on Saturday morning between 8:00 and 9:00? I am now free on Saturday mornings, so I can give you more options.

4. In February, we are going to be making no-bake cherry cheese cake and chocolate cupcakes with white frosting. You can use the cheese cake recipe I will provide or use one of your own. Likewise, you can use your own chocolate cupcake recipe or a mix. Likewise, you can make your own frosting or use a pre-made one. I will give you details re: amounts later. Let me know now which you wish to make for February.

Thank you for all that you do!

Bev
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CARAMEL (BLOND) BROWNIES
Recipe provided by Mary Ann Wordsworth

350 degrees 25-30 minutes
9 x 13 pan, greased

2 cups flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 t. salt
1/2 cup butter +2T
2 eggs
2 t. vanilla
2 cups brown sugar, packed
1 cup nuts

Melt butter
Add sugar and cool
Add eggs and vanilla; beat
Add dry ingredients ; beat altogether
Add nuts; Pour into pan and bake. When cool, cut into 16 bars and place each bar into a bag.

Some people like to add chocolate or butterscotch bits to blonde brownies. You can if you want to, but it isn’t necessary. These are truly delicious as they are. Thank you, Mary Ann!

Cherry & Chocolate Chip Muffins

Based on a recipe by Charishma Ramchandani, as found on Recipezaar.com

Preheat oven to 400 degrees F

Grease 16 muffin cups or use liners

Combine in a bowl :

1¼ C cherries, quartered

¾ C chocolate chips

½ C chopped walnuts

In a large bowl combine:

2 C all-purpose flour

1/3 C light-brown sugar, packed

1/3 C sugar

2 tsp. baking powder

½ tsp. salt

In another bowl, stir together:

2/3 C milk

½ C butter, melted and cooled

2 eggs, lightly beaten

1 tsp. vanilla

Make a well in the center of the dry ingredients. Add wet ingredients and stir just to combine. Stir in the chips, cherries and nuts.

Spoon into muffin cups and bake 15 – 20 minutes or until cake tester comes out clean when inserted.

Remove muffin tins to wire rack to cool for 5 minutes. Remove muffins from tins to finish cooling. When cool, place each muffin in a bag.

FFF Meal Count for this Saturday, plus menu!

2010-01-13T21:21:00.001-05:00

From: Charlotte Buijnarowski <charlottecb@comcast.net>
Date: Wed, Jan 13, 2010 at 7:30 PM
Subject: FFF Meal Count for this Saturday, plus menu!
To: ...

Meal count: 64 as of today.

Menu sent from Steve (yummy!):

Saturday

mushroom and broccoli quiche

sweet potatoes

peas

peaches

desert ?

Sunday

tuna salad

pineapple chunks

desert ?

We picked up some blue berries (30lb. for the bakers) and I need to call or email Bev.

see ya soon

Steve

We now have a crew for Jan. 19 - From Gail Mailhott-Foster

2010-01-13T09:18:00.003-05:00

From: Gail Mailhott-Foster [mailto:gemfoster@gmail.com]
Sent: Wednesday, January 13, 2010 6:57 AM
To: …
Subject: We now have a crew

Thank you for your quick response

Margit 8:00

Cindy 8:00

Jan 8:00

Larry Dziedriz welcome to the crew 11:00 for clean up

See you all there
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Enjoy the day
Gail

Food For Friends - Weekend - From Gail Mailhott-Foster

2010-01-12T09:05:00.000-05:00

From: Gail Mailhott-Foster [mailto:gemfoster@gmail.com]
Sent: Monday, January 11, 2010 7:22 PM
To: ...

Subject: Food For Friends weekend

Hello all, now that the holidays are behind it is more important than ever to think of others, and in doing so, it is our weekend to serve meals. I am looking for so willing persons to help out in the kitchen on Saturday morning. We will need three persons at 8:00 and one person at 11:00. Can anyone help me out? Email your responses please.

Take and Eat, Inc. - Request for your Vote for Funding from Berkshire Bank

2010-01-01T17:15:00.001-05:00

Dear Weekend Meals Ministry Coordinator for the Take and Eat, Inc. Program,

On December 16 I sent each of you a request for assistance in a Grant we are seeking that is being offered by Berkshire Bank Foundation to 4 community non-profits. Essentially, the $20,000 that will be equally shared by the four recipients will be awarded to the "top 4 vote-getters". A copy of that request with details can be found below and it is also detailed on our website: www.takeandeat.org The Deadline for Voting is January 31, 2010.

Gladys, the Parish Secretary for Most Holy Redeemer – Hadley, was gracious enough to contact the Berkshire Bank Foundation on our behalf and advises that the Foundation will accept on-line as well as mail in votes. In order to assist us, Gladys furthered the voting opportunity by creating a ballot which can be used by those individuals who wish to vote but don't have access to a computer. Instructions are also furnished on this ballot for those individuals who can vote on-line. I am attaching this form which you may personalize with your Parish/Meals Ministry name and would very much appreciate your furnishing a ballot to your clients and parishioners. Those clients who wish to vote can return their ballot to their weekend driver who should provide it to you (Meals Ministry Coordinator) to turn in to the Parish office. Those votes can be sent in to the Berkshire Bank Foundation:

Berkshire Bank Foundation, Inc. P. O. Box 1308 Pittsfield, MA 01202 Attn: "$20,000 Non- Profit Vote"

with those collected by parishioners in the weekend collection baskets. If it is agreeable to the individual parishes, as Most Holy Redeemer is doing, this ballot/information could be included in the Parish Bulletin as an insert. I have copied those parish offices for whom I have email addresses to "put them on board" so they will have a heads up when you contact them.

As stated in my earlier correspondence, Take and Eat is competing with the "big boys" and we need as much support as we can obtain. $5,000 would greatly assist us in sustaining and growing this Meals Ministry to our Homebound Senior Communities – as many of you realize, we are currently providing all of the packaging supplies to the majority of our sites through another Grant we were awarded last year from Bank of America and Community Foundation of Western Mass. However, as our client base continues to grow, obviously so do those costs to expand it.

We greatly appreciate your assistance and thank you for continuing to "put shoes on the Gospel Message" through Take and Eat's mission of "people feeding people". Thank you and God Bless,

Deacon Frank and Kathleen Ryan

Take and Eat, Inc.

www.takeandeat.org

Blessed and Happy New Year from Take and Eat from Kathleen Ryan

2010-01-01T08:24:00.003-05:00

A very blessed and happy, healthy and peaceful New Year to each of you, your volunteers in the Meals Ministry Programs and your families from Deacon Frank and me – we cannot begin to thank you enough for your dedicated works in this program serving the homebound senior community in Berkshire County (North Adams, Adams, Cheshire, Pittsfield, Williamstown) and the Pioneer Valley (Greenfield, Turners Falls, Chicopee, Ludlow, S. Hadley, Granby, Hadley, North Hadley, Easthampton, Holyoke)…thanks to you and your volunteers devoted and selfless efforts, over 30,000 meals were delivered during 2009 to over 1600 clients…you are all truly “putting shoes on the Gospel Message” and we and all of the clients being served through your caring works of charity are blessed to have you part of this program.

We look forward to a continuation of your collective works in this ministry during 2010 as well as the expansion of this ministry through the participation of others in faith based communities throughout the Commonwealth.

Blessings for a Happy 2010,

Deacon Frank and Kathleen

Take and Eat, Inc.

“People Feeding People”

To volunteer Delivery DRIVERS RE: Saturday, December 19

2009-12-16T21:26:00.003-05:00

Dear Food for Friends Volunteer:

I plan to schedule you to deliver meals on Saturday morning, December 19.

If you not already done so, on Saturday I will ask you to complete a form that will authorize Center Church to conduct a Criminal Offender Record Information (C.O.R.I) check. Please bring your driver’s license.

By the Wednesday preceding our November delivery, I was able to give you your route assignment. I will not have the routes worked out until Thursday or Friday. However, I want to send you this email reminder tonight. I will send you your route assignment on Thursday or Friday. For those of you who drove in November or October, your assignment will be similar or identical on December 19.

I took the liberty to post some photos from our November delivery day at http://southhadleygranbyfoodforfriends.blogspot.com/. If a photo of you is there, and you do not want it there, please tell me, and I will remove it.

Please respond to this email so that I can plan on you, or so that if necessary, I can find a replacement for you.

Thank you for volunteering! Please arrive at Center Church by 11 am. I look forward to seeing you on Saturday morning.

- Bob Judge
BobJudge@comcast.net
413-351-2309

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This email has been sent to:
Sarah Baughman
Elizabeth Bowdan
Greer Clarke
Suzanne Cordes
Carolyn Deren
Jim Dunn
Martha Dunn
Sarah Etelman
Bill Foley
Joan Vohl Hamilton
Elisa Loeser
Rich Lovelace
Bruce Maccullagh
Susan Newton
Chloe Saabs
Karen Saabs
Katherine Washburn
Kay Washburn

This weekend is the one!

2009-12-16T17:27:00.000-05:00

From: Gail Mailhott-Foster [mailto:gemfoster@gmail.com]
Sent: Tuesday, December 15, 2009 8:19 PM

Hello all you wonderful kitchen workers. It is that Saturday again. This is what we will need for help this weekend. On Friday afternoon to helpers in the kitchen from 3 to 5 will be most helpful. On Saturday morning, I will need 3 helpers at 8:00 and 2 for cleanup at 11:00. Please email me back or call me or text me at 413 575-1587. I will not be to answer the phone between 8 and 3 so if you call, leave a message.

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Enjoy the day
Gail

Countdown to Meal Prep 12/19

2009-12-15T14:29:00.000-05:00

Hello Coordinators,

Thanks to all of you for your efforts this past week to prepare for our next meal on Saturday.

Steve let me know that the cooks have set the menu:

Sat.
Roast Pork
Rice
Corn
Apple Sauce
Dinner Roll

Sun.
Turkey / Meatloaf Sandwich
Pineapple

Bev is having her bakers make cherry bars and assorted Christmas cookies.

Bobbie has confirmed the packing supplies.

Allan will report on the budget tonight; Steve reported that the Lutheran church will be sending a check this week. Steve is also working on a cabinet, but will hold off on pots and pans.

Sarah will deliver cards made by her Daisy troop on Thursday and place them outside the kitchen on the table in Fellowship Hall.

I will be purchasing some additional dish washing soap and scrub sponges. I have a large Christmas playlist loaded on my iPod!

The next big step is to get the client delivery list from Kathleen; and then let everyone know the exact count. Kathleen, it would be helpful on a monthly basis to know how many people there are for St. Theresa's week, just to have some guidance on how many meals we can expect, a little ahead of time.

Please let me know if you are having any issues or concerns.

Thanks,
Charlotte

Take and Eat Meals Ministry - Berkshire County and Pioneer Valley (Greenfield/Turners Falls - Chicopee - Ludlow - Easthampton - Holyoke - Hadley/N. Hadley - S. Hadley/Granby)

2009-11-25T15:25:00.009-05:00

TAKE AND EAT, INC PEOPLE FEEDING PEOPLE"

A Blessed Thanksgiving to each of the Coordinators and all of your Team Ministry Members at The Weekend Meals Ministry sites throughout Berkshire County and the Pioneer Valley! Deacon Frank and I, along with all of the over 1,700 clients and their caregivers and family members, count each of you as a special blessing in our lives. You are individually and collectively truly demonstrating "putting shoes on the Gospel message" through your beautiful works of charity in this ministry to our homebound seniors…you have touched many, many lives in multiple ways – spiritually and physically…you epitomize Blessed Teresa's message of "do small things with great love"…thank you and God Bless you and your family…

I am attaching the 2010 Calendar for each of your sites. Essentially, I have mirrored what you committed to when your team entered this ministry. In those instances where your scheduled weekend falls on a 3 day holiday weekend that is identified on the spreadsheet.

I am requesting the Coordinators review this schedule and book those dates with your kitchen and advise appropriate Parish staff/committees. Should it be necessary to do a schedule change due to a conflict, please let me know ASAP. As you can appreciate, once this information is shared with the various Elder Services agencies, clients and posted on the web site (www.takeandeat.org), those dates are "in stone". We wish to finalize this calendar by December 10, 2009 so please let me know prior to that date if you have any questions, etc.

Once again, thank you and may the coming year be a blessed, peace-filled and bountiful year ahead…and we ask you to please keep the Take and Eat Program, all of its clients and volunteers in your prayers as we go forward maintaining and expanding this Ministry during this New Year…in closing, we offer the following prayer for you on this Day of Thanksgiving…Blessings, Kathleen and Deacon Frank

Thank you for the blessings that you give to us each day;
For friends and family we hold dear, for all you send our way.
We ask that you will guide us well, in everything we do,
And pray we never will forget these blessings came from you.

Amen.

From Susan Newton of S. Hadley, a Food For Friends volunteer - See below or click HERE

2009-11-25T10:00:00.003-05:00

From: Susan Newton
Date: Wed, Nov 25, 2009 at 9:51 AM
Subject: Obama Administration Calls on Americans to Help Fight Hunger
To: Bob Judge <BobJudge@comcast.net>

Hi Bob, I thought you mind find this link of interest and possible use on the "Food for Friends" blog: http://philanthropy.com/news/updates/index.php?id=10256. I'm assuming it's fully accessible, but let me know if not.
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Susan Newton
Associate Director for Research
Center for Public Policy and Administration
University of Massachusetts Amherst
404 Thompson Hall
Amherst, MA 01003
http://www.masspolicy.org

From the Easthampton Council on Aging

2009-11-19T13:32:00.001-05:00

ANNOUNCING TAKE AND EAT, INC.: Highland Valley Elder Services and Take and Eat, Inc. are pleased to inform you that volunteers from the Immaculate Conception Church in Easthampton will be preparing and delivering free, hot, nutritious meals to homebound seniors in Easthampton. These meals will be prepared and delivered the 4th Saturday of each month and will consist of one meal for Saturday and one meal for Sunday. Meals will be delivered between 11:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. If you are interested in receiving these Saturday home delivered meals from Immaculate Conception, please contact the Enrichment Center for the necessary paperwork or call Kathleen Ryan of the Take and Eat Program at 413-664-1041.

Criminal Offender Record Information (CORI) Request Form - Click below or here

2009-11-10T15:59:00.003-05:00

From Joseph R. Nadeau - Coordinator for St. Theresa's People Feeding People

2009-11-07T17:02:00.005-05:00

Congratulation!!
You people are doing a great job!!!!
Now wasn't that 1st response to your meal great?
Did you get that warm fuzzy feeling in your heart?
Keep up the good work and may God Bless all your efforts.

Joseph R. Nadeau
Coordinator for St. Theresa's People Feeding People

2009-11-03T16:09:00.001-05:00

From: "Charlotte Buijnarowski"
To: "Charlotte Buijnarowski" ...
Subject: Confirming November 14 as next meal prep

Hello Food For Friends Volunteers,

Just a double-confirmation that the next meal prep will be November 14th. I was alerted that some church bulletins/newsletters still had November 21, so I wanted to clear up any confusion.

Also, to confirm why we are doing this, I want to share a comment I received back from one of our meal recipients. She says:
"What a nice surprise. Thank you ever so much. The meal was delicious and greatly appreciated. Thanks again."

These thanks go to all the volunteers who made that meal for her possible!

Best,
Charlotte

RE: New Clients

2009-10-29T16:13:00.004-04:00

From: "take and eat"
To: "Charlotte' 'Buijnarowski" "BobJudge"
Cc: "Charlotte Buijnarowski"
Sent: Thursday, October 29, 2009 12:54:50 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern
Subject: RE: 3 New Clients (Please note PS

Charlotte and Bob,

Thanks – in terms of any referrals that you provide to me, yes I will also contact WMEC.

Kathleen

From Charlotte Buijnarowski, Charlotte
Sent: Wednesday, October 28, 2009 4:48 PM
To: BobJudge
Cc: Charlotte Buijnarowski; take and eat
Subject: RE: 3 New Clients (Please note PS

Hi Bob,

This item would be a good one for our debrief agenda...

My feeling is that we should not go too fast-forward right now on adding additional names to our list. Unless there is a strong personal connection to someone who is in great need of a meal and not is on the list, I think we should first get acclimated to the "standard process" for another couple of months. How does that sound to you? Am I being too cautious?

If client names are to be kept confidential, I think the process might be:

1. Any person can recommend a name (with contact information).
2. We can check the client list to see if that person is on the list or not.
3. If not, we can send to Kathleen, who will add to the South Hadley / Granby list. Will she also contact WMEC?
4. Once the name has been confirmed or added, we can get back to the person who gave us the recommendation to let them know that the person(s) will be receiving a weekend meal.
5. In all communications about client names, stress that client information is strictly confidential.

Charlotte

Our next delivery date will be Saturday, November 14.

2009-10-28T16:01:00.001-04:00

---- Original Message -----
From: "Charlotte Buijnarowski"
To: "Charlotte Buijnarowski" ...
Sent: Wednesday, October 28, 2009 7:44:50 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern
Subject: Re: Thank You to Food For Freinds Volunteers!

Hello All,

BIG CORRECTION!!!! The date of our next meal preparation will be Saturday, November 14th. Our previous assumption was for the third Saturday (November 21st), but instead we have to figure for the third WEEKEND, as the other churches prepare on Sunday.

So, mark that date on your calendar, and your coordinator will be in touch.

Thank you,
Charlotte

Food For Friends Debriefing from Charlotte Buijnarowski

2009-10-26T15:19:00.006-04:00

Hello Wonderful Coordinators,

I can't believe it's been over a week since our first meal! Thanks to all of you, the whole experience was super

We had discussed getting together to "debrief" our first month's meal preparation: discuss what went well, what tweaks we could make, and any outstanding organizational items...

I have started an agenda, with the items that have come through on emails, etc. Please reply to me with any specific items that you would like to add, and I'll get the agenda finalized for our meeting.

Cooks Update

Shoppers Update
Food Bank – report on first trip, considerations for future planning
Food Bank paperwork – need process to handle
Receipts – itemize, mark durable or consumable

Bakers Update

Kitchen Update

Packers Update

Drivers Update
CORI status
Monthly lists
Delivery times
Phoning the night before?
When people aren't home

Treasurer Update
Status on contributions from groups
Review of money in, money spent

Program Coordinator Update
Center Church insurance
Painting of the kitchen wall
Keys for cooks
Storage of food and supplies
Falls Church volunteers

Thank you again for all of your hard work to make this such a meaningful and joyful project!

Best,
Charlotte

Thank You to Food For Freiends Volunteers!

2009-10-26T15:12:00.005-04:00

Hello Food For Friends Volunteers,

What a wonderful morning we had last Saturday! Our first meal was a huge success, with many volunteers on hand to prepare and deliver two meals each to 54 homebound elderly.

A huge thank you to everyone who helped. Please enjoy some photos of the "scene" in the kitchen - I'm sure that you'll appreciate not only how organized the effort was, but also how attractive everyone looked in their hairnets!

The coordinators will be meeting in the coming week to discuss what went well and what tweaks we can make to improve our processes. Please feel free to provide me or your coordinator with any feedback or suggestions. We want to make sure that we create the best experience for everyone that we possibly can!

Our next meal preparation will be on Saturday, November 14 (Note: Corrected post after the fact) The coordinators will be putting together the list of people they need for that date. We are in the great position of having more than enough volunteers, so we anticipate that not everyone will be needed every time. Please let your coordinator know if you will not be available on November 14, or if you will be heartbroken if you are not part of next month's event!

Again, thank you for making this project so successful and joyful!

Best,
Charlotte

From Allan Patriquin RE a "Thank You."

2009-10-21T11:09:00.002-04:00

Cindy told me that a recipient of our FFF delivery last Saturday called the church office to say "Thank you" for the delicious food. I'm sure there are many of our new friends who feel the same way, but it is nice to receive such a thoughtful response. Allan

From Kathleen Ryan of Take and Eat, Inc. about pre-delivery phone calls

2009-10-19T21:20:00.003-04:00

Bob and Charlotte – please see response below from the coordinator at St Pat’s – that is normally the case where we have sites – so the pre-calls are up to you but I don’t believe, based on this feedback and the calls I made today that is necessary.

The one thing I neglected to add to my response e-mail earlier is to not send the meals out too early – I know the drivers are anxious to get them out – when Frank and I started the program in North Adams at St. Anthony’s we would have some of our drivers there shortly after 10:30, ready, eager and ready… but as I explained to Steve and Gail in the kitchen – the clients have been advised to expect the meals between 11:30 and 12:30 – that is their normal weekly schedule and that of St. Pat’s and St. Theresa’s when they deliver on Sunday…I’m not sure if the clock in the kitchen was accurate, but my observation was that the initial set of drivers were in transit a bit earlier than necessary…as I’m sure you understand, our clients are basically on a timeset – pretty much everything in their life is on the clock and when that is disrupted, they just don’t adjust to well. Please accept this as constructive in-put and not anything but that to enhance your beautiful service to the community.

Blessings,

Kathleen

________________________________________
From: marklambert
Sent: Monday, October 19, 2009 7:01 PM
To: takeandeat@verizon.net
Subject: Fwd: Re: FW: S. Hadley/Granby Clients

What we have found is that the majority of clients are home or call and let us know they will be out. Having phone numbers so you can double check when you get to the door is all we have needed.

Mark and Mary

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From: take and eat [mailto:takeandeat@verizon.net]
Sent: Sunday, October 18, 2009 11:03 AM
To: ddmber@... 'Mom Duguay'; Mark@Pryor...
Subject: S. Hadley/Granby Clients

Dear Deb, Barb and Mark,

I was out your way yesterday for the “Foods For Friends” at Center Church, first meal…they did a great job and all of the Churches involved really worked so smoothly together – we’re very pleased that there is yet another weekend of coverage for the senior homebound community in your area – 4 out of 5!!! Thanks to you all.

Their Driver Coordinator e-mailed me last night regarding some clients who were not at home to receive their meal (I’m awaiting the client names so I can call them and check out the reason they weren’t there)…he is asking if I think they should call them on the Friday before the meal to remind them…my position is that our clients have been instructed that they must be at home to receive the meal – except in those instances where they might be taken to Church and arrive home after meal delivery time, in which case special instructions about leaving the meal in a cooler or with a neighbor, would be provided to the driver.

Also, if we know that a person perhaps is suffering from dementia or simply has trouble remembering certain details, we would give them a “heads up” – but so far as I know we don’t have any clients in your area with this situation. Appreciate your letting me know if there are any clients who your experience dictates a “reminder call” and I would certainly share that with them.

Thanks so much as always,

Kathleen

Comments from Suzanne Cordes

2009-10-19T08:07:00.003-04:00

From: Suzanne Cordes
Sent: Sunday, October 18, 2009 9:42 PM
To: Robert Judge
Subject: Re: South Hadley - Granby - Food for Friends : Response from Kathleen Ryan of Tak...

Hi Bob-

Thanks for this update. Given that dementia was a criteria for a pre-phone call I'm wondering if we should call this woman next time before we deliver since she is listed with dementia...

...I had no doubt what you told me was protocol I just have a personal experience that I needed to process. Without the intervention of the meals on wheels driver... (she)... would have surely died on her bathroom floor. It was because she didn't respond two days in a row to meals on wheels that the police were called. They ambulanced her to the hospital where she remained because of severe dehydration. We are only going once a month so our circumstances are different.

We will continue to deliver meals and report back any "missing" persons when appropriate...-Suzanne

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Suzanne:

Your careful attention to the situation you found is good because it will require us to clearly define our role. I will post an excerpt of your email at http://southhadleygranbyfoodforfriends.blogspot.com/ for the benefit of others. Perhaps it will generate a useful discussion between our delivery dates, which is one of the purposes of the blog!

- Bob

Response from Kathleen Ryan of Take and Eat Inc. to questions from October 17

2009-10-18T14:31:00.001-04:00

From: Bob Judge
Sent: Saturday, October 17, 2009 9:03 PM
To: 'Charlotte Buijnarowski'; Charlotte C. Buijnarowski
Cc: Rev. Lori Souder; Kathleen Ryan, Take and Eat, Inc.
Subject: ...

Charlotte:

...

...Kathleen: Thank you for your presence today! I have notes from today, for instance, those people who the drivers expected to find at home, but did not. I will send you a separate email with those details.

1. One suggestion that was made today was that we phone the people the night before, that is, on Friday night, to remind them that we will be there on Saturday.

2. A question arose today from a driver who found a woman to be not at home. This client happens to be one for whom you had provided me with an “emergency contact,” the phone number of her daughter, which I had given the driver. The driver wanted to phone the daughter to tell her that her mother had not answered the door. I said to the volunteer that I was under the impression that we should only use an emergency phone number (when we have one) in a situation more urgent that a client simply not answering the door. Indeed, several clients for whom I do not have emergency phone numbers did not answer their door today. In other words, I have thought that a driver should only phone an emergency contact if, for instance, he found that a client had fallen or was ill but had not informed anyone. So, I will appreciate your advice here. If a driver has an emergency phone number for a client, should he/she phone that number simply if the client does not answer the door?

I am sure that Charlotte or others will get other suggestions about we can improve things for November. We will surely want to tweak things as we get more experience. Coming up with responses to the two questions above, and others that we think of this coming week, can help us create revised and improved directions for all to follow in November.

- Bob

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Dear Bob,

It was my pleasure to be with all of the “Food For Friends” volunteers yesterday – you all did a great job organizing this ministry and I commend you for all of your efforts toward launching this community service at Center Church’s Kitchen and providing a fourth weekend wellness check and delicious meals for the homebound senior community in S. Hadley, Granby. As Deacon Frank states in his homilies on this ministry “food is God’s love made edible”…and I know all of those folks could taste the love yesterday! He certainly did!!!

Bob, you are correct in your usage of the emergency number.

In terms of those folks who were not at home, please provide me with that information and I will contact them to determine the reason they were not at home to receive the meal.

While it is possible that some of them may be confused about a Saturday rather than the usual Sunday delivery, I know all of them were informed not only by WMEC via the announcement letter and S. Hadley/Granby Weekend Meals Schedule we furnished but also via distribution of the announcement/schedule with the last meal delivery by St. Patrick’s.

My position is that these clients are primarily homebound and know they need to be at home to receive the meals. There are, however, some clients who attend Church Services and do not return home in time for meal delivery and we have made arrangements to accommodate those situations and they are noted on the client list. Also, there are some clients in certain areas who either have some form of dementia or simply forget certain details and we have instructions to call them prior to the meal delivery to remind them…there also are a small percentage of clients who have some form of disability and have requested a call prior to delivery.

I have e-mailed the other churches in S. Hadley/Granby to confirm to me that there aren’t any other clients they are aware of who require pre-call accommodations – other than those already noted. Should there be any, I will share with you.

Let’s see what I determine from the clients who weren’t at home before you make your decision about needing to call clients prior to the meal.

The Delivery Driver Assignments for October 17 have been made!

2009-10-15T22:35:00.001-04:00

Emails have been sent tonight to each of the individuals or pairs below, who have volunteered to drive on October 17. Each has been assigned one of the ten delivery routes. The email contains the name, address, and other brief relevant information about each person to whom the drivers will deliver on Saturday.

Our drivers for October 17 are:
Brenda Mathieu
Wayne Cowan
Suzanne Cordes
Carol White
Katherine and Kay Washburn
Dan Steininger
Sarah Etelman/Ann Eaton
Dana Muller
Bill Foley
Margit Hair

Thank you, volunteers!

Update from Charlotte Buijnarowski on October 14

2009-10-14T18:19:00.003-04:00

From: Charlotte Buijnarowski
Sent: Wednesday, October 14, 2009 1:05 AM
To: Steve Foster; Jim Corey; Cathy Irish; Bev Pead; Bobbie Ayers; Gail Foster; Bob Judge; Allan Patriquin; Sarah Smith
Cc: Charlotte Buijnarowski-W; Tony Buijnarowski
Subject: The final days.....

Hello Coordinators!

…Here is the menu for this month:

Saturday: American Chop Suey, String Beans, Rolls, Peaches, Brownies

Sunday: Meatloaf Sandwich, Pineapple Chunks, Sugar Cookies

I have attached… the most current list of volunteers, based on everybody's feedback. Just let me know, on an on-going basis, what changes you have. I would like to keep this as an up-to-date working document.

Here is the last list of to-do's to prep for the weekend:

1. Baking Coordination: Bev is meeting me at the church at 5:15 tonight (Wednesday), and we will create the collections of materials for the bakers: plastic baggies, gloves, hairnets. Steve, I'm assuming that you dropped the new gloves at the church, but just in case, Cathy will bring some, along with the hairnets, to the coat closet during the day tomorrow. After Bev and I get the materials assembled, she will then distribute them to the bakers.

2. Shopping: I have a list of items from Steve that I will pick up at BJ's tomorrow evening. Steve, just let me know if you can get the sandwich bread - my cell is…. I will also be shopping for the other items (cleaning, wrapping) that I had agreed to get at BJ's. I will also pick up items to create a first aid kit.

3. Menu / logo: I have a drawing from Mary Anne that my husband and I are working with to get into a logo format. I'll then create the menu sheets to pack with the meals, and get a supply printed for Saturday. See the template attached.

4. Dashboard signs / Sorry I Missed You tags / Driver ID's: I will create and produce a supply of these for Saturday.

5. Purchase re-imbursements:

Steve…

Cathy…

Steve…

Allan, what is the best procedure?...

6. Signs for the kitchen:

Cathy will bring the ServSafe signs. I will find, print and bring the chemical signs.

7. I talked to Betty Innocent, who is the trustee in charge of the building

What else? Please let me know if I have missed anything, or if there is anything that you need help with!

Thanks,

Charlotte

Food For Friends is one week from today! (from Charlotte Buijnarowski)

2009-10-10T15:25:00.003-04:00

Hello Wonderful Volunteers,

In exactly one week, the food will be prepared, the packers will be poised, and the drivers will be arriving. It's exciting to imagine that scene as the culmination of all of our work over the past few months to get the Food For Friends program up and running!

I'd like to especially thank the coordinators who have done an amazing job getting all the pieces in place. I'll list them here, with their contact information. If you have any questions at all this coming week about the role(s) you have volunteered for, please don't hesitate to give them a call!

Name	Role
Ayers, Bobbie	Packaging Coordinator
Buijnarowski, Charlotte	Overall Coordinator
Corey, Jim	Cook Shopping Coordinator
Foster, Gail	Kitchen Coordinator
Foster, Steve	Cook ServSafe Certification
Irish, Cathy	Cook ServSafe Certification
Judge, Bob	Driver Coordinator CORI Filings
Patriquin, Allan	Treasurer / Food Bank
Pead, Bev	Baking Coordinator
Smith, Sarah	Card Coordinator

Thank you to all who were able to attend our training session last week. I've attached the kitchen training and driver training documents from that session. Please review these important rules prior to next Saturday.

A couple of notes to the bakers:

1. Even though you will be preparing the desserts in your own kitchen, you need to be sure to follow the rules for safe food preparation: hairnets, hand washing and gloves; and....if you or anyone in your household are feeling ill, please let others bake instead!

2. You will be receiving supplies this week: bags, hairnets, gloves. You will also be receiving your baking assignment early in the week.

As a final item, I am attaching a list of all of our volunteers and the roles you have signed up for. Please confirm, and let one of the coordinators know if anything needs to be changed. Several people do not have assignments - please let me know if you would like to help in a certain area, or if you are not able to help at this time and would like to be removed from the list.

Again, thanks to everyone, and I look forward to next Saturday!!

Name	Kitchen Prep / Cleanup	Bake	Package	Drive
Ashworth, Dot	X
Bock, Joy		X
Bock, Warren	X
Bowden, Elizabeth
Bozek, Nancy
Brunelle, Carol
Clarke, Greer				X (Nov Start)
Cordes, Suzanne	X			X
Davis, Marie
Deren, Carol		X (Nov Start)		X (Nov Start)
Dion, Sue	X (Dec start)
Dumas, Louise
Dziedzic, Katrina	X
Eaton, Ann			X	X with Sarah
Erwin, Barbara	X
Etelman, Sarah		X backup	X backup	X with Ann
Fitzgerald, Sheila		X
Foley, Bill				X
Gagnon, Doris		X
Grout, Flora Beth
Grout, Prescott
Hair, Margit	X			X
Hazen, Bob
Hazen, Jean
Innocent, Betty	X
Isakson, Carol
Kenneson, Gayle	X later
Laderach, Linda			X
Martin, Dee
Martin, Dorothy	X later
Mason, Marion
Mathieu, Brenda		X
Morrel, Cindy	X
Motyka, Karen
Muller, Dana	X		X
Newton, Susan				X
O'Malley, Lisa			X
Paul, Kim
Pietras, Emily			X
Pinciak, Donna		X
Reynolds, Les
Saabs, Karen			X
Sarro, Anita		X
Smith, Stephanie		X
Souder, Lori
Steigerwalt, Gary	X		X
Steininger, Dan				X occaisionaly
Steininger, Jan	X
Towne, Nancy			X
Tucker, Sherry
Turner, Katharina			X
Valenti, Marge			X
Valliere, Stacey
Vohl Hamilton, Joan				X occaisionaly
Washburn, Kathy				X with Kay
Washburn, Kay				X with Kathy
Weisel, Ruth		X
White, Carol				X
Wordsworth, Mary Ann		X

From Louise Dumas of the United Methodist Church

2009-10-02T21:11:00.003-04:00

From: Louise Dumas
To: charlottecb@comcast.net
Cc: Jim Corey
Sent: Thursday, October 01, 2009 2:15 PM
Subject: Fod For friends Blog Site

Hi, Charlotte--

I just received the link to the F for F Blog site. Nice Work! What do the other participating congregations have to provide you in order to have us linked with the blog? I notice you have a link to Center Church and the Center Church Missions Committee. Having links to the Granby UCC, the UMC of Holyoke, South Hadley & Granby, as well as Our Savior Lutheran Church is also important.

The United Methodist Church of Holyoke, S. Hadley & Granby's website is www.thesteepleinthefalls.org
Please let me know if there is anything else you need from me.

Thanks!

Louise

DRAFT Delivery Driver Instructions - Revised Friday October 2 - Click here

2009-10-02T09:34:00.003-04:00

From Joe Nadeau and Jim Corey

2009-09-29T16:18:00.003-04:00

Bob

I sent an email to Joe Nadeau

I think we should invite Joe and St. Pat's cook to make all of our menu's to complement each other.

----- Forwarded Message -----
From: Joe Nadeau
To: Jim Corey
Sent: Monday, September 28, 2009 3:13:40 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern
Subject: Re: Take and Eat Blog

Hi Jim,

I do have your "Food for Friends' Blog site address. I also would like to set up a co-ordinated 3 month combined menu for the three groups.

Once I have the five meals scheduled for the next three months how do I enter them into your blog?

As for suggestions for sandwich meats, I wouldn't use cold cuts. I plan on making meatloaf , chicken salad, ham salad, tuna salad, or sliced ham sandwiches or even sliced turkey or sliced chicken sandwiches. The chemicals in deli meats don't go over to big with my nutritionist. Other cold meals I have thought about are pasta salads, egg salads, potato salads etc...etc..

So.... it appears the the first thing to be done is get the list of meals prepared. Because our weekend for October is a Holiday weekend, We also will be making two meals for the 11th and 12th of the month. The hot meal will be chicken pot pie, with roll, and for desert it will be sliced peaches, and cookies. The cold meal will be chicken salad sandwiches, potato salad, fruit cocktail and cupcakes. as soon as I know what it will be in November and December I will let you know. November we will be doing two meals on the 8th and the 29th. So the faster we get this done the easier it will be for all three groups.

Has anyone contacted St. Pats yet?

I will be watching your blog everyday
Thanks again

Joe Nadeau
Coordinator for:
St Theresa's People feeding People

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From: Jim Corey
Sent: Saturday, September 26, 2009 8:22 AM
To: Joe Nadeau
Subject: Take and Eat Blog

Hi Joe

Do not know if you have our "Food for Friends" Blog site address yet - try the link below:

http://southhadleygranbyfoodforfriends.blogspot.com/

I would like to setup a co-ordinated 2-3 month combined menu of our three groups - your group, St. Pat's, and our group - so that we may complement each other's menu's.

By listing the names of the meals we would eliminate duplication within the chosen time frame.

Also do have any suggestion for cold meals (sandwiches)? Since we are delivering on Saturday, we would like to add something for Sunday for our clients.

Jim Corey
Food for Friends
Co-Cook

Food and the menu

2009-09-22T17:37:00.003-04:00

Hi
A little information to consider for our journey

We are providing for the "Elderly" who have some simple needs - Soft/paliable, low salt/fat/seasoning levels - and a simple "menu" of entree, vegetable, fruit, carb (bread type, ie. sliced, roll, biscuit, dumpling), and dessert.

Plus we are doing this for a Saturday delivery and we should consider a cold meal to be for Sunday. A sandwich with a fruit and possibly another desert.

I have a list of possible Saturday entree's but I'm in need of a few suggestions for the sandwich meal.

I believe this blog will help us communicate with the community and may produce suggestions from the public.

Jim Corey

Food Bank News

2009-09-22T08:00:00.004-04:00

From: Cathy Irish
Sent: Tuesday, September 22, 2009 7:56 AM
To: Lori Souder; Allen
Cc: Bobbie Ayers; Charlotte Buijnarowski; bobjudge@comcast.net; Jim Corey
Subject: RE: Food Bank News

Allen.....this is great news.......FOOD FOR FREE !!!! :) ....... I hope that Jim might be able to attend the Friday Oct. 2nd meeting...I think Jim mentioned in a meeting that he could go to the food bank as he lives in the area?...thanks for the info. Allen...a nice way to start the day!!!!!......Met with Charolette and Bob last night with details about kitchen and driver training .... Cathy

From: <apat...>

Date: Tue, Sep 22, 2009 at 7:24 AM
Subject: Food Bank News
To: apat...
Cc: aye..., cbui..., bobjudge@comcast.net, lsou..., pan...wiz...

Dear Friends,

Yesterday, I delivered our membership application to the Food Bank for Western Massachusetts where it was accepted.

The membership fee is $100 instead of $125.

We were reclassified from being a program that serves "the elderly" to an "emergency" program. I'm not exactly sure why this was done, but the good news is that we will receive all of our food free-of-charge through grants from both the state and federal governments.

There will be a training session for our official shoppers at the Food Bank on Friday, October 2 from 9:00 to 10:00 AM. CATHY AND JIM please reply to this email to let me know if you can attend. We can send up to three people. Among other things, you will receive an ID card which will be needed to receive food. The Food Bank is located at 97 North Hatfield Road in Hatfield (phone 247-9738, Jill Tarr's extension is 134; she will conduct the training session.)

Jill will make a site inspection visit to our kitchen before October 17th. I'll arrange the date and time with her and notify Cathy and Jim.

We're in good shape and getting ready to GO!

Allan

Update 9-15-09

2009-09-15T14:13:00.002-04:00

Charlotte,

Attached is the volunteer worksheet from Sunday at Our Savior Lutheran

In addition to Steve Foster advising us that he is ServSafe Certified and is a chef – he and is wife, Gail, also expressed interest in the kitchen coordinator and shopping coordinator roles – so that should also be discussed with them.
Lisa O’Malley is entertaining the “Kitchen Coordinator” role but I get the sense she needs to work out time schedules with her husband/children…she does plan to attend the October 3 training session.

There are 2 names – Margit Hart and Katrina Dziedzic….where it is difficult to decipher if I have the spelling correct on their names and e-mail addresses – but the telephone numbers are legible.

Kim Paul did not identify what role she wishes to play – I believe she plans to do that on October 3.

Just a reminder – you and your team will want to clarify the training schedule on October 3 with the volunteers from Our Savior Lutheran – as mentioned in an earlier e-mail, the bulletin stated “4PM”…

You certainly have a great volunteer base to work with in this Ministry!

Kathleen
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Sent: Sunday, September 13, 2009 3:01 PM
Subject: RE: Take and Eat Volunteer Status

Dear Stephanie,

We had a wonderful morning at Our Savior Lutheran – everyone was very welcoming – Deb did a terrific job with the service – Sarah’s message to the children tied in with Take and Eat’s Program beautifully…11 congregants signed up to volunteer in various capacities…one of those is a chef and ServSafe Certified (Steve Foster) and could be the 2nd Cook…another individual (Lisa O’Malley) is considering the position of “Kitchen Coordinator” – she will be at the October 3rd training meeting.

One thing which will need to be corrected in your next bulletin and perhaps reinforced by an announcement by you is the time of the Training Meeting at Center Church on October 3…the bulletin states that it is at 4PM, but the notes I had from Charlotte states “2PM – 4PM”…

I will be compiling the volunteer lists identifying their contact information and areas of interest and e-mail them to you and to Charlotte…we are enroute to New York and will not be back in the office until Tuesday but I wanted to let you know that we were very pleased to be with your congregants this morning and feel the response to the Take and Eat Program was extremely positive…

Thanks again – we’ll stay in contact and look forward to being with everyone for the first meal on October 17.

Blessings,

Kathleen and Deacon Frank

From Allan Patriquin

2009-09-10T09:12:00.002-04:00

----Original Message-----
From: apatriqu@mtholyoke.edu [mailto:apatriqu@mtholyoke.edu]
Sent: Thursday, September 10, 2009 8:59 AM
To: Charlotte Buijnarowski
Cc: Bob Judge; Bobbie Ayers; Lori Souder; Cathy Irish; Charlotte Buijnarowski-W
Subject: Re: miscellaneous notes on Take and Eat

Dear All,

I've changed our hours of operation to 8:30AM to 12:30PM.

Charlotte's excellent attention to details will clear up the source of
client/friend's names. Seeking additional names from the Councils on
Aging in South Hadley and in Granby still needs to be decided. If we
decide to go forward on this, when would be the best time to do it?

Charlotte's volunteer list includes, by my count, about 48 persons, an
impressive number at this time and includes a growing number of
non-Center Church individuals. More will be needed to top off this
solid base.

There is a new priest coming to All Saints Episcopal Church. Should we
reach out to them? If so, by whom and when?

In great hope,
Allan

Update September 9, 2009

2009-09-09T09:37:00.003-04:00

From: Allan Patriquin
To: Cathy Irish
Cc: Bobbie Ayers ; Charlotte Buijnarowski ; bobjudge@comcast.net; Lori Souder
Sent: Wednesday, September 9, 2009 3:12:56 PM
Subject: RE: Second Draft: Food Bank Application

Hi Cathy,

I did get a copy of your ServSafe certificate from Cathy.

Thanks for the count of refrigerators and freezers. Bobbie also confirms that we will not be using the refrigerator in the Ryfield kitchen.

We're getting close to finalizing our application with everyone's good help.

Allan

Quoting Cathy Irish :

Allen..
Hope you got the copy of Safety Serv. certification on Sunday..... in regard to the question how many refrigerator./freezers? ...we have 1 of each...... not counting refrigerator in ryefield kitchen..... as we aren't using it for this purpose.......
Thanks for all you are doing to insure start up of this great program with Food Bank....Cathy

Date: Tue, 8 Sep 2009 12:09:16 -0400
>> From: apatriqu@mtholyoke.edu
>> To: apatriqu@mtholyoke.edu
>> CC: ayebre@comcast.net; cbuijnarowski@massmutual.com; bobjudge@comcast.net; lsouder2000@yahoo.com; pansies4ma@hotmail.com
>> Subject: Second Draft: Food Bank Application
>>
>> Dear Friends,
>>
Here is the second draft of our Food for Friends application to the Food Bank. Thanks to your replies to the first draft, this version is much improved, although, as you will see, still incomplete in a few details as indicated by parentheses. I've identified Center Church as the "sponsoring agency" for the purpose of this application because we are responsible for paying the Food Bank membership fee. Therefore, the names of volunteers from our partner churches do not appear here, and I am not sending this email and attachment to non-Center Church people. What are your thoughts about this approach? We do want to be sensitive to other participants, and it's easy to circulate the draft more widely via email. Please "Reply to All" with your comments and questions about the wording of the application.

In great hope,
Allan

Update September 1, 2009

2009-09-01T09:29:00.001-04:00

From: Charlotte Buijnarowski <charlottecb@comcast.net>
Date: Tue, Sep 1, 2009 at 8:23 PM

Hello All,

Just a reminder that we will meet tomorrow night 7:00 pm at the Center Church for our next round of organizing. It's time to put the final plans in place for our first meal on October 17th!!

We are still looking for volunteers for all jobs; also, please see the updated chart below for our open coordinator positions.

Looking forward to seeing all interested tomorrow!!

Best,

Charlotte

----- Original Message -----
From: Charlotte Buijnarowski
Sent: Tuesday, August 18, 2009 6:14 AM
Subject: Take and Eat in South Hadley is getting organized!
Hello All,
You are receiving this email because you have expressed an interest in being part of the ecumenical Take and Eat program in South Hadley and Granby. Several churches, including the Center Congregational Church, the United Methodist Church, the South Hadley Falls Congregational Church, Our Savoir Lutheran Church and the Granby Congregational Church, will be coming together to prepare and deliver meals to homebound members of our community on one weekend day a month.
There have been several meetings recently, which some of you may have participated in, that have brought us several steps forward in getting this effort up and running. I wanted to let you know what we have accomplished, and what is still needed.
Please read the below information, actively solicit coordinators and volunteers from your church, and join us for our
Next Meeting: Wednesday, September 2nd, 7:00pm Center Congregational Church on the common in South Hadley
Take and Eat Logistics
DATE AND TIME
We will be preparing the meals on the third Saturday of each month, in the morning, starting (hopefully) on October 17th. This will be an on-going monthly commitment that we are making to the residents who receive these meals.
PLACE
The kitchen of the Center Congregational Church will be the primary preparation site. On occasions when this kitchen is unavailable, the Granby Congregational Church kitchen will be used. Any specialized equipment can be transferred from the primary to secondary site.
FINANCES
Each church will contribute $50.00 per month to cover the cost of food and supplies. This amount will be adjusted going forward based on our actual experience. Center Church is applying for membership to Western Mass Food Bank, and will cover the $125.00 fee. The application process takes 6 to 12 months, but once received will provide low- to no-cost food to us.
VOLUNTEER LIST
I have attached a listing of the volunteers identified to date. Please take a look at your information, and send me any updates. Also, please circulate information about the program to others you feel may be interested.
We would love to add more names to this list! Please contact me with name, contact information and task.
COORDINATORS
We are still looking for additional people to be coordinators for this program. We cannot start without these key people in place.
Coordinator positions are:

Coordinator Role

Responsibilities

Volunteer

Overall Coordinator

Program Oversight
Contact for Take and Eat
Coordinate the Coordinators
Training of volunteers
Communication

***Charlotte Buijnarowski***
Kitchen Certification
Head Cook

Board of Health regulations
Plan the menus

Work with Shopping Coordinator, Kitchen Staff Coordinator

Direct the food preparation

Cathy Irish
Center Congregational Church

***BACKUP COOKS NEEDED***

Treasurer

Food Bank application
Collect and mange money

Allan Patriquin
Center Congregational Church

Shopping Coordinator

Work with Head Cook
Maintain shopping list monthly
Coordinate shoppers monthly

***OPEN***

Kitchen Staff Coordinator

Confirm kitchen staff monthly
Work with Head Cook
Coordinate food prep and cleanup

***OPEN***
Baking Coordinator

Confirm bakers monthly
Provide info on what to bake
Provide packaging materials
Coordinate pick-up / delivery

Bev Pead
United Methodist Church

Packaging Coordinator

Manage inventory of materials
Coordinate packers monthly

Bobbie Ayers
Center Congregational Church

Driving Coordinator

Manage CORI applications
Train drivers on procedures
Maintain route list
Confirm drivers monthly

Bob Judge
Center Congregational Church

Cards Coordinator

Develop Card Template
Update monthly with menu
Coordinate greetings monthly (from children, etc.)

Sarah Smith
Center Congregational Church

Coordinator Role	Responsibilities	Volunteer
Overall Coordinator	Program Oversight Contact for Take and Eat Coordinate the Coordinators Training of volunteers Communication	*Charlotte Buijnarowski*
Kitchen Certification Head Cook	Board of Health regulations Plan the menus Work with Shopping Coordinator, Kitchen Staff Coordinator Direct the food preparation	Cathy Irish Center Congregational Church *BACKUP COOKS NEEDED*
Treasurer	Food Bank application Collect and mange money	Allan Patriquin Center Congregational Church
Shopping Coordinator	Work with Head Cook Maintain shopping list monthly Coordinate shoppers monthly	*OPEN*
Kitchen Staff Coordinator	Confirm kitchen staff monthly Work with Head Cook Coordinate food prep and cleanup	*OPEN*
Baking Coordinator	Confirm bakers monthly Provide info on what to bake Provide packaging materials Coordinate pick-up / delivery	Bev Pead United Methodist Church
Packaging Coordinator	Manage inventory of materials Coordinate packers monthly	Bobbie Ayers Center Congregational Church
Driving Coordinator	Manage CORI applications Train drivers on procedures Maintain route list Confirm drivers monthly	Bob Judge Center Congregational Church
Cards Coordinator	Develop Card Template Update monthly with menu Coordinate greetings monthly (from children, etc.)	Sarah Smith Center Congregational Church