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Caribbean L 14 ife, DECEMBER 3-9, 2021
Founder of Calvary’s Mission Food Pantry, Tony Singh against a long line
of residents who waited on line for hours to be served, turkeys and all the
fi xings for Thanksgiving dinner during a distribution on Nov. 20 in Jamaica,
Queens. Photo by Tangerine Clarke
Calvary’s pantry seeks
help for new building
By Tangerine Clarke
Calvary’s Mission Food Pantry, at
102-16 89th Avenue, which services
approximately 1500 residents who wait
from 6 am on Saturdays for a meal, has
received a donation of $5,400 towards
the purchase of a refrigerated truck to
extend its outreach food drive to more
residents, who are unable
to get to the Jamaica,
Queens location.
The charitable group,
which has been distributing
nutritious food
items for the past 20
years, received the donation
from Reverend Cecil
B. Stone, his daughter,
Crystal, and the congregation
of Springfield
United Methodist Church,
in Springfield Gardens.
Managing Director of
Calvary’s Mission, Kevin
Sookdeo, during the Nov.
20 Thanksgiving turkey
and food distribution
event, that showed the
number of persons needing
Managing Director of
Calvary’s Mission Food
Pantry, Kevin Sookdeo,
right, and a volunteer,
distributing hundreds
of pounds of food for
Thanksgiving dinner.
Photo by Tangerine Clarke
help doubled, due to the ongoing
coronavirus pandemic, said, he had a
vision for the refrigerated truck, and
prayed about it. Fortunately, word got
around, and the donation was made to
start the process to obtain the truck,
which will help the homebound elderly
who can not access the pantry for fresh
produce.
“It is really tough having to make
a decision to get a quick cheap meal,
instead of a nutritious meal, and this
new addition to the pantry will provide
that service to help many others who
are hungry,” said Sookdeo.
Founder of Calvary’s Mission Food
Pantry, Tony Singh said that the panty
has outgrown its space since the need
has become much greater and is now
seeking donations for the pantry to
move into a bigger space, and away from
the small community where it is now
housed.
They both thanked volunteers
for their unwavering
support, getting
to the pantry at 6 am,
to make sure vegetables,
fruits, breads, juices,
eggs, especially, at the
Thanksgiving season,
when turkey and other
meats were handed out,
to hundreds who passed
through the food line.
“Every donation,
counts, and go a long
way, serving more people
in a bigger building would
really help. If 1000 persons
donate $5.00 each,
that will go a long way
towards funding a new
building,” said Singh, who explained,
that the pantry has no income to show
the bank in order to secure a loan, as
such, donations will be needed, and
appreciated to fund the new project,
that already has seed money.
“Calvary’s food pantry in a new building
will not only distribute food, but it
will also become a utility center, where
cooking classes, sewing and patterning
making, computer literacy, and cake
decorating, will be among educational
and skills-training offered to the members
of community,” said Singh.
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