Welcome
TEMPORARY POLICY
When you arrive at ICC at your scheduled food pickup
time, please drive past our building, turn around and pull up along the
edge of ICC. We will bring your items to your car, instead of you coming inside
the building.
Thank you for your cooperation.
The Irondequoit Community Cupboard has always been
about “Neighbors Helping Neighbors.” The corona virus is here and We
really dont know much about it except that the elderly population and
those with compromised immune systems are most susceptible.
If you are an at risk Irondequoit resident who is elderly or has a
compromised immune system such as cardiovascular disease, diabetes,
COPD, and those receiving cancer treatment, I will bring you emergency
food. I do not want you to put yourself at a higher risk than necessary.
Please contact me directly at iccdebbieevans@gmail.com if you would like
me to do this for you.
Debbie
Irondequoit Community Cupboard, Inc.
The Irondequoit Community Cupboard, Inc. is a not-for-profit organization designed to meet a variety of needs for families and individuals in the Town of Irondequoit, NY.
Mission Statement
“To provide emergency assistance to Irondequoit residents with dignity, kindness and without prejudice.”
Vision
"To raise awareness of the presence and impact of hunger and poverty in our
community. We envision a community where all people share resources to ensure
that residents’ basic needs are met in times of limited resources.
We advocate for and reach out to those in need and try to influence public
policy so that every person in our community has the necessary support and
resources to enhance nutrition, health and welfare.”
Amazon.com for ICC
This will only take a moment of your time; I know you shop at Amazon,
especially for the holidays. You can help the Irondequoit Community
Cupboard just by going to
https://smile.amazon.com and then
type in Irondequoit Community Cupboard You would then continue to shop
whatever it was you were shopping for and we get a (small) dollar
percentage of your order. So we win for you doing what you were going to
do anyway. This would be a great and easy way for you to “Help us Help
others” in our community.
For more information you can go to Facebook page for up to date photos
and info
https://www.facebook.com/Irondequoit-Community-Cupboard-Inc-180196068672489/?fref=ts
United Way
Remember us at United Way giving time we are designee #2466
Bottle and Can Returns
Great news!!! Thanks to Bob Schultz for making me aware of a unique (to
us) way for us to raise some money. If you need to return bottles and
cans, and who doesn’t, you can bring them to Quick Cans Recycling at 471
East Ridge Road, Rochester, NY 14621, and donate the proceeds to us just
by mentioning the Irondequoit Community Cupboard.
If you are in need of
assistance, please call (585) 336-9107.
(no appointments are made online)
Distribution Hours (BY
APPOINTMENT ONLY)
Tuesday & Saturday from 9:30AM - 11:00AM.
Office Hours (BY PHONE ONLY)
Monday & Wednesday 9:00AM - 4:00PM
Fridays 9:00AM-12:00PM
"Letter from the President"
(January 2020)
Dear Friends and Neighbors,
2020 has not been a great year for too many. Thankfully it is coming
to a close and we can feel hopeful for 2021.
We are closed until Monday January 4th for office hours and our
first distribution of the year will be on Tuesday January 5th. If
you are planning on making donations of nonperishable items at the
library or fire house, and it is possible for you to hang on to them
until we re-open, we would be grateful.
There are not enough words to be able to thank you all. I have been
trying to compose a letter for several days now and I cannot find
the words that encompass how i feel. How grateful I am, our Board of
Directors are and most of all, our clients.
I have received many calls and texts and messages over the past few
days from those whose lives you helped touch this year. Let me tell
you, it is real. Our friends and neighbors have been struggling more
than I have ever seen and you all have made such an impact on their
lives.
I had a mother call me whose son began to cry when he saw all of the
items they brought home - "he didnt understand why people were being
so nice." "this 9-year-old boy had been watching his parents skip
dinner so the kids could eat and now they had "a Lot of food and
snacks!”
A mother called me and could barely speak because both she and her
husband had been lost their jobs, their unemployment used up and
they had no idea how they were going to get through the holidays.
They were going to have to tell their 6-year-old son there is no
Santa this year. And then they saw what was chosen for their family.
A father called to say their food stamps were still pending, they
didnt have a way to get to school to pick up meals and when we
dropped off their food and packages, he couldnt speak. He had never
needed help before, and it was very difficult for him to reach out
to us for assistance.
A mother who has been battling cancer all year, her husband barely
working, unable to provide for their 4 children. Had it not been for
our help this year she didnt think they would get by.
A veteran who had a stroke and no family to speak of couldnt get
around because he needed a new tire for his truck and didnt have the
means to purchase one. We reached out to the community at large and
within minutes someone was purchasing the tire he needed so he could
feel a bit of independence. He had no words for the food and
stocking that made it to his home a couple of days ago. He stood in
the doorway crying.
A woman who lost her mother last week, is disabled and relies on
medical motors for transportation didnt have a way of getting to us
for food and we made sure it was delivered on Saturday. She has a
stocking for Christmas morning, food for a feast and food to get by
while we are closed.
A dad battling cancer, mom working part time to support 5 kids have
been receiving help from us (via you) and the children’s schools all
year to make sure they family has enough food.
A senior whose only mode of transportation is a bike, which was
demolished this year, received a new, gently used from a Special
Santa. He received a new jacket and hat and gloves, and he said, "he
had never felt so special in all of his adult life." "he didnt know
why someone would choose to help him in such a generous fashion" he
could only cry on our voicemail.
There are so many stories and I could go on and on but what I am
trying to say is yes, people see me and thank me but really, I am
just the conduit between you and them. Long food lines, I am sure
you have seen them, but we have been able to provide food all year
long with no interruption of service. At the beginning of this awful
awful pandemic, I made a promise to you- that as long as I was
healthy and we had the food and supplies, I would make damn sure
those who needed it would get it. It has not been easy, and we have
made many changes to our protocols to keep everyone safe. I had to
do a lot more community outreach to ensure that people knew we were
here for them. We worked with ALL of the schools, the churches, the
senior homes reaching out on a regular basis to make sure everyone
was ok. That everyone had the basic necessities they need. I know
that we cannot reach everyone but we surely tried.
You - you all are such a gift. You may never meet the people that
you donated money to, brought in food for, held food drives for,
purchased diapers and soap and toilet paper for.....You will
probably never know how much it meant to the people you made a
stocking for, or decorations you bought for a tree that was donated.
You will never see the joy and astonishment that our friends had
when they picked up all of the SPecial Santa gifts, the holiday
meals and the extra food packed in a bag to help while we are closed
but I want you to know......you have made a difference in the lives
of many this year. Like I said, i do not have the words of gratitude
that would convey how I feel towards all of you who "Helped us Help
others" this year.......I love you all and I am so grateful to each
and every one of you for each and every item, each and every dollar
donated this year. Your generosity is amazing.
Happy, Happy Holidays to you all. Here is to a healthy and happier
new year. With love and gratitude from all of us at ICC.....
Sincerely,
Debbie Evans, President
Executive Director
(585)336-9107
Lisa Loeser, Chairperson
MaryJo Toepfer, Vice Chairperson
John Kane, Treasurer
Cherie Evans, Secretary
Diane Zaccarine, Corresponding Secretary
Mary Bragg, Board Member
Carolyn DeHond, Board Member
John Villeneuve, Board Member
WAYS TO GIVE THIS HOLIDAY SEASON
* Go to RoctheDay.org and then Irondequoit Community Cupboard -every
dollar makes a difference. Starting at midnight 12/1/2020
* Go to our website at www.irondequoitcommunitycupboard.org and click on
our Paypal link.
* Look at our Top 10 list always listed on our Facebook page or our
website. (see below) and choose an item to purchase for us
* Donate food items for our Holiday basket
* Donate food items for our Weekend Backpack Program
* Donate gift cards for those who come to us from now through our winter
break as our Special Santa program deadline has passed.
* Check donations can be made payable to ICC c/o Debbie Evans
PO Box 17834 Rochester, NY 14617