P. O. Box 155, Grand Island, New York 14072
Board of Directors
President Henry Kammerer E-mail or 773-1245
Vice President Dave Conboy
Secretary Valerie Gaydosh
Treasurer Lynn Henschel
Linda Clark, Ann Dahl, Dennis Dahl, Marlene Dueble,
Nancy Hayes, Dave Khreis, Angelo Palamuso, Jan Sheehan,
Larry Slovick, Linda Tufillaro, Sharon Zimmerman
For temporary financial help or assistance at our food pantry,
Grand Island residents please call 773-1452 or 773-4684.
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GIHS Students Assist Neighbors Foundation - Dec. 2011
Right: Hank Kammerer and Stephanie Senn
Left: Student Council Advisor Christina Podlucky, Bree McGuire, Hank Kammerer and Council President Brittanee Ramallo.
Right: Casey's Corner representatives and Hank Kammerer (Katie Turner, James Rustowicz, Josh Ungaro, Mr. Kammerer, Nick Soos, Alex Ahne, Matt Seaman, and Mrs. Chamberlain) - Click photos for larger view
Grand Island High School students from the Deca Club, Casey's Corner and Student Council came together on Tuesday, December 20th to sort and distribute all of the food collected during the annual "Share Your Happiness" campaign. The food donations were double the collection
last year and packed the Knights of Columbus where the distribution took place. Sixty families will be stopping in to pick up their goodies, up from 45 families in 2010. In addition donations were made from the GIHS girls' soccer team, Casey's Corner and from the Student Council Tree Auction. Thanks go to high school students and advisors Robert Simpson, Christina Podlucky and Cheryl Chamberlain for all their efforts.
Casey’s Corner and DECA helped those in need during this holiday season by holding two different fundraising events at Grand Island High School. The yearly tradition of “Something Sweet” enables students to send a stocking full of candy to their sweetheart’s homeroom for a small donation. The proceeds allowed the store to present a check for $150 to The Grand Island Neighbors Foundation. In addition, an “Ugly Sweater” contest was also held and students entered by donating $1 to the Community Mission. Mrs. Chamberlain and her students collected over $60 to purchase toys and mittens and delivered them just before the holiday. DECA and Casey’s Corner students wish everyone a wonderful holiday season.
Grand Islanders: Be proud of help for your neighbors! - Dec. 2011
Grand Islanders can be proud of all that they did this Holiday Season to help the Neighbors Foundation help 60 families having difficult times with food, toy and gift baskets. Our Grand Island school children in the public schools and in St. Stephen school came through with a tremendous outpouring of food (OK, we know you parents really provided the cans and boxes). DECA, Student Council and Interact students from Grand Island High School sorted that food into 60 overflowing packages. Service and community clubs, individuals, organizations and businesses provided the Neighbors Foundation with funds to add turkeys, hams, gift cards and other treats to the baskets. With the economy around us barely improving, the need was greater than it has been for several years; we know all of you are ‘stressed’, but you recognized the need of your neighbors. We thank everyone who helped in any way. Those who were helped cannot speak for themselves, we send their thanks to you. Once again, Grand Island is a grand place; may we all have an improved year in 2012.
Henry G. Kammerer
President, Neighbors Foundation of Grand Island
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‘Share Your Happiness’ Donations - 2011
Donations of Food & Toys - 2011
Volunteer List - 2011
Share Your Happiness 2011
The Neighbors Foundation is continuing the tradition of helping families in need at this 2011 Holiday Season with food and gift baskets, but earnestly asks the Grand Island community for extra support in our Holiday ‘Share Your Happiness’ fund drive through donations to P. O. Box 155, Grand Island, NY 14072. In addition, as the Grand Island Schools and other groups have non-perishable food drives, increased generosity to those drives would greatly help those in need. The Neighbors Foundation is an all-volunteer charity with IRS 501c3 status helping Grand Island families (only) through their times of temporary, emergency need with food baskets and partial payments toward rent and utility bill payments where appropriate. Neighbors Foundation Wish List.Pajama Bottoms Needed - November 2011
The Neighbors Foundation is starting to collect items for the "Share The Happiness" campaign that takes place every year. Trinity UMC Church is collecting teen pajama bottoms for boys and girls. The collection box is in the front hall of the "new" church, located at 2100 Whitehaven Road. The collection will take place during the month of November.Click For Previous Neighbors Foundation News
