MEDIA RELEASE: March 23, 2015 ITHACA, N.Y. — Hunger is not new to our community. But fortunately neither is Friendship Donations Network. Now a new video, “The Story of Friendship Donations Network,” describes the nearly all-volunteer organization, which rescues thousands of pounds of fresh, healthy food daily that’s about to be thrown away at area […]
A wonderful article about Sara Pines who founded Friendship Donations Network in 1988. Read the article online at: Volunteer has spent decades helping those in need. Written by MARJORIE OLDS, January 2, 2015 http://www.ithacajournal.com/story/opinion/readers/2015/01/02/volunteer-spent-decades-helping-need/21206523/
The newest edition of our newsletter is hot off the press! Take a look: Good Food Exchange Fall–Winter 2014–15 Contents include: FDN’s newest pantry, Calvary Baptist Church Ithaca Alternative Gift Fair, December 6, 2014 RoundOff Recipient at Alternatives Federal Credit Union Save the Date: FDN Video Launch Party February 5, 2015 New series: Volunteer Spotlight featuring […]
11th Annual Ithaca Alternative Gift Fair Saturday, December 6, 2014 11am – 6pm First Baptist and First Presbyterian Churches, Downtown Ithaca Friendship Donations Network is excited to participate in the 2014 Ithaca Alternative Gift Fair, held 11 am to 6 pm, Saturday December 6 at the First Baptist and First Presbyterian churches bordering Dewitt Park, near the corner […]
Interview conducted in 2014 by Jane Mt.Pleasant. How long have you been volunteering for the FDN? I started working with FDN in 2009 when a group of us formed an Advisory Committee that explored ways that FDN could transition from a successful project run by Sara Pines into a sustainable not-for-profit corporation. In 2010 we incorporated, and […]
