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The River's Summertime Benefit Brunch at Northside Farmers Market

June 12, 2011 from 9am to 1pm
For $7 enjoy a generous breakfast, juice and coffee.  All proceeds will help The River provide food to our needy neighbors. Meet Maynard G. Mallard, Madison Mallards mascot, from 10-11am and enter to win a 2-pack or 4-pack of Mallards tickets! Also, take the opportunity to shop the Northside Farmers market for some great produce, organics and more. Tickets are available in advance at The River Food Pantry (2201 Darwin Rd.  Madison, WI  53704).  Rain location will be The River Food Pantry.See More
Laura Gallagher is attending The River's event May 15, 2011
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Volunteers needed for The River's Summertime Benefit Brunch

The River Food Pantry is looking for volunteers to help with the Summertime Benefit Brunch (follow the link or check Soul to Soul events if you don't know what we're talking about) on Sunday, June 12.  We have three volunteer shifts and are looking for about a dozen volunteers for each shift: Shift 1 - The Set Up Team:   7-8:45am  (Setting up tables, chairs, tents/canopies and doing some prep…See More
Blog post by The River May 15, 2011
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The River's Summertime Benefit Brunch at Northside Farmers Market

June 12, 2011 from 9am to 1pm
For $7 enjoy a generous breakfast, juice and coffee.  All proceeds will help The River provide food to our needy neighbors. Meet Maynard G. Mallard, Madison Mallards mascot, from 10-11am and enter to win a 2-pack or 4-pack of Mallards tickets! Also, take the opportunity to shop the Northside Farmers market for some great produce, organics and more. Tickets are available in advance at The River Food Pantry (2201 Darwin Rd.  Madison, WI  53704).  Rain location will be The River Food Pantry.See More
Event posted by The River May 6, 2011
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Gallery Night! at Bethel Lutheran Church

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October 1, 2010 from 6pm to 9pm
You're invited to Gallery Night! We'll start our evening with "The Prodigal Son" - 33 pieces on sin and forgiveness at Bethel Lutheran Church at 6 p.m. Bethel will also provide light appetizers. Gallery Night features 65 venues in Madison so we'll chart our course from there. Please invite friends too. You can download a guide on the Madison Museum of Contemporary Art website.
The River might attend Laura Gallagher's event Sep 21, 2010
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Harvest Dinner for Hunger at The River Food Pantry

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October 14, 2010 from 6pm to 9pm
Featuring a gourmet dinner of seasonal flavors prepared by guest chefs from Food Fight Inc. restaurants Monty's Blue Plate Diner and Market Street Diner...live music by the Krause Family Band...beverages & tasty appetizers...a silent auction of photographs featuring The River as well as a handmade quilt by Janell Bradley (quilt pattern is "Dreaming of Sunshine" designed by Klaudeen Hansen) and a signed Ahman Green Packer jersey...a raffle of items from local businesses.Tickets cost $20 and…See More
Event posted by The River Sep 15, 2010
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Sweet Donation

On Friday The River received a food donation from a company from whom we'd received a few things in the past. Previously, we had gotten a few boxes at a time of one of their products: some health bars--coconut something-or-other.Last week this company called up The River to say they would be around Friday afternoon to drop off a donation. The semi was going to come up from Beloit.Around 4pm the semi arrived with the donation. Their cargo: chocolate bars.And not just chocolate bars--a half dozen…See More
Blog post by The River Jun 22, 2010
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Cassie's Story

Cassie made her second visit to The River this past Tuesday during the noon pantry session. The young woman took extra time while going through the client registration to stop and thank Jenny, saying how utterly thankful she was for The River. Cassie works as a nanny, and when the kids are sick or the family is out of town, she doesn't work. The irregularity in her work severely cut into her income this past month. She had enough to cover the main bills--rent and utilities, but food was a last…See More
Blog post by The River Jun 9, 2010
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The River and Laura Gallagher are now friends Mar 23, 2010
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It could be me...

I had been volunteering at The River Food Pantry regularly on Tuesdays for about a month. I recognized the client because she had been there every Tuesday to get food. And every Tuesday, as she finished shopping in the pantry she would hug all the volunteers. I mean ALL of them. Those she knew, those she didn't know. With "thank yous" and big smiles.This particular Tuesday I noticed what she was wearing. It was a Staples polo. Her uniform. For her job.It seems like a small thing, but it…See More
Blog post by The River Mar 9, 2010
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Volunteers needed for The River's Summertime Benefit Brunch

The River Food Pantry is looking for volunteers to help with the Summertime Benefit Brunch (follow the link or check Soul to Soul events if you don't know what we're talking about) on Sunday, June 12.  We have three volunteer shifts and are looking for about a dozen volunteers for each shift:…

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Posted on May 6, 2011 at 3:03pm

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Sweet Donation

On Friday The River received a food donation from a company from whom we'd received a few things in the past. Previously, we had gotten a few boxes at a time of one of their products: some health bars--coconut something-or-other.

Last week this company called up The River to say they would be around Friday afternoon to drop off a donation. The semi was going to come up from Beloit.

Around 4pm the semi arrived with the donation. Their cargo: chocolate…

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Posted on June 21, 2010 at 9:30pm

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Cassie's Story

Cassie made her second visit to The River this past Tuesday during the noon pantry session. The young woman took extra time while going through the client registration to stop and thank Jenny, saying how utterly thankful she was for The River. Cassie works as a nanny, and when the kids are sick or the family is out of town, she doesn't work. The irregularity in her work severely cut into her income this past month. She had enough…

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Posted on June 9, 2010 at 11:13am

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It could be me...

I had been volunteering at The River Food Pantry regularly on Tuesdays for about a month. I recognized the client because she had been there every Tuesday to get food. And every Tuesday, as she finished shopping in the pantry she would hug all the volunteers. I mean ALL of them. Those she knew, those she didn't know. With "thank yous" and big smiles.


This particular Tuesday I noticed what she was wearing. It was a Staples polo. Her uniform. For her…
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Posted on March 9, 2010 at 5:43pm — 1 Comment

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At 7:51pm on June 7, 2010, Mark SchmidtMark Schmidt said…
I would like to do that, perhaps on my own or my wife and I.
Would that work okay for you?
Thanks
Mark
At 10:02pm on June 5, 2010, Mark SchmidtMark Schmidt said…
Thanks again for the opportunity to serve at the River Pantry last night.
It is a blessing what you are doing in our community and the need I witnessed last night.
Mark
 
 
 

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