Monthly Update 9.23.2023: Fall Fundraiser Call to Action

Dear Takoma Park and Silver Spring families and friends, At Tommy’s Pantry, we believe in the power of community support, especially during challenging times. Our mission is rooted in providing essential resources to those in need, and we’re reaching out to you today with both gratitude and a call to action. As many of you …

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Tommy’s Pantry Monthly Update 8.1.2023: On-site Little Free Pantry COMING SOON & Save the Date

Dear Takoma Park and Silver Spring families and friends, Thank you so much to all the car and people decorators, sign carriers, sign makers, candy throwers, marchers, and spectators who supported Tommy’s Pantry during the Takoma Park 4th of July Parade! Enthusiasm from parade spectators and participants helped spread the word about Tommy’s Pantry and …

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Tommy’s Pantry Monthly Update 6.17.2023: March w/ us July 4th!

Dear Takoma Park and Silver Spring families and friends, Happy Father’s Day to all our donor and volunteer dads! Happy Retirement to Bryan Goehring! This is just a glance at the many incredible ways Bryan has touched so many lives at Takoma Park Middle School and the entire community. Bryan has served as an educator …

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Monthly Update 4.23.2023: Upcoming events

Dear Takoma Park and Silver Spring families and friends, The next several weeks are very busy for Tommy’s Pantry! Yesterday we celebrated Earth Day at the TPSS Co-op. Children and adults came by our booth to plant seeds of herbs to take home, grow and remind us all that the earth provides us with bounty …

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Monthly Update 3.18.2023: Appreciation for our 120 Monthly Volunteers

Dear Takoma Park and Silver Spring families and friends, I recently wrote to you that starting March 1, about 600,000 Maryland families would see a cut to their food budget because of cuts to the emergency food benefits in Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)¸ previously known as food stamps. Now we know just how desperate …

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Tommy’s Pantry Monthly Update 2.18.2023: Bridging the SNAP gap with increased service, bi-monthly produce, Smart Sacks, & more

Dear Takoma Park and Silver Spring families and friends, In our last newsletter, Tommy’s Pantry reported that we’ll be distributing 320 boxes of produce twice a month, beginning with our Saturday, February 18th distribution. This influx of fresh food for all of the families we serve at each of our Saturday distributions could not be …

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Tommy’s Pantry to Distribute Produce on Mon, 1/30, @ 7:30 am

For the third year, Tommy’s Pantry is celebrating the extraordinary life and light of Tommy Raskin on his birthday with a special distribution. On Monday, January 30th at 7:30am we are re-introducing fresh produce boxes to our program. We are thrilled to have it back twice a month thanks to the Capital Area Food Bank!

Tommy’s Pantry Monthly Update 1.21.2023: Remembering & Honoring Tommy Raskin, Increased Food Offerings, NEW Volunteer Sign Up Page, & more

Dear Takoma Park and Silver Spring families and friends, On Monday, January 30th, we are honored to be joined by family and community members as we relaunch our regular fresh produce program. January 30th marks the third year we will be celebrating the extraordinary life and light of our namesake, Tommy Raskin, with a special …

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Tommy’s Pantry to Pack a Record 24 Food Items This Sat

Our food boxes this month will be extra generous thanks to 200+ Latin-American themed sample packages from our partner Capital Area Food Bank (CAFB), featured in the photograph above.  The CAFB Latin American items will bump the total number of food items in this month’s boxes up to a January record of 24 items! Thank …

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Monthly Update 12.17.2022: Holiday offerings, new volunteer dates & more

Dear Takoma Park and Silver Spring families and friends, We are happy to announce a new addition to our Tommy’s Pantry board of directors officers. Sasha Johnson was unanimously voted in as our new Secretary on Saturday, December 3rd. A lifelong resident of Silver Spring and Takoma Park, Sasha has served key roles on local …

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