BATAVIA/Two friends come together and “challenge” the community to fill the Emergency Pantry shelves at the Salvation Army

This past Wednesday, the Emergency Pantry at the Salvation Army had to close a bit early as they ran out of shelf stable foods. Knowing the need in the community is great right now, Salvation Army Operations Manager, Todd Rapp, put up a notice on the Salvation Army Facebook page. …

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BATAVIA/National Grid staff build community gardens for Salvation Army during Day of Service

As part of its statewide Day of Service, National Grid employees volunteered with the Salvation Army of Batavia to create community gardens. About15 employees were on scene on Friday morning clearing small trees, rototilling soil, and building vegetable beds for future planting. “It’s going to be able to be used …

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GENESEE COUNTY/Batavia/Drive-thru food distribution planned for Monday

Press Release: The Salvation Army in Partnership with Northgate Church will be hosting a drive through food distribution on Monday May 24th at 2:00pm. This distribution will begin at 2:00pm at Northgate Church’s north campus 8160 Bank Street Road. The FDA food boxes will contain milk, produce and frozen meat. …

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