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St. Vincent de Paul of Alameda County Receives $15,000 From The UPS Foundation
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| Philip Arca,
Executive Director |
Kelli Zenn,
Communications Director |
Ron Smith,
Dining Room Mgr. |
| Office: (510) 636-4246 | Office: (510) 636-4242 | Office: (510) 451-7676 |
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St. Vincent de Paul of Alameda County Receives $15,000 Grant from the UPS Foundation
The St. Vincent
de Paul Free Dining Room provides free lunch to homeless and
low income individuals and families in West Oakland. Nearly
1,000 meals are served daily, 400,000 annually.
In addition, the Dining Room provides meals to satellite
facilities throughout the county.
These satellites offer a variety of social services
to their communities, yet do not have the resources to prepare
meals for those who utilize their services. "The
UPS grant is truly a blessing for us.
It couldn't have come at a better time," states Ron
Smith Dining Room Manager.
"Much of our equipment is inoperable, so the grant
is very much needed to replace equipment in order for us to
maintain our ability to help our guests."
Smith also states that he loves having UPS employees
volunteer at the Free Dining Room. "They are a warm, friendly
and gracious group, who love working with our guests." "The
UPS grant is truly a blessing for us.
It couldn't have come at a better time," states Ron
Smith Dining Room Manager.
"Much of our equipment is inoperable, so the grant
is very much needed to replace equipment in order for us to
maintain our ability to help our guests."
Smith also states that he loves having UPS employees
volunteer at the Free Dining Room. "They are a warm, friendly
and gracious group, who love working with our guests." "UPS
and its employees have always been committed to serving the
communities where we live and work.
In fact, community service is a key part of our company
charter," states Evern Cooper Epps, President of The UPS Foundation
and vice president of UPS corporate relations.
"We apply both financial and human resources in our
support of groups that address the educational and human welfare
needs around the world.
UPS's support of St. Vincent de Paul of About
The Society
of St. Vincent de Paul of Alameda County (SVdP) is a human
services non-profit that conducts a variety of 37 parish programs
designed to aid the needy in virtually every corner of Alameda
County including food pantries, housing referrals, clothing
distribution, spiritual support and other essential services.
SVdP is supported
through donor contributions and operates five thrift stores
where merchandise is sold or given away directly to those in
need. The Society
also operates a Free Dining Room and two drop in centers that
provide laundry facilities, employment opportunities, shower
facilities, resource and referral and other needed services
to homeless and low-income men, women and children in For a feature
article or information contact Kelli Zenn, Communications
Director at 510.636.4242.
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