S.A.F.E.R.
Schuylerville Area Food and Emergency Relief, Inc.
12 Spring Street
Schuylerville, NY 12871
November 2011
Dear Christmas Community Fund Donor,
This letter is being sent to introduce you to our organization and to explain briefly our recently established association with the Christmas Community Fund.
S.A.F.E.R., Inc., a nonprofit, is a combination of two of Schuylerville’s longstanding community outreach programs– the food bank, in operation for more than 30 years at the Old Saratoga Reformed Church, and the Greater Schuylerville Community Emergency Fund. In June 2010, S.A.F.E.R. incorporated and relocated to a central location behind the Saratoga Town Hall and next to the Schuylerville Central School complex on Spring Street. It is governed by a 17-member board, serves residents of the Schuylerville Central School District, and has 501(c)3 status pending. S.A.F.E.R. is affiliated with the Northeast Regional Food Bank.
In the past, the Christmas Community Fund (CCF) has served select Schuylerville Central School District families with holiday food boxes and toys made possible by monetary, food, and toy donations from local families and businesses. Effective this 2011 holiday season, the food effort of the Fund has been acquired by S.A.F.E.R. The treasuries of S.A.F.E.R. and the CCF will continue to maintain separate entities, ensuring that all donations made specific to the Christmas Community Fund food drive will serve that specific purpose.
The toy drive has been acquired by the National Honor Society of the Schuylerville Jr.-Sr. High School under their “Caring & Sharing” Program. If you would like to support this effort, you can send your contribution to: Schuylerville Central School District, “Caring and Sharing”, 14 Spring Street, Schuylerville, N.Y. 12871, Attn: Pam Driscoll. Checks should be made out to: “Caring & Sharing”
It will be S.A.F.E.R.’s pleasure to carry on the hard work and good will of the previous Christmas Community Fund volunteers. Donations for the CCF food boxes may be sent to: Christmas Community Fund, 60 Ferry Street, Schuylerville, NY 12871, Attn: M. Sherman-Czuhanich. Your check should be made out to: Christmas Community Fund
Thank you for your attention, your consideration.
Sincerely,
S.A.F.E.R. Board of Directors
S.A.F.E.R. CCF Food Drive Committee Members:
Martha Sherman-Czuhanich, 695-4867, meshermc@nycap.rr.com
Denise Zdobnikow, 695-3582, nzdobnik@nycap.rr.com
Jan Peterson, 695-3054, KJPThree@wildblue.net
Rev. Joyce de Velder 695-3260 joycedv@nycap.rr.com