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The Lehigh Valley community that our Sisters have served for more than 70 years again responded to our call to help our neighbors in need, donating non-perishable food, toiletries and cash donations during our drive-thru food drive at Monocacy Manor on April 27.
Accompanied by Monocacy Manor employees Ron Williams and Jeremy Unger, Sister M. Virginelle Makos and volunteer Jimmy Villani delivered a truck filled with food and toiletries to West Bethlehem Food Bank’s emergency food pantry at Star of Bethlehem Church, on April 29. A check for $1,475 accompanied the food haul, along with $120 in grocery gift cards. More than $200 came directly from the Sisters at Monocacy Manor who could not get out to shop themselves.
The donations were gratefully accepted by Bo Hintze, who has been in charge of the food pantry for more than 20. “We are eternally grateful for the continued support of the School Sisters of St. Francis and Monocacy Manor food drive,” he said. “Your massive donations are keeping our clients nourished. God bless you.”
For the Sisters and the volunteers who helped them — including a student from Spain — the annual drive is a labor of love. “There are many who have to count their pennies,” says Sister Virginelle. “We may not be able to help those who hunger around the world, but we can help those in our territory who are not as blessed as we are.”
Pictured: Sister Virginelle and volunteer Jimmy Villani help West Bethlehem Food Bank
volunteers Bo Hintze and Gary Dologite to unload a pickup truck full of donations.
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