# Kent County Food Pantry > No one should go to bed hungry. ## Posts - [Humbled By Your Trust](https://kentfoodpantry.org/2021/03/01/humbled-by-your-trust/): In 2020 the outpouring of financial support to the work of The Community Food Pantry far exceeded our expectations. The Board and staff are truly humbled with the trust awarded to us to carry out our mission. As a result, the Board of Directors forged partnerships with other organizations to distribute food in ways other than through our Pantry site, and we currently in 2024 continue with: purchasing food from the Maryland Food Bank for  two monthly satellite pantries  in the County. purchasing school day snacks for Kent County Public School students. The Board is taking the opportunity to continue […] - [Passing of Miriam Greenlee](https://kentfoodpantry.org/2019/09/06/passing-of-miriam-greenlee/): Miriam Greenlee, the loyal, caring, and capable Program Director of the Community Food Pantry for 17 years, passed away on August 28th after a brief illness.  Miriam began as a volunteer with her husband Curtis and then became the Program Director. She had many gifts – encouragement, a sense of humor, fairness, and a passion to help those in need – to name a few. She set the highest standard for quality at the Pantry, and all of us who serve there will commit to maintaining and growing the services she so capably directed. - [2019-2020 Empty Bowls & Support for the Food Pantry](https://kentfoodpantry.org/2018/11/09/2018-empty-bowls-support-for-the-food-pantry/): The Community Food Pantry exists because our community provides the resources needed to obtain the food and run the Pantry week after week for the past 28 years! Once again, the Pantry is honored to be the recipients of proceeds from Kent School’s Fourth Annual Empty Bowls Event held at the school on Friday, November 8, 2019.  Kent School’s art teacher, Pat Parkhurst has stated, “This is our third year completing the Empty Bowls project with our students. It is a great example of our School’s mission in practice. The students’ work is not only artistically excellent, they are all […] - [The 9th Annual Empty Bowls](https://kentfoodpantry.org/2018/04/17/the-8th-annual-empty-bowls/): The 9th annual Empty Bowls event will be held on April 17 at Christ United Methodist Church in Chestertown. All proceeds from the evening are donated to the work of Community Food Pantry. Dedicated potters from RiverArts Clay Studio create beautiful bowls. Everyone who attends chooses a bowl and then is served delicious homemade soup, bread and cookies.  Dave Menzie from the Pantry Board will speak about the impact of the Pantry in the community. Besides the Clay Studio, other sponsors are Kent County Arts Council, Bookplate, MassoniArt, Mimi’s Closet, Peaceful World Enterprise, and Welcome Home. - [SOUP-ER BOWL 2019](https://kentfoodpantry.org/2018/03/03/soup-er-bowl-2016/): The annual Soup-er Bowl Event at Kent County High School, an Empty Bowls Project, is scheduled for Thursday, March 14, 4:30-7:00 at Kent County High School. It is presented by the Art Honor Society students and the art department under the leadership of Mrs. Stephanie Spencer. Stephanie Spencer, Chair of the Fine Arts Department at the High School, educated her students about the degree of hunger in Kent County. Her students have learned about the work of the Community Food Pantry whose goal is that “no one goes to bed hungry in Kent County.” The students created pottery bowls that will be used used […] - [The 8th Annual Empty Bowls (Event Notice)](https://kentfoodpantry.org/2018/03/03/the-seventh-annual-empty-bowls-event/): The 8th annual Empty Bowls will take place on Wednesday, April 11, 2018, at First United Methodist Church, 105 N. Mill Street. Chestertown RiverArts Clay Studio hosts this popular community event that raises funds for the Kent County Food Pantry. Artists from the Clay Studio, headed by instructor Marilee Schumann,  create individual beautiful pottery bowls.  Each guest choses a bowl which is then filled with homemade soup.  These bowls are then taken home as a reminder that many people do not have enough food to eat. Additional sponsors are Kent County Arts Council, Bookplate, Massoni Art, Mimi’s Closet, Peaceful World Enterprise and […] - ["Dickens of a Christmas 2019” Benefits the Pantry](https://kentfoodpantry.org/2017/12/24/dickens-of-a-christmas-2017-benefits-the-pantry/): The organizers of this delightful family event First Friday weekend December 6 in Chestertown choose to donate a portion of the proceeds of this event to the Food Pantry. A special thanks to Kay MacIntosh, Economic Development & Marketing Coordinator of Chestertown’s Arts and Entertainment District, and all the volunteers who made this generous donation possible. Stop by the hot dog and smores table in the Park on Friday night.  Roast your hot dogs and smores over the fire pits set up on High Street! - [Chestertown’s first “Dickens of a Christmas” event](https://kentfoodpantry.org/2017/11/19/chestertowns-first-dickens-of-a-christmas-event/): With “A Christmas Carol,”  Charles Dickens captured the Victorian revival of the holiday and helped establish our modern observance: family gatherings, seasonal food and drink, games, dancing, and festive generosity of spirit! Now, you can recapture the fun and spirit of Dickens’ London as historic Chestertown, Maryland presents “A Dickens of a Christmas”,  December 1-3, 2017. Our charming downtown district will offer Victorian-themed food and entertainment to get everyone into the holiday spirit.  Proceeds from many ticketed events will benefit the local food pantry. On Friday evening, you can join an extra festive First Friday. Shops and galleries will offer complimentary snacks and […] - [Ferris Foundation Supports Backpack Program](https://kentfoodpantry.org/2017/03/27/ferris-foundation-supports-backpack-program/): The Carl and Constance Ferris Charitable Foundation has once again generously honored our work with the Backpack Programs in Kent County. The Food Pantry received a $25,000 donation in 2018 to be used to purchase food for the 300 Kent County Public School students presently receiving weekend “Backpack” food. For fiscal year 2018, the Food Pantry purchased $40,000 of food to assist the four local programs serving our schools – Galena, Garnet, and Rock Hall Elementary Schools, and Kent County Middle School.. This charitable gift therefore makes a huge contribution towards enabling the Pantry to continue our mission of helping […] - [The Backpack Program](https://kentfoodpantry.org/2017/03/27/the-backpack-program/): Beginning in 2007, concerned citizens in Kent County at the grass roots level recognized the fact that a large number of our children live in homes where there is insufficient food, and as a result, local backpack programs emerged. The Backpack Program refers to organized efforts in our community to provide a bag of nutritious meals and snacks for school children on a weekly basis. These foods are provided for the weekend when school breakfasts and lunches are not available to children who live with food insecurity. The goal is to relieve immediate hunger and to allow children to come […] - [A Season of Giving](https://kentfoodpantry.org/2017/03/27/a-season-of-giving/): The Community Food Pantry’s Annual Appeal has once again provided funding needed to purchase food for our families in the coming year. The faithful support of our annual givers is most appreciated, and we are so grateful for the donors who have sent gifts this year for the first time. The Pantry is proud to receive almost all of its funding locally. Thank you for helping us take care of our own in need. In addition to financial gifts, the Pantry received many warm coats, hats and gloves for the winter. Talented knitters, including the Presbyterian Church Knitters, brought in […] - [2017 Highlights](https://kentfoodpantry.org/2017/03/08/2016-highlights/): Kent County Food Pantry distributed 126,000 pounds of food during 2016. An average of 125 families pick up food monthly. Besides the standard menu items, our families enjoy fresh eggs and vegetables brought in every week and delicious cheese from our local cheese shop, donated every month! Summer of 2017 brings in fresh vegetables from local gardeners and Colchester Farms.  Our clients choose from a wide variety of foods.  Recipes are also provided.  If you have fresh vegetables to share, please bring them to the Pantry between 9:30 and 10:00 on Tuesdays.  If this is not convenient for you, please […] - [Still Tasty!](https://kentfoodpantry.org/2015/09/02/still-tasty/): If you have questions about how long your food and beverages will stay safe and tasty, check out this website: www.stilltasty.com. It is full of information that you can and should use when preparing meals. - [Going the “Extra Mile”](https://kentfoodpantry.org/2015/06/24/going-the-extra-mile/): Those of us who work with our clients at the Food Pantry have the opportunity to speak with them, to welcome them, and to offer assistance.  Miriam Greenlee, our Program Director, meets with each client personally on every visit.  She has come to know many of them, and often they share their stories, both positive ones and ones of difficulty. Mrs. Greenlee not only provides helpful information, but just as importantly, she provides encouragement and respect. Recently she “went the extra mile” for a needy family. Mrs. Greenlee was unloading supplies she had purchased for the Pantry on a day when […] - [Empty Bowls on March 23 a Success](https://kentfoodpantry.org/2015/03/15/empty-bowls-on-march-23-a-success/): Once again, the Washington College Office of Student Affairs hosted the Empty Bowls fundraiser for the Food Pantry on March 23.  The Prince Theater at the Garfield Center was full of supporters who paid $20 for a lovely handmade pottery bowl and a delicious meal. The homemade soups were prepared by volunteers from RiverArts.  The bowls were made and donated by local potters in RiverArts Clay Studio as well as other studios in the area. Special thanks for the beautiful bowls created by Marilee Shuman, Jessica Connor, Lolli Sherry, Doug Sassi and others. 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