Local Missions

Backpack Snack Attack:

The First Reformed Church of Walden in conjunction with the Valley Central School District started this program in the spring of 2010. (The program is based on an already existing program being run in Warwick, N.Y.) Most schools have programs to feed needy children during the week, but on the weekends the children may be going without much food.  The program allows these children to eat at home on weekends when school meals are not available.

The caring staff at Valley Central School selects the needy children. The Mission Team at First Reformed Church buys the food in individually sized, ready-to-eat packages, packs them in bags, and delivers them to the local schools to be privately put in these children’s pack backs to take home on the weekends.

How You Can Help? Volunteers: always needed to shop, pack, deliver and fundraise.

Donations: checks can be made out to: First Reformed Church (Please note: “Backpack Snack Attack” in the memo section of your check.) or Backpack Snack Attack.  You can also give online and choose Backpack Snack Attack in the drop down.

Contact information:

Program Team:  Susan Kennedy 845-926-2819  or Angel Santana 845-778-3072

Valley Central School District:  Barbara Gravel 845-457-2400 ext. 16532

Montgomery Food Pantry:

First Reformed Church is one of the founding members of the Montgomery Food pantry and we support this ministry through giving money & food, volunteering time, and providing leadership. The food pantry distributes food weekly to families & individuals within the Valley Central school district. Our church staffs the food pantry for a whole month four times a year.

FRC will volunteer at the Montgomery Food Pantry again in October.

Ways to serve: Working the food pantry, donation of food, and the giving of money through Goodwill envelopes.

 Contacts: Diane Crist-Moore and Ariana DenBleyker.