Operation Food Basket

For 33 years, Operation Food Basket operates as a sub-committee of the House of Mercy in Rochester, NY, and has been providing holiday food and cheer to families in the Rochester area.  The goal is to help those families who fall through the cracks in our social system. These families would not be able to have food during the holidays without the help of Operation Food Basket. Those who receive the food are selected by two agencies, The House of Mercy Mission and The Finger Lakes Developmental Disabilities Service. By the end of the annual Operation Food Basket campaign, an estimated 73,000 pounds of food will have been shared with the community.

Last December 22, 2014 Pittsford Rotarians led by Roger Zangelein gathered at the Xerox warehouse on Phillips Rd. in Webster to pack, then deliver a week's worth of food to families in Rochester.
L-R: Shows where each car goes inside to the loading area; Jack looks on while two Xerox volunteers load our delivery vehicle; delivery van loaded and ready to go; Pat Mallery with Interactors getting their boxes to deliver; Jack Pickering carrying in a carton of food into a house on First Street, Rochester; Pittsford Rotarians caught up with Alan Wood (facing back) when they came back for another load with the staging area where cartons are stacked prior to loading vehicles. (Photos and caption by Pete Crooker).