Press Releases | The River Food Pantry - Part 4

Press Releases

Press Releases

New Coalition Seeks to End Childhood Hunger in Madison

Food for Success coalition brings together Food for Thought Initiative, Selfless Ambition, The River Food Pantry Leaders of the Food for Success coalition include (left to right) Charles McLimans of The River Food Pantry, Lea Aschkenase of Food for Thought Initiative, and Henry Sanders of Selfless...

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Steve Sachtjen Receives First Czerkas Distinguished Service Award

Steve Sachtjen receives The River’s first Czerkas Distinguished award from Board Chair Jennifer Zisser. MADISON, Wis. — October 26, 2018 — The River Food Pantry presented the first Czerkas Distinguished Award to Steve Sachtjen, former board member, during the organization’s 2018 Harvest D...

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The River Presents Vision for a Fully Nourished Community

MADISON, Wis. — September 13, 2018 — The River Food Pantry yesterday released a new strategic plan to guide the organization into the future. A Fully Nourished Community, The River’s Strategic Plan 2018, frames how The River will pursue a vision where everyone in Dane County is nourished in bo...

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Handwritten Bible Project Presents Finished Collection

Serve and Celebrate the Seven Years Of Partnership With The River In Making The Handwritten Bible In Madison. The Handwritten Bible project began back in August 2010 by Len Lindsay.  How many pages would the Bible be when it is handwritten by over 300 different people? 4,000 pages! All the chap...

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Pantry News

Update on The River’s New Building – December 2025

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Help Provide Frozen Meats for Our Neighbors in Need this Giving Tuesday

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