We thank everyone who supported our food drive last Saturday, October 24, at Roche Bros. Supermarket in West Roxbury for the Roslindale Food Pantry. Folks at the Pantry were surprised by and grateful for the amount of food and funds collected.
The generosity of the Roche Bros. shoppers and the blue October sky added to the positive feeling of the day for all our hard-working volunteers.
If you didn’t get a chance to participate in the drive, it’s never too late to contribute.
West Roxbury Friends of Rosie’s Place gives a big, heartfelt thank you to the many longtime and new supporters who joined us on Monday, June 8th, at he Substation in Roslindale for a fun time and a very successful fundraiser to benefit Rosie’s Place and the Roslindale Food Pantry.
This was our second fundraiser in The Substation’s historic, but uniquely contemporary, event space and beer hall.
Guests were welcomed and entertained throughout by the delicious music of Manuel Kaufmann and Alain Pacowski. And after quenching their thirst at the full bar, hungry supporters satisfied their appetite with pizza and other tasty finger foods provided by Old Friend Pizza, Sugar Baking Co., Trader Joe’s, and Wegmans.
The Roslindale Food Pantry is located around the corner from The Substation. We were happy to have several RFP volunteers with us and to welcome its new director, Mark Smith, to share information on the expanding services RFP is providing to food insecure families in Roslindale and Hyde Park.
The multi-generational crowd, from babies to octogenarians, added to the festive atmosphere.
Thanks to everyone for their generosity and participation in the fundraiser’s raffle and auction. Lucky winners took home gift cards and items donated by local businesses and friends:
Boston Harbor Hotel
Boston Red Sox items and tickets
The Charles Hotel
Charles River Boat Company
Effie’s Homemade
Joanne Delahanty
Minuteman Landscape Supply
Parkway Community YMCA
Roslindale Village Main Street
Roundhead Brewing
Salon Capri
Super Flash T Shirts
Total Wine & More
Tree Yoga
just to name just a few.
Thanks to your participation, we met our fundraising goal, and importantly, are again able to support our food insecure neighbors.
Our 2026 Campership Fundraiser was a great success, thanks to you! Because of your concern and generosity, we raised over $6000 so that local children living in stressful situations will have the opportunity to have fun in caring summer camp programs including Sibling Connections, Parkway Community YMCA, and Sunset Point Camp.
This is a team effort. In addition to individuals, we also thank our generous corporate donor Enbridge Inc.
WRFORP Board
If you were unable to participate earlier, it’s easy to make a gift
The Rosebuddies program began in 2003 with three young, dedicated students: Kara, Laura, and Michaela. They began by having food drives for the Roslindale Food Pantry and serving meals at Rosie’s Place. This youth volunteer group has grown, and over the past 13 years has included many middle and high school boys and girls from the Roslindale and West Roxbury community.
Many schools now recognize the importance of community service and require their students to gather community service points or hours by participation in worthwhile community service activities. Participation in the Rosebuddies is a great community service opportunity, and the group currently enjoys over 20 volunteers who routinely help with our food drives and major events.
If you are interested in joining the Rosebuddies, please contact Doris Corbo at doriscorbo@yahoo.com.
