A recognition event for volunteers and donors on Sept. 26 put a special spotlight on volunteer Cheryl Wakeel and retiring Director Ed Morgan. Cheryl was honored as the inaugural Father […]

The number of people coming to the soup kitchen is inching upward after a downturn when the COVID-19 pandemic hit locally, reports Interim Director Mike Pilat. Lunchtime meals served in […]

Mike Pilat retired from teaching math in July 2019, and a month later he was volunteering at Mother Marianne’s West Side Kitchen as assistant director. And now, a year later, […]

Nothing Bundt Cakes in New Hartford delivered more than 800 pounds of food to Mother Marianne’s West Side Kitchen – thanks to its charitable food drive held Sept. 4 and […]

The Boutique at Mother Marianne’s West Side Kitchen is looking to provide bedding and towels for individuals and families in need. “We are requesting bedding and towel donations during the […]

Nothing Bundt Cakes in Consumer Square in New Hartford is hosting a two-day Food Drive on Friday and Saturday, Sept. 4-5, to benefit “Feed Our Vets” in New York Mills […]

Emilie Fancett, a 13-year-old Sauquoit girl who collects and gives away rosaries, decided to make them available to soup kitchen patrons. Emilie and her mother, Brenda, visited West Side Kitchen […]

West Side Boutique reopened Wednesday, Aug. 12, after being shuttered for several months by the COVID-19 pandemic. “We did help 21 people today – with bedding, towels, shirts, pants and […]

The Boutique at Mother Marianne’s West Side Kitchen will be freshly painted, reorganized and newly stocked when it reopens in August to serve homeless and low-income people, Coordinator Nancy Robert […]

The Boutique at Mother Marianne’s West Side Kitchen is planning to reopen under pandemic guidelines. The tentative date is Wednesday, Aug. 12. But there are some items the boutique still […]