West Side Boutique & Salon has been ramping up its operations and returning to normal over the summer, Coordinator Nancy Robert reported. The boutique is open Mondays around the same […]
8,792 Meals Over 3 Months
Mother Marianne’s West Side Kitchen served 8,792 meals over the three-month period of May, June and July, Kitchen Manager Mike Pilat reported. July saw a 337-meal jump over the previous […]
Parade Collects $1,170 for Kitchen
Adorino Construction Inc. and the St. Patrick’s Day Parade Committee has donated $1,170 to Mother Marianne’s West Side Kitchen. The money was collected during the St. Patrick’s Day Parade in […]
Elks Lodge Donates to Soup Kitchen
Utica Elks Lodge 33 wanted to do something for Mother Marianne’s West Side Kitchen so Elks members Roger and Kathy Kraus visited the soup kitchen to present a check for […]
West Side Boutique Donates to Ukraine War Relief
Moved by the tragedy unfolding in the Ukraine, boutique volunteers at Mother Marianne’s West Side Kitchen packed and donated children’s and women’s clothing to the war-relief drive spearheaded by Ukrainian […]
Santa Visits Soup Kitchen
Santa and Mrs. Claus visited Mother Marianne’s West Side Kitchen on Wednesday, Dec. 23. They handed out gifts to children and chocolates to adults while wearing protective face masks and […]
Christmas Wish List for Boutique
“This Holiday Season, we are in need of men’s & women’s thermal underwear (med, large, x-large), blankets, wash clothes, towels, boots, men’s gloves, jeans,” reports West Side Kitchen Boutique Coordinator […]
West Side Boutique Donation Update
“Thank you to everyone who has donated clothing to West Side Boutique!” notes coordinator Nancy Robert. “At this time, we are not accepting fall, spring and summer clothing” but “we are […]
Advisory Board Elects, Welcomes New Members
The Advisory Board elected officers for the 2021-2022 year and welcomed three new members. Darren Woods was re-elected as board chair. Also re-elected were Mary Stronach, vice chair, and Joe […]
NYS Assembly Citation for Soup Kitchen
Mother Marianne’s West Side Kitchen received special recognition from Assemblywoman Marianne Buttenschon for feeding the hungry throughout the pandemic. During a ceremony at the State Office Building in Utica in […]