The Catskill Chronicle

SULLIVAN COUNTY, NY (April 6, 2014) – For the 17th consecutive year, Alan Shawn Feinstein of the Feinstein Foundation will divide $1 million among non-profit hunger fighting agencies nationwide using it as a spur to help them raise funds this March and April. This year, the Sullivan County Federation for the Homeless will take up that challenge.

Feinstein’s past annual spring $1 million challenges to fight hunger have raised over $2.0 Billion for over 1800 agencies nationwide who help the needy. The foundation matches donations dollar for dollar up to $35,000.

Federation Director Kathy Kreiter wants potential donors to know that “any donation toward this campaign makes them partners in the most successful ongoing grassroots effort ever to fight hunger.”

The Federation would like to inform potential donors as well as all local churches, schools and businesses that the more donations made to them – from now through April 30 – the more of the Feinstein challenge money the Federation will get.

Only donations or pledges received through April 30, designated specifically for The Feinstein Challenge will be eligible for consideration. These donations can include cash, checks and food items (valued at $1.00 per item or pound) or pledges, as long as they were obtained only from use of the challenge.

The Sullivan County Federation for the Homeless provides education, goods and services to those who are without resources.

Please mail donations to

SC Federation for the Homeless, Att: Feinstein Challenge, PO Box 336, Monticello, NY 12701.

For more information on the Feinstein Challenge or on the Federation, please call Kathy at 845-794-2604.

(Bottom photo by Carol Montana)