Pop-up food pantries will continue through at least end of year

By Tom Rivers, Editor Posted 16 September 2025 at 10:28 am

Photos by Tom Rivers

ALBION – Volunteers and employees for Community Action of Orleans & Genesee get food ready to be dispersed on Monday morning during a food distribution in the Albion municipal parking lot at 165 Platt St.

Community Action has been leading these food distributions in Albion since April 2020.

The distributions through Foodlink will continue to at least through the end of this year in the Rochester region.

“As long as we can keep doing it, we will do it,” said Ryan Lasal, director of Community & Family Program Innovation for Community Action. “Right now Foodlink has no plans to stop.”

Tonya Ferris, an M&T Bank employee, helps with Monday’s distribution. Two other M&T staff assisted with the distribution. Ferris, a Kendall resident, has been part of the distributions for over a year.

The schedule in Orleans County for the remainder of the year includes:

Albion at 165 South Platt Street – managed by Community Action

Monday, Oct. 27 at 9 a.m.
Monday, Nov. 10 at 9 a.m.
Monday, Dec. 8 at 9 a.m.

Lyndonville Presbyterian Church at 107 North Main St., Lyndonville

Friday, Oct. 3 at 9:30 a.m.
Friday, Oct. 17 at 9:30 a.m.
Friday, Nov. 7 at 9:30 a.m.
Friday, Dec. 5 at 9:30 a.m.

Orleans Cornell Cooperative Extension, 12690 State Route 31, Albion

Monday, Oct. 6 at 10 a.m.
Monday, Nov. 3 at 10 a.m.
Monday, Dec. 1 at 10 a.m.

Pre-registration strongly suggested. Those who pre-register will be assigned timeslots for pickup (12-12:30, 12:30-1, 1-1:30. 1:30-2). Pre-register at 585-798-4265. Walk-ins may start at 2 p.m.

Nick Luft and four other Albion High School students in the Interact Club assisted with the distribution for Community Action. Adam Burgio, another high schooler, is in back ready to hand off a big bag of produce.