It was a grand affair at the Women’s Club of Upper Montclair on Saturday night as Toni’s Kitchen celebrated 35 years of serving the community with a gala fundraiser. The was great music from The Koan Trio, the Passing Notes a cappella singing group from Montclair High School, and the TNT Ramblers (below). Jim Axelrod,…
Celestina Ando Photography in Montclair is holding an Open House and charity event on Saturday, November 18 from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm. The admission fee is simply a donation to Toni’s Kitchen. The Open House will take place at 7 Park Street, Suites 202 and 208. The Open House will feature complimentary make-up touch…
WPIX-TV’s “Mr. G,” Irv Gikofsky, visited Toni’s Kitchen recently and aired a report on WPIX. Thanks to WPIX for visiting and for the great story!
At Toni’s Kitchen, we are so grateful for all of the donations we get from so many in our community. But we have a special place in our hearts for the kids who bake, cook, pack, and deliver healthy food for our guests. We have a long tradition at Toni’s of welcoming young people into…
Toni’s Kitchen is thrilled to introduce our new Kitchen Manager, Stacey Cooper. Stacey has been a great volunteer with Toni’s for a number of years. About a year and a half ago, Stacey was a driving force in establishing the Healthy Backpack program, which has been a huge success for Toni’s. Stacey put together the plan…
All of us at Toni’s Kitchen want to thank the Montclair community for its incredible generosity this week during our week-long food and supplies drive to support those affected by Hurricane Harvey. Toni’s worked with local food support organizations (The Human Needs Food Pantry, the Salvation Army, MESH and First Seventh Day Adventist Church) in…
by Anne Mernin, Director of Outreach for Toni’s Kitchen Summer 2017 Dear Neighbors: Toni’s Kitchen has been growing — a lot! Part of the reason is that suburban hunger is growing as new, previously stables groups have joined more traditional high-need populations. High housing costs and a scarcity of full time jobs lead to extended periods of…
Toni’s loves its partnership with special needs schools and groups. These volunteers set our tables and organize our pantries as they also develop their own skills to step out into the world. Special thanks to The Deron School, The Children’s Institute, YCS/Sawtelle Learning, Montclair’s Transition Program and Jespy House for their support during the academic…
Courtney Sollie wanted her children to grow up understanding the importance of serving others. “As a family we could fill one or two backpacks a month with healthy food for others,” Sollie thought. But what started out as a family project soon became a community event. “Getting together with friends, we knew we could make…
We love when young people make donations to Toni’s Kitchen. We have so many amazing young women and men who take time to raise money, or bake, and donate to Toni’s. We are so grateful to the many, many people who volunteer and support our mission. But we are especially grateful to the kids who…
