In the spirit of the Lenten season, when we are encouraged to sacrifice and give alms, the Charity Committee, with Fr. John's blessing, has contacted an established organization and offered to help them in their good works on behalf of St. Herman's. To date, they have served over 500,000 meals and are presently serving more than 544 individuals, many in the Chester-Media area. Aid For Friends has developed into an interfaith community non-profit network of 2,500 volunteers. AFF provides seven frozen home-cooked, nutritious meals to the isolated handicapped and frail elderly who are unable to shop and cook for themselves because of age, health, and in many cases, poverty.
All meals are free .
The large majority of AFF meals are donated by individual cook volunteers. AFF asks each volunteer to cook one or more extra meals each week while preparing the dinner meal for their families. The trays are then covered with aluminum foil, labeled with the date and contents of the meal, sealed in plastic bags, and placed in a freezer. They are collected by a driver who brings them to a central freezer. St. Herman's will operate as a part of this already established, well run program, and your help is necessary for our part of the program to be a meaningful addition.