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From left are Kathy Peterson of Rural Ministry, Mayor Michael VandeVelde, Rob Dorman of the agency.
WESTFIELD On April 10, the Chautauqua County Rural Ministry held one of it’s Nourish New York distribution days at the Westfield American Legion.
About 20 helpful citizens turned out to help unload trucks, stuff bags and boxes with food to hand out.
The Chautauqua County Rural Ministry is an interfaith human service agency. They have been awarded a grant through New York state to help local businesses recover from the pandemic.
It’s a program that gets food from restaurants and markets that have been hit hard by the pandemic and put it in the hands of people that need it. Westfield Mayor Michael VandeVelde said, “It was an honor to help CCRM when they were here in Westfield. Thanks go out to CCRM’s director Kathy Peterson and CCRM’s Rob Dorman and all the people that came to help.”
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WESTFIELD Village Mayor Michael VandeVelde has announced his intention to run for re-election in March.
“I have been humbled and encouraged by the number of people urging me to run for another term,” he said. “I am proud of what has been accomplished over the past eight years working together with the members of the village board, our fantastic employees and our business, civic and spiritual leaders. I am excited at the prospect of an opportunity to move past the pandemic of the last year and get back to moving the village forward.”
During his time as mayor, VandeVelde said officials have engaged with the community, developed regional partnerships and instituted a multiyear budgeting process, allowing them to rebuild a surplus and address long-delayed projects and other infrastructure improvements.