FOOD FOR FRIENDS BENEFITS CARE & SHARE
Care & Share of East Lyme received a generous donation of $6,448 from Stop & Shop’s Food for Friends campaign, conducted from fall through December of 2010. The check, presented by Perishable Manager Jeremy Pongetti, was the result of money collected from customers when they checked out. The company also contributed a portion of the donation.
The Food for Friends campaign offers a convenient way for Stop & Shop customers to help out their neighbors in need. Care & Share provides food, financial and emergency support to individuals and families in East Lyme/Niantic and Salem. As an all-volunteer organization, Care & Share operates a year-round food pantry (including paper, household and cleaning products) and delivers bread and seasonal food baskets to local residents. It also provides emergency financial, housing and energy assistance, camperships, scholarships, and emergency snacks and clothing to local school children. This donation was just in time to support the Spring Food Basket program which provided holiday food to over 400 people. This effort required about 2600 items of food.
For more information about donating, volunteering, or receiving assistance, call Care & Share at 860-739-8502
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