![]() ![]() ![]() to 6 p.m.Ĭollections are to continue on Nov. Collections on both days are scheduled for 10 a.m. ![]() On Saturday and Sunday, volunteers will be collecting turkeys, chickens, non-perishable food items, cash and gift cards at Highland Park Market, 317 Highland St., and Stop & Shop supermarket, 318 West Middle Turnpike. This year, Highland Park Market is joining the effort, hosting collections at the Manchester store, food drive spokesman Patrick Gleason said.Īlong with police officers, firefighters and ambulance crews, participants include the Manchester Area Conference of Churches, Hockanum Valley Community Council, South Windsor Food and Fuel Bank, Police Explorers and Rotary Club members. (Courtesy of Ambulance Service of Manchester)įirst responders and other volunteers in Manchester, South Windsor and Vernon will be collecting food and cash donations to stock area food pantries, starting in Manchester on Saturday and Sunday.Ĭoordinated by the Ambulance Service of Manchester, the Emergency of Hunger Food Drive is in its 11th year. Kyle Caldwell, left, and Dave Tedeschi, emergency medical technicians with Ambulance Service of Manchester, at the 2013 Emergency of Hunger Food Drive. #MCCNSMH, #NSMHWORLD, #NSMHLIFE, #cougarality, #fighthunger, #PTKMCC With a helping hand and caring heart we are helping end hunger in our community. We hope to see all of you this coming weekend!Ī special thanks to all of the Manchester Community College NSMH, and PTK volunteers that helped us unload the full food trucks. With the increase in challenges and food insecurities, it’s more important than ever that we come together to help our friends, families, and neighbors alleviate the added pressure. All donations will go to the Manchester Area Conference of Churches Charity and South Windsor Food & Fuel Bank. Next weekend, collection points are Manchester Stop & Shop as well as South Windsor’s Geissler Supermarket and Stop & Shop. Ambulance Service of Manchester teamed up with Manchester Police and the Police Explorers to help collect food items, gift cards, and cash over this past weekend. The 12 th Annual “Emergency of Hunger Food Drive” kicked off over the weekend at Manchester’s Highland Park Market and Stop & Shop. Highland Park Market, Stop & Shop South Windsor, Geissler’s, Manchester Police Department, South Windsor Police Department, Harbor Chase, South Windsor Rotary Club, Manchester Police Explorers, South Windsor Fire Department, Manchester Community College and all of hard working staff at Ambulance service of Manchester.ĮMT’s Hannah Scrivener and Michael Bennett Manchester Totals: Food Items: 7,723 Turkeys: 366 Cash: $18,691.73Ĭombined Totals: Food Items: 16,707 Turkeys: 526 Cash: $30,691.73ĪSM would like to thank everyone involved for making this year’s food drive a success, despite the added challenges. South Windsor Totals: Food Items: 8,984 Turkeys: 160 Cash: $12,000 With added precautions in place to ensure the safety of the participants as well as the donors, we finished strong and here are the results: This year, we collected food, gift cards and cash at Highland Park Market, Geisler’s and Stop & Shop in both South Windsor and Manchester. All donations went to benefit South Windsor Food & Fuel bank and Manchester Area Conferences of Churches food pantry. MANCHESTER – The 12th Annual “Emergency of Hunger” Food Drive, composed of 1st Responders, Rotary members, and others, was a great success.
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