Derby Donates 400 Cans For St. Vincent DePaul Food Bank

The following information was submitted by Derby Town Clerk Marc Garofalo.

Dear City of Derby Colleagues and Friends,

Thank you very much! With your help, we delivered nearly 150 boxes and cans of potatoes and over 220 cans of other food, nearly 400 in total, to the St. Vincent DePaul Food Bank on July 1, 2016.

If you still have boxed or canned potatoes or other canned goods, please drop them off at City Hall or directly to St. Vincent DePaul Food Bank, 237 Roosevelt Drive, Derby.

The phone number is 203 – 734-7577.

We keep growing in our sixth month thanks to all of you.

For those who may be new to our distribution list, the Derby City Hall staff, in lieu of a Holiday Secret Santa Gift, donated food to the St. Vincent DePaul Food Pantry in December.

After discussions with the operators of the food bank, we asked them for monthly suggestions for food collections to concentrate on what is in short supply.

We decided that we would start a monthly collection of one specific item to help them feed those in need in Derby and the Valley. 

In January we collected jars of jelly, during February we collected jars of mayonnaise, March we collected cans of beef stew, in April we collected Baked Beans, in May we collected pancake mix and syrup, and in June we collected canned and boxed potatoes.

It’s July, summer is here and we continue to help feed our neighbors. 

This month we will be collecting Helper” – Hamburger Helper, Tuna Helper, or Chicken Helper for the St. Vincent DePaul Food Bank.

Please consider donating a box of Helper” and bring it to the Town/City Clerk’s Office by the end of July and we will deliver them.

Thank you for your cooperation and possible participation.

Have a safe summer!

Sincerely,

Marc J. Garofalo, MPA, CCTC
Town / City Clerk
City of Derby
1 Elizabeth St.
Derby

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