File photo from the 2021 food drive.
DERBY — The Derby Police Department’s Auxiliary Unit will hold its 8th Annual Holiday Food Drive to benefit the St. Vincent de Paul Society of Derby on Sunday, November 24, 2024 from 9 am to 2 pm at BJ’s Wholesale Club located at 20 Division Street, Derby.
At the “Stuff-A-Cruiser” event, Officers will accept non-perishable food donations to feed Valley area families in need.
Help feed your neighbors in need while shopping for your own Thanksgiving meal. Your non-perishable food donations will stock the shelves of St. Vincent de Paul Society, which distributes food to elderly, homeless, working poor, physically handicapped and mentally challenged people of the Lower Naugatuck Valley.
According to data compiled by the Valley United Way, 12% of Valley adults reported experiencing food insecurity.
“We are serving 12 families every day plus one Saturday per month. In October alone we served 254 households which represents 622 people,” St. Vincent De Paul’s Remy Kocurek said in an email.
Now for the 8th year, the Officers of Derby Police Department’s Auxiliary Unit will accept donations as customers leave BJ’s, stuffing Derby Police Cruisers full of food for holiday meals and daily nutrition. Members of the public shopping elsewhere are also encouraged to come to the BJ’s parking lot to make their annual donation.
“This one day of giving greatly impacts St. Vincent de Paul’s ability to provide food year-round to the food insecure,” explains Aux. Lt. Chris Pizzi. “It is always moving to see how much neighbors help neighbors. Here in the Valley, people take care of one another during the holidays, and every day. Please continue this Thanksgiving tradition of donating to the food bank that serves your community.”
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