Here’s How To Help A Food Bank In Derby This Month

Derby Town Clerk Marc Garofalo organizes a monthly food drive. Read the following post from Garofalo to learn how to help:

This month we will be collecting:

  • pasta and tomato sauce for the St. Vincent DePaul Food Bank in Derby

Please consider donating some pasta and tomato sauce and bring them to the Town / City Clerk’s Office by the end of September and we will deliver them.

Town Clerk – Food Collection – September 2018 by The Valley Indy on Scribd

Background

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, 2015.

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 our City and the Valley.

Here is what we have collected so far:

2018

January – Tomato Sauce

February – Canned Ready to Eat Pasta

March – Baked Beans

April – Tuna Fish and Mayonnaise

May – Crackers and Tea

June – Jelly and Marshmallow Cream

July – Ready to Eat Soup

August – Ready to Eat Soup

September – Pasta and Tomato Sauce

2017

January – Hamburger, Tuna, and Chicken Helper

February – Pancake Mix & Syrup

March – Canned Fruit

April – Paper Towels or Tissues

May – Clear Broth or Saltine Crackers

June – Ready to Eat Soup

July – Tomato Sauce

August – Jelly and Marshmallow Cream

September – Canned or Boxed Potatoes

October – Ready to Eat Soup

November – Coffee, Tea, or Hot Cocoa

December – Broth and Egg Noodles

2016

January – Jelly

February – Mayonnaise

March – Beef Stew

April – Baked Beans

May – Pancake Mix & Syrup

June – Canned & Boxed Potatoes

July – Hamburger, Tuna, and Chicken Helper

August – Macaroni and Cheese

September – Ready to Eat Soup

October – Tomato Sauce

November – Jelly and Marshmallow Cream

December – Coffee and Tea

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