The 12th Annual Valley Has a Heart Spooner House food collection will be held on Saturday, Feb. 22 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at three Stop & Shop stores in the lower Naugatuck Valley: Ansonia, Seymour and Shelton.
The goal is to gather enough non-perishable food to last for at least two months and $3,000 in cash to use for restocking the shelves as needed during the cold winter months.
This website has a list of the most needed food items this year.
“Food stocks always get depleted during the holidays and also when storms impact the area,” said Susan Agamy, executive director of Spooner House.
“We are in need of generous contributions right now for restocking considering the issues of the past few weeks. Providing healthy meals for families is an important topic these days, so I wanted to let our hundreds of donors know that our food bank always tries to be sure each recipient receives a balanced package of food, with the proper mixture of food groups, so they will have sustainable lives.”
This year Spooner House is happy to again have Stop & Shop as the marquee sponsor for the Valley Has a Heart drives.
The Stop & Shop stores where donations can be made are at 100 Division Street in Ansonia, 15 Franklin Street in Seymour and 898 Bridgeport Avenue in Shelton.
Stop & Shop is joined by site sponsors Daniel Jacobs LLC of Oxford, and Dworken, Hillman, LaMorte & Sterczala, P.C. of Shelton.
Volunteers are still needed for The Valley Has a Heart food drives at each location to collect and organize the food.
Spooner House encourages everyone to bring their loved ones to help or to organize a group in support of this cause.
Please contact Tony Vellucci (see next paragraph) if you are able to provide just a few hours of help on Feb. 22. This is a great activity for scouts, church youth groups, high school students and civic clubs who are often donate community service time.
Those unable to visit one of the three Stop & Shop stores on Feb. 22 are still encouraged to make a donation.
Please make checks payable and mailed to: Area Congregations Together, Inc., Spooner House, 30 Todd Road, Shelton CT 06484. Donations may also be made via PayPal by clicking on the Donate button at www.actspooner.org.
Deliveries of non-perishable food items are also welcomed at the above location Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Saturdays from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., or to set up a special time for food delivery call 203 – 225-0453 ext. 102 or e‑mail Tony Vellucci .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address).
