City of Derby collecting donations for food bank

Sharing a message from Marc Garofalo, Town/City Clerk:

Dear City of Derby Colleagues and Friends,

Thank you very much!  With your help, we delivered well over 100 cans of baked beans and nearly 100 cans of other food to the St. Vincent DePaul Food Bank today.  If you still have baked beans or other canned goods, please drop them off at City Hall or directly at St. Vincent DePaul Food Bank, 237 Roosevelt Drive, Derby, – 203.734.7577.

We keep growing in our fourth month thanks to all of you.  A special thanks this month to Mike Mayko of the Connecticut Post for the nice article, the Derby High School Athletic Department, and the Derby High School National Honor Society for their extra help this month!

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 our City and the Valley.  In January we collected jars of jelly, in February we collected jars of mayonnaise, in March we collected cans of bbeef stew and in April we collected baked beans.

It’s May and Mother’s Day is this Sunday, college graduations right around the corner, and Memorial Day on its original day this year, May 30.  

This month we will be collecting Pancake Mix and Pancake Syrup for the St. Vincent DePaul Food Bank.  As the end of the school year nears, they need to stock up on breakfast foods for children who will be home for the summer.

Please consider donating a box of pancake mix and a bottle of syrup and bringing them to the Town / City Clerk’s Office by the end of May and we will deliver them.

I have attached a flyer, as requested, for your convenience.

Please forward to friends, relatives, associates and colleagues.  We appreciate your support.

Thank you for your cooperation and possible participation.