Sharing thanks from Derby official for monthly food collections

Note from Town/City Clerk Marc Garofalo:

"Dear City of Derby Colleagues and Friends,

Thank you very much!  

With your help, we delivered 85 cans of beef stew and 2 more jars of mayonnaise to the St. Vincent DePaul Food Bank today.  

If you still have beef stew or other canned goods, please drop them off at City Hall or directly at St. Vincent DePaul Food Bank, 237 Roosevelt Drive, Derby, CT – 203.734.7577.  We keep growing in our third 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 and in March we collected cans of Beef Stew.

It’s April and College Basketball is set to crown its National Champions, its opening day of Baseball season, and the flowers are blooming.  

This month we will be collecting Baked Beans for the St. Vincent DePaul Food Bank.

Please consider donating some cans of Baked Beans and bringing them to the Town/City Clerk’s Office by the end of April 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."