Food drive results show Valley has a heart

Saturday's 15th annual Valley Has a Heart food drive in numbers:  15 years of collecting food in wintertime 3 food drive sites 6 hours standing outside 27 degrees (8 with wind chill) 2 site sponsors 2,700 wish lists printed 3 boxes of hot chocolate 10 food runners 75 volunteers 4,723 food items collected $3,717.68 raised 7 Lower Naugatuck Valley towns served Top site for food donations: Ansonia Top site for monetary donations: Shelton Thank you everybody who helped make it happen!  From all of the volunteers who stood out in the cold  handing out wish lists and collecting donations to the  volunteers at Spooner House putting everything away,  to all the people who drove donations back to Spooner  House and to everyone who contributed to make this  big impact! A special shout-out goes to volunteers from these  organizations: Shelton High School National Honor Society Church of the Assumption Youth Group Holy Rosary Confirmation Class Sound Tigers Booster Club St. Augustine Church Seymour United Methodist Church Young Emerging Professionals Shelton High School Boys Lacrosse Team and all the families and individuals who helped out! Every year this event truly shows us what a special and  giving place the Lower Naugatuck Valley is and how big  the Valley's heart is! Thank you! Thank you to our sponsors: Couldn't make it? We are still collecting! Our goal was to collect 5,000 food items and $5,000 for  our 15th year. Though we almost made it for food items  collected (4,723 items!), we fell just shy of both our  goals. You can help us reach our $5,000 fundraising goal by  making a tax-deductible donation through the PayPal  "Donate" button below or by sending a check made  payable to Spooner House, 30 Todd Road, Shelton,  CT, 06484.  Our food bank operates year-round and every  donation makes an impact. Non-perishable food items  can be dropped off at Spooner House 24 hours a day, 7  days a week, as well. Donate Your support of the Valley Food Bank at Spooner  House helps to provide 10 days' worth of groceries to  120-160 households in need each month. Thank you for your generosity! This is a press release from Spooner House.