Ansonia Police collecting food, toys today at Target to support local pantries

 

Ansonia PD to hold annual Stuff A Jeep Friday to support local food banks

Valley United Way shares local food support locations

 

Ansonia Police to hold annual Stuff A Jeep event at Stop & Shop in Ansonia

 

Valley United Way asks community to support local food banks

Did you know? We have five food banks in our region and they are open to accepting donations of food and dollars all year long. 

Here's the list with locations:

https://valleyunitedway.org/need-help/food-banks/

This is shared from the Valley United Way Facebook page.

First United Methodist Church in Ansonia to host Christmas Sing-A-Long

 ANSONIA - First United Methodist Church is inviting the public to join in a Community Christmas Carol Sing-A-Long at 4 p.m. Dec. 11.

During the busyness of Advent, this can be a wonderful opportunity for people to relax and gather with others to help get into the spirit of the season by singing familiar and traditional Christmas carols.

Ansonia Police collecting non-perishable food, cash donations for Stuff A Jeep Friday

Event will be held at Stop and Shop,100 Division St,. Ansonia. 

Seymour Public Library collecting donations for area food banks

 The Library is at 46 Church St., Seymour.

This is shared from the Library's Facebook page.

Ansonia PD, Fitzpatrick's to partner for food drive Friday at Stop & Shop

 

'Feed the Valley' initiative featuring 11 local restaurants kicks off today

 

Click here for complete story posted in the Valley Independent Sentinel.

Stuff A Jeep in Ansonia Friday to support local food banks

Update: Shared from the Ansonia Police Department post this morning on Facebook: 

Due to unforeseen circumstances the food drive scheduled for 12 P.M. today at Stop and Shop has been cancelled. 

We apologize for the late notice.

 

Ansonia Rotary Club, Liberty Bank raising funds for food banks

This is shared from the Ansonia Rotary Club website:

ANSONIA - The Ansonia Rotary Club has teamed up with Liberty Bank to raise funds for food banks in Ansonia as we approach the Thanksgiving holiday. Won’t you help us?  

Click on the Donate button, make your gift, Liberty will match it, and we will send it to one of our local food banks. 

 

Thank you.

Joe Pinto, President

Rochelle shares info on Little Free Pantries in Ansonia, Seymour, area food banks

The Little Free Pantry on Church in Ansonia and on Skokorat in Seymour are available 24/7 for those who need it. 

These are mini community pantries that provide assistance to our neighbors who may be experiencing a financial setback, have a reduced grocery budget, are unable to afford food, or just can not make it to the store. 

The Little Free Pantry is there for whoever needs it and items in the pantry are donated entirely by the community. 

Click the below links to learn more about the Little Free Pantry:

• Little Free Pantry on Church in Ansonia
• Little Free Pantry on Skokorat in Seymour

Rochelle's press release also listed food pantries in the Valley:

The Valley United Way can also connect you to food resources. Pantries in our area include: Christ Episcopal Church Kathleen Samela Memorial Food Bank - Ansonia Salvation Army Greater Valley - Ansonia St. Vincent De Paul - Derby Seymour Oxford Food Bank - Seymour Spooner House - Shelton You can find additional pantries using the 211/United Way Locator Tool, here, or by calling 2-1-1. TEAM, Inc. in Derby can also help you if you're in need of food, as well as other basic needs including child care, utility assistance, housing assistance, and more. For more information, visit teaminc.org, email info2@teaminc.org, or call 203-736-5420.

Democrat state Rep. Kara Rochelle represents the 104th District, which includes Ansonia and Derby.

Valley YMCA holding food drive at downtown Ansonia insurance agency

Food assistance available at several locations in Valley

Sharing from Boys and Girls Club of the Lower Naugatuck Valley Facebook page:

Valley organizations offer summer food resources

Ansonia Police to collect food, toys at Stop & Shop Friday

Ansonia PD to hold Stuff A Jeep Friday at Stop and Shop

Annual turkey drive slated at Seymour Middle, Chatfield-LoPresti schools

SEYMOUR - To promote good citizenship and volunteerism, Seymour Middle School eighth grade students will hold a turkey drive Nov. 17. 

It is the school's 17th annual drive for Thanksgiving.

Students and staff will collect donated frozen turkeys from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. at Seymour Middle School, 211 Mountain Road, and Chatfield-LoPresti School, 51 Skokorat St.

Turkeys will be donated to Seymour school families, the Seymour-Oxford Food Bank, and Spooner House in Shelton. 

*Information shared from an online community calendar sponsored by The Community Foundation for Greater New Haven and The New Haven Independent.

Derby-Shelton Rotary, Liberty Bank seek help alleviating hunger

The Derby-Shelton Rotary Club is once again joining forces with Liberty Bank and the Liberty Bank Foundation to alleviate hunger in the Valley.  

The 2018 Liberty Bank/Rotary Club Thanksgiving Dinner Drive will run through Nov. 17.  

Gifts will have an even greater impact on feeding individuals and families when at the end of the campaign, the Liberty Bank Foundation will add 25 cents for each dollar raised during the drive.  

“The Food Banks at Spooner House, Shelton, and St. Vincent DePaul, Derby have been selected as the beneficiaries of all funds raised by the Derby-Shelton Rotary Club during the Thanksgiving Dinner Drive,” Arlene Greco, co-chair said.   

“If you are considering making a donation for food to Spooner House or St. Vincent DePaul during the holidays, we hope you will choose to give to this project,” said co-chair Shawna Vallilo. “This is an amazing opportunity to have your donation matched 25 percent, giving the food banks the opportunity to purchase 25 percent more food at a time when the need is greatest.”

There are a variety of ways you can help, including doing a collection at your workplace or place of worship, collecting donations through the sale of paper turkey legs, by sponsoring a collection jar or making a personal donation.  
Just imagine having your $100 donation turned into $125 worth of food for those most in need.

Anyone wishing to make a donation to the Derby-Shelton Rotary Club’s drive can visit Liberty Bank branches at 49 Pershing Drive, Derby, or 504 Bridgeport Ave. #30, Shelton, through Nov. 17.  

For more information about the Derby-Shelton Rotary Club or the Liberty Bank/Rotary Club Thanksgiving Dinner Drive contact Shawna Vallilo, 203-980-0838 or Arlene Greco, 203-906-3736.


This is a press release from the Derby-Shelton Rotary Club.