November 21, 2014

Bolinsky: Giving to the Connecticut Food Bank this Thanksgiving

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Dear Friends & Neighbors,

As Thanksgiving Day approaches and you begin writing your grocery and to-do lists, the Connecticut Food Bank urges you to add just one more item to the list.

With just a $10 donation, at least one person from a family in need of food assistance can be fed for an entire week. To ensure that no one goes without a holiday meal, the food bank is kicking off their annual Thanksgiving for All campaign hosted and sponsored by local civic and religious organizations, charitable foundations, businesses, media and supermarkets.

If you are unable to donate physical food items such as canned vegetables or a turkey, a Virtual Food Drive will be available to all families, schools, and companies who would like to contribute.

For more information about how to make financial donations, call 203-469-5000.

To see a list of this year’s special Thanksgiving for All events, click here.

For more information about events and food drives, contact Kerri Burgerhoff, Events & Promotions Assistant, at (203) 469-5000 ext. 304 or email kburgerhoff@ctfoodbank.org.

These events also allow for ample volunteering opportunities. To learn more about how you could help Connecticut Food Bank during the Thanksgiving season, please contact Kim Damien, Volunteer Coordinator, at (203) 469-5000 ext. 311 or email.

A list of Most-Needed Items and How to Run a Successful Food Drive can be downloaded here, and a list of items needed for a Thanksgiving for All food drive can be found here.

To inform the Food Bank of your food drive, or for more information about how you can host an event, please contact Kerri Burgerhoff, at (203) 469-5000 ext. 304 or email kburgerhoff@ctfoodbank.org.

Click here find out where Food Bank warehouses are located and their hours of operation.

For media inquiries, contact Mary Ingarra, Communications Director, at (203) 469-5000 ext. 309 or email mingarra@ctfoodbank.org.

As always, if you have questions or concerns about state government please do not hesitate to contact me at your convenience at: 1-800-842-1423.

I hope this information has been helpful.

Mitch Bolinsky

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