Dear fellow Hanoverians:
The
Hanover Emergency Food Pantry thanks the town for the U.S. Postal Workers
Annual Food Drive.
Saturday
May 8th, turned gloomy and gray when the sun hid behind the clouds
and then it began to rain. Well, we not only had rain, but thunderstorms! What
a day! It never dampened the spirit of the event though.
All
our drivers and gatherers went out with their routes in hand with sunny
expectations. All the sorters and stockers worked with wet bundles (double and
triple wrapped to save the generous donations) from the good citizen of
Hanover. We thank each and every person who helped make this happen. We had
volunteers ranging from senior citizens to young students and every age in between
making this event a huge success.
Later
in the afternoon the clouds parted, the sun came out, and some good souls “just
came by” to pitch-in! What a great feeling to know that our town’s
citizens can come through with flying colors year after year. We even had
several people come back after their own day’s events to help clean up. (No
easy task with all the wet packaging left over.)
Everything
went so well that we were done by 6:00 p.m. We packed the shelves and the back
room. It was truly a magnificent day.
Our
thanks also go out to the U.S. Postal Workers who did so much to help our
pantry. What a great effort on their part. Nothing would have happened
without them.
Summer
is our slow season for contributions since town-wide groups and organizations
stop meeting then. For the past several years, the Postal Workers Food Drive
has made the difference in being able to supply our clients during this time.
We are extremely grateful to all for all they have done.
If
your group stops meeting for the summer, any donations you wish to make to the
pantry can be brought to the First Baptist Church, located at the corners of
Webster and Main Street, Mondays between 9:30 and 11:30 a.m.
With
a heartfelt "Thank You" from the Food Pantry Co-Chairs,
Barbara
Itz and Sally Lovett Boutin
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Cathy H-B
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