Valley food drives slated this month

Increase seen in need for assistance
 
SHELTON - The Spooner House annual frozen turkey and fixings drive has begun and will feature a variety of locations and methods for everyone to donate through Nov. 18. 
Additional locations for donations this year include the Huntington Hose Fire Co. in Shelton  and Seybridge Pharmacy in Seymour. 
The Housatonic Council, Boy Scouts of America, Scouting for Food program will be collecting food Saturday.

 

More people than ever in the Lower Naugatuck Valley are in need of support to obtain all the ingredients necessary for satisfying holiday meals, so Spooner House officials are asking residents to be as generous as possible.

 

“More than 6,000 individuals have been served by the Food Bank this past year, comprising over 153,000 meals, 92,000 more than just four years ago when 61,000 meals were served,” Executive Director Susan Agamy said in a release. 
“Our supplies have virtually disappeared this week because of recent requests for local aid following the visit to Connecticut by storm Sandy.”

 

Smile Dental Center owner, Dr. Bruce Sofferman, along with his wife Deborah Sofferman and their daughter, Sophia Sofferman, will be wearing traditional Pilgrim and Native American costumes and they will be joined by a turkey mascot as they attempt to flag down drivers to drop off turkeys and fixings.
They will be collecting from 7-10 a.m. Nov. 14 at 318 Oxford Road (Rt. 67) and again from 7-10 a.m. Nov. 15 at the R.D. Scinto Corporate Park, One Corporate Drive.

 

Sofferman’s Smile Dental Centers at 318 Oxford Road, Oxford and 61 Elizabeth St., Derby will be collecting frozen turkeys and fixings uring regular business hours from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Nov. 12-16.

Only locations with an asterisk below will be collecting frozen turkeys, the others are only collecting non-perishable items for holiday food baskets. 

 

Boy Scouts Scouting for Food

Saturday - Fill bag Scouts left at door last Saturday and leave at door for pickup

 

Huntington Hose Fire Co.

Nov. 11 and 18 from 8:30 a.m. - noon

44 Church St., Shelton

 

Seybridge Pharmacy

Now through Sunday

37 New Haven Road, Seymour

* Smile Dental Center in Oxford

  Nov. 14, 7- 10 a.m. 

  318 Oxford Road (Route 67)

* R.D. Scinto Corporate Park

  Nov. 15, 7-10 a.m.

  One Corporate Drive, Shelton in parking lot of the Scinto Towers

 

* Seymour Middle School, 221 Mountain Road, Seymour
  accepting only frozen turkeys, no other food 

  Saturday, Nov. 17, 9 a.m. – 3 p.m.

  Sponsored by the Eighth Grade Gold Team

If these dates and times are not convenient, you may drop food items at Spooner House, 30 Todd Road, Monday through Friday from 9 a.m-5 p.m. and Saturdays from 1-5 p.m.
Contact avellucci@actspooner.org or call 203-225-0453.

 

Spooner House helps clients establish self-sufficiency in an atmosphere of respect and dignity. Area Congregations Together, Inc. is a partner agency of the Valley United Way.

 

HOLIDAY “BASKET” LIST 1 box instant potatoes 2 packages of gravy 1 box/or bag Stuffing mix 4 cans vegetables any choice corn/peas/asparagus/ yams/carrots Pie crust mix Pie filling, choice 1 jar pickles 2 cans olives 1 can evaporated milk Coffee Tea Powdered juice mix Canned fruit:mixed fruit, peaches, fruit   cocktail, pineapple  Extras: napkins, sugar, brownie mix, cornbread mix

Please place your items in a sturdy box or bin.

  

The above information is taken from a press release from Spooner House.