Harvest House V in Shelton to help feed Valley needy

SHELTON - Harvest House will be built Saturday and Sunday at the Riverwalk, 100 Canal St.

Valley United Way’s Harvest House is a biannual festival during which a 400-square-foot house is constructed out of shelves and filled with more than 100,000 nonperishable food items.
The food that is collected is distributed to food banks serving Ansonia, Derby, Seymour, Shelton, and Oxford.

This year marks its fifth year and as a result of the past four Harvest Houses, over a million meals have been provided to Valley families in need.
Harvest House is compared to a classic barn raising in that it utilizes the collective action of the community for the common good.
Families in need, in turn, are able to thrive rather than go hungry.
This is a festival where people can do something good for the community and have fun at the same time.

Activities for all ages
This year’s Harvest House will feature even more events than before.
There are lots of great activities for all such as a visit from animal friends from the Beardsley Zoo, face painting, arts and crafts, a comedy magic show, touch a truck, moon bounce, hula hoops, karate, dance, fitness and acting performances, Cub Scout Olympics, and live music.
A “CAN”tastic Construction Competition will be held where teams can enter structures built out of non-perishable food items.

The Girl Scouts, Liquid Lunch, and the Shelton and Valley volunteer fire departments and ambulance corps will be serving a Hot Diggity Dog and Harvest Soup Supper as well as a Pancake Breakfast. Learn more about Harvest House at www.valleyunitedway.org.



This is taken from a press release from Valley United Way.