By Patricia Villers
Register Staff
DERBY — The thrift shop manager at St. Vincent De Paul Helping Hands of the Valley said Friday the nonprofit is “desperate” for food donations.
“Our shelves are bare and the phone doesn’t stop ringing (from) new clients and old, seeking assistance from us,” said Cindy Barbian. “Donations are way down. It’s very sad, very scary.”
She said staff and volunteers at the organization at 237 Roosevelt Drive have already started packing bags of food for their clients for Thanksgiving, and they are in need of a variety of items for the distribution.
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