Feinstein, a
philanthropist from Rhode
Island, has
pledged to give away $1 million dollars to hunger relief
nationwide.
Feinstein
will add to all contributions received by Spooner House during
this campaign.
The larger the contribution received by Spooner House, the
more Feinstein funds
will be given to help us help others in the lower
Naugatuck
Valley.
This is the 13th year Spooner
House
has participated in
the program.
Donations
received during this time will make you a partner in the most
successful
grassroots campaign to fight hunger of all time.
Only gifts of cash, checks or
non-perishable food received
by April 30 will count towards the Spooner House total used to
determine the
amount of funds they will be eligible to receive from Feinstein’s challenge grant. Non-perishable
food donated will be valued at $1
per item.
The Feinstein
million dollars will
be divided proportionately among all agencies complying with
the food drive
formula. There will be a minimum of $250 and a maximum of
$35,000 given to
participating agencies. Complete results from this year’s
drive will be posted
on the Feinstein Foundaton website in August.
“Many of us
recognize the vital need in our community that providing food
is the most basic
human need, one that has increased over the last several
years,” commented Susan Agamy,
Executive Director of Spooner House.
“In addition to the continuing difficult economy, high
unemployment rate and
expensive cost of living in this area, families have also been
hit hard by
recent storms, including Superstorm Sandy in late October and
Blizzard
Charlotte just last month. Participating in this year’s
Feinstein Challenge
Grant is more important than ever.”
Last
year Spooner
House
raised $35,522 in cash and nonperishable food donations during
this
campaign. This past year, Spooner House provided
almost 190,000 meals
to community residents, including men, women and children,
seniors, veterans,
the disabled and others, who may have otherwise gone without a
meal. This
represents an increase of more than 150% over the last four
years.
Checks should be made payable and mailed to: Spooner House,30 Todd Road, Shelton, 06484.
Donations may also be made via PayPal by clicking on the Donate button at http://www.actspooner.org/.
Deliveries of non-perishable food items are accepted at the above location Monday through Friday
between 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Saturdays from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Donors may also set up a special time for food delivery by calling 203-225-0453.
In
Ansonia, donations for Spooner House’s Kathleen B. Samela
Memorial Food
Bank may be brought to the office at Christ Episcopal
Church, 56 Cliff
St., 9 a.m.-1 p.m. weekdays or call
203-734-2715 to
arrange for drop offs at another time.
The
$1 Million Giveaway to Fight Hunger is an effective,
grassroots effort to fight hunger in
America . Founded in 1991 by Alan
Shawn Feinstein, a
philanthropist from Cranston,
R.I., the
Feinstein Foundation is
dedicated to charity endeavors focused on the alleviation of
hunger and the
significance of the values of caring, compassion and
brotherhood in the
community service sector.
Feinstein’s past $1
million
challenges to fight hunger have raised a record $1.5 billion
for over
3,000 agencies
nationwide. Feinstein has a
simple goal; he
believes no one, not one person, should go without adequate
food.
Non-profit
Area Congregations Together, Inc. was formed in 1979. Today,
Spooner House is operated by ACT and
devoted to helping clients establish self-sufficiency in an
atmosphere of
respect and dignity. Area
Congregations Together, Inc. is a partner agency of the
Valley United Way.
This information is taken from a press release.
