Thanks to the scores of individuals, families, civic groups, schools, religious organizations and companies who helped make Connecticut Food Bank’s 2011 “Thanksgiving for All” campaign a success. Together, we collected 25,052 turkeys and more than 392,000 pounds of trimmings. With everyone’s help, we were able to provide nearly 600,000 meals for people in need of food assistance this holiday season.
As we count our blessings for the outpouring of community support, we have to remember Thanksgiving is just one day. In Connecticut alone, there are approximately 400,000 people who struggle to put food on the table. And nearly one in five children in Connecticut doesn’t always know where his or her next meal will come from.
We can’t justify people living with hunger. We must do all we can to change this. And as we learned this Thanksgiving, we have the ability and fortitude to feed thousands of individuals who were in danger of going without a holiday meal. Let’s carry that resolve beyond Thanksgiving and into the days and months that follow.
On behalf of Connecticut Food Bank and the 600 food-assistance programs we serve, thank you for your wonderful support this Thanksgiving and all year long.
You can still help feed your neighbors in need as the December holidays approach.
Looking for a hosted Virtual Food Drive? Here are some current drive:
- 99.1 WPLR Fill the Bowl
- Adecco
- The Connecticut Airlift
- Dr. Sean Diamond
- That House in Milford
- Junior League of Greater New Haven
- KC 101 Stuff a Bus
- The Mariners Club of Connecticut
- New Haven Restaurant Week
- SolAmor Hospice Food Drive
Want to host your own food drive
Click here to learn “How to Host a Successful Food Drive” including how to host your own Virtual Food Drive.
Tell us about your food drive or for more information about how you can host an event, contact Jennifer Thomas, at (203) 469-5000 ext. 302 or email jthomas@ctfoodbank.org.
Download this List of Most-Needed Items.
Click here to download a Poster to promote your food drive!
Click here to find out where our warehouses are located and our hours of operation.
These events also allow for ample volunteering opportunities. To learn more about how you could help Connecticut Food Bank during the Thanksgiving season, please contact Kim Damien, Volunteer Coordinator, at (203) 469-5000 ext. 311 or email.
For more information about events and food drives, contact Jennifer Thomas, Events & Promotions Coordinator, at (203) 469-5000 ext. 302 or email.
For media inquiries, contact Mary Ingarra, Communications Director, at (203) 469-5000 ext. 309 or email.
For more information about how to make financial donations, contact Janet Kniffin, Chief Development Officer, at (203) 469-5000 ext. 303 or email.