As we approach the Holiday season, it's once again time for The Newfane First Congregational Church to fill a truck or two for the area food shelf. Food insecurity is a fact of life in our communities. Help is needed and all community residents are encouraged to support the church's effort to fill the need. The Food Shelf, housed in the Townshend Church on the common, serves the towns of Athens, Brookline, Jamaica, Wardsboro and Newfane as well as Townshend.

This year, the Newfane Church's effort will take place on November 4. Trucks provided by Bucky Pelsue and Ken Bower will be parked in front of the church from 9:00am to noon. Church and other community members are urged to bring donations of non-perishable and holiday related food items and also, personal care and household supplies to fill the trucks.

Anyone having questions about this major effort of Newfane Church's mission outreach may call Pat Lincoln, the church's representative on the food shelf board, at 221-0600