BRISTOL FIRE DEPARTMENT FOOD DRIVE OCTOBER 24, 2015
The Bristol Volunteer Fire Department in conjunction with the Lincoln, Monkton, New Haven and Starksboro Fire Departments will once again be conducting a town-wide food drive on Saturday, October 24, 2015 from 9 a.m. to noon. Our theme is “HELP US FILL THE FIREHOUSE.”
The 2015 food drive will be the second year that includes all five towns served by the Have-A-Heart Food Shelf. The Lincoln, Monkton, New Haven and Starksboro Fire Departments will be joining us and will open their station doors from 9 a.m. to noon on this date. Residents of the Town of Bristol are asked to drop off their donations at the Bristol Fire Station on North Street or the Shaw’s parking lot.
During the most recent 3-month period, the Have-A-Heart Food Shelf served 60 households or approximately 150 individuals. 42% of the families served were from Bristol, 14% from Lincoln, 10% from Monkton, 12% from New Haven and 22% of the families were from Starksboro.
Traditionally, the number of families served increases during the winter months, especially around the Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays when the Have-A-Heart Food Shelf will serve over 100 families.
Last year the five towns collectively donated over 2,500 lbs. of non-perishable items to the food shelf. Suggested items include; peanut butter, spaghetti sauce, cereal, soup, tuna, rice, beans, laundry soap, shampoo, toothpaste and brushes and bar soap.
Holiday items include pumpkin, cranberries, stuffing mix, pie crust, and evaporated milk and with a new freezer available, frozen turkeys are also welcomed.
This food drive is the Bristol Fire Department’s eighth year collecting non-perishable items for the local food shelf and the second year the members of the Lincoln, Monkton, New Haven and Starksboro Fire Departments have participated.
In advance, thank you for your generosity and we look forward to seeing you at our fire station on Saturday the 24th of October anytime between 9 a.m. and noon.
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