Community Dining Room In Need Of Food, Non-Perishable Donations

BRANFORD, CT — The Community Dining Room is in need of donations for its holiday meals. Can you help?

Here's some of what it has on its wish list: bottle juice, stock/broth, juice mixes, pasta canned veggies, noodles, olive and vegetable oil, stuffing mix, coffee, brown sugar, baked beans, sweet potatoes, pancake mix and syrup, cooking spray, gravy, pasta sauce, tall white trash bags, aluminum foil, gallon-size zip-lock and sandwich bags, heavy duty garbage bags, napkins, laundry detergent and 6-inch paper plates.

The Community Dining Room is committed to serving the community by feeding the hungry and helping with other basic human needs.

"We strive to promote public awareness of the impact of hunger and isolation in our society. We are dedicated to helping our guests with their practical needs through referrals and fellowship," it notes.

The Community Dining Room serves the south-central Connecticut shoreline from East Haven to Old Saybrook including the towns of East Haven, Branford, North Branford, Guilford, Madison, Clinton, Westbrook, and Old Saybrook.