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Pipeline Company Food Drive Benefits Brookfield Town Pantry

The Brookfield food pantry was among the beneficiaries of Iroquois Pipeline Operating Company's 11th annual food drive.

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From left to right: Iroquois employees Mark Llanos and Jill Johnson, deliver food, personal care items, cleaning supplies and a $628.00 donation to Ellen Melville, Director of Social Services for the Town of Brookfield’s Food Pantry.
From left to right: Iroquois employees Mark Llanos and Jill Johnson, deliver food, personal care items, cleaning supplies and a $628.00 donation to Ellen Melville, Director of Social Services for the Town of Brookfield’s Food Pantry. (Ruth Parkins)

BROOKFIELD, CT — The Brookfield food pantry was among the beneficiaries of Iroquois Pipeline Operating Company's 11th annual food drive.

During this effort, Iroquois' 88 Connecticut and New York-based employees collected monetary donations, as well as food, personal care items and cleaning supplies benefitting six food banks in towns where the company has a presence.

The Brookfield Food Pantry is open Tuesdays from 9:30 to 11:00 a.m. and the first and third Thursday of the month from 4:30 to 6:00 p.m. for current clients. Residents in need of food assistance, may contact the pantry's office at 203-775-7312 to make arrangements.

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