Saturday, Aug. 13: Windsor Lions Drive-Thru Collection for Food Bank

This Saturday, August 13th from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., the Windsor Lions Club will hold its Drive-Thru Non-Contact Food Drive to benefit the Windsor Food & Fuel Bank. The collection effort will take place rain or shine in the parking lot of L.P. Wilson Community Center at 599 Matianuck Ave. in Windsor, where the food bank is located.

The public is invited to bring a bag of non-perishable food (no glass containers please) and drive their donations to the Windsor Lions’ third annual collection drive for the local food bank. People will stay in their cars and Windsor Lions will unload them, contact-free! Items especially needed at this time include canned chicken; baked goods, coffee/tea, canned pasta, baked beans, condiments, crackers, cereal, and canned fruits and vegetables, as well as personal hygiene items. Donations made in the form of cash, checks and credit cards also will be accepted at this collection drive. Checks can made out to: The Lions Club Charitable Foundation of Windsor (please note WFFB in the memo line) and 100 percent of all donations will be donated to the Windsor Food & Fuel Bank.

Windsor Lions Sharon Gauthier and Debbie Delucia are coordinating this important service project to meet the present and future needs of the community. They are working with the full support of their Lions Club, with all donations of food, toiletries, and funds, going directly to the Windsor Food & Fuel Bank.

“Windsor is extremely fortunate to have such an active Lions Club, one that consistently steps forward to help the community,” explains Joanna Gould, President of the Windsor Food & Fuel Bank. “We greatly appreciate well-organized volunteer-run collection drives like this one that make it easy for people to drive up with food donations so that our Windsor Food & Fuel Bank can serve our neighbors all year round.”

The Windsor Lions have served the needs of the Windsor community for 72 years. For more information about the Windsor Lions Club, or to become a member of this organization, please contact Membership Chair Debbie Delucia at 860-836-0280.

The Windsor Food & Fuel Bank is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that was founded in 1967 as the Windsor Community Service Council (WCSC). The all-volunteer Board along with our partners at Windsor Social Services, works to accomplish our Mission of ensuring that no Windsor resident goes hungry, is cold, or is without basic necessities. The generosity of local individuals, businesses, civic and religious organizations provides for 95 percent of the WF&FB’s annual operating budget. For general Food Bank information, visit 860-683-4199 or www.windsorfoodbank.org . Windsor residents who need assistance should call 860-285-1839.