Windsor Houses of Worship's (WHOW) Food Collection on Town Green a Success!

The Windsor Houses of Worship (WHOW) civic association recently held a successful town-wide food collection drive to benefit the Windsor Food & Fuel Bank. The effort was held during the August 4th Windsor Town Green evening concert by the Farmington Valley Band that was sponsored by the Carmon Community Funeral Homes’ family and staff.

WHOW, a volunteer group that is comprised of members of Windsor’s faith-based institutions, held the summer collection to remind the public that food donations for hungry people are needed all year long, and not just during the November-December holidays. Before and during the concert, audience members handed them hundreds of canned and boxed nonperishable food items and personal care products to WHOW volunteers and representatives of the Windsor Food & Fuel Bank. In addition, several people donated cash or checks for the cause.

WHOW leadership hopes that their recent food collection drive will become an annual event. The Windsor Town Green summer concert series is presented by the Windsor Chamber of Commerce and First Town Downtown.

The Windsor Houses of Worship (WHOW) is a civic organization whose members dedicate time and effort toward helping those in need. For more information about WHOW, call Susan Foote at 860-683-1122.

The Windsor Food & Fuel Bank reports its most needed items include: peanut butter and jelly, spaghetti sauce & pasta, macaroni and cheese, canned meats, crackers, cereal, baked beans, canned vegetables, canned fruit, fruit juice, coffee, tea and hot chocolate, and condiments such as ketchup, mustard and mayonnaise. The Food Bank also seeks personal care items such as paper towels, facial tissues, toilet paper, and diapers and baby wipes. www.windsorfoodbank.org

Carmon Community Funeral Homes is a family-owned firm that has been serving families in North Central Connecticut for 70 years with nine funeral homes in North Central Connecticut: Avon; Granby; Hartford; Rockville; South Windsor; Suffield; Vernon; and Windsor (2 locations); and its own on-site Mount Laurel Crematory. For more information, visit www.carmonfuneralhome.com or call 860-688-2200