Newton City-Wide Food Drive Begins

NEWTON, MA – The fourth annual city-wide food drive kicked off Monday in Newton.

From Nov. 28 to Dec. 28, residents can donate to the city's food pantries, which serve more than 1,500 Newtonians a month.

Suggested donations are canned or boxed non-perishable food items, diapers, toiletries such as toothpaste, shampoo and conditioner, deodorant and toilet paper, and gently used clothing for the Arabic Baptist Church Food Pantry.

Here's where you can drop off food donations:

Auburndale

Auburndale Community Library, 375 Auburn St.

Lasell College, Irwin House, 5 Cheswick Rd., 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. M-F

The Village Bank, 307 Auburn St.

Chestnut Hill

Century Bank, 210 Boylston St.

Church of the Redeemer, 378 Hammond St.

Wegman's, 200 Boylston St.

Newton Centre

Cambridge Savings Bank, 739 Beacon St.

Century Bank, 32 Langley Rd.

Newton City Hall, 1000 Commonwealth Ave.

Newton Free Library, Children's Room, 330 Homer St.

Newton Corner

Durant-Kenrick House, 286 Waverly Ave.

West Suburban YMCA, 276 Church St.

Newton Highlands

The Episcopal Parish of St. Paul, 1135 Walnut St.

The Village Bank, 56 Winchester St.

Whole Foods, 916 Walnut St.

Newton Lower Falls

Newton Lower Falls Community Center, 545 Grove St.

Newton Upper Falls

Newton Fire Station #7, 144 Elliot St.

Newtonville

Cabot's Ice Cream, 743 Washington St.

Dwell360 Real Estate, 46 Austin St.

Newton Senior Center, 345 Walnut St.

The Village Bank, 322 Walnut St.

Whole Foods, 617 Washington St.

Nonantum

Fire House #4, 195 Crafts St.

The Village Bank, 411 Watertown St.

Oak Hill Area

Fire Station #10, 755 Dedham St.

Jewish Community Center, 333 Nohanton St.

Waban

Hammond Realty, 1631 Beacon St.

The Village Bank, 89 Wyman St.

West Newton

Myrtle Baptist Church, 21 Curve St.

Rockland Trust, 991 Watertown St.

The Village Bank, 1369 Washington St.

>>>A check or food gift card may be mailed to one of Newton's food pantries as well. Click here for a list of food banks.

>>>You can also volunteer to help sort food in the Newton City hall auditorium on Dec. 31 from 9 to 11 a.m. The mayor will host a New Year's Eve Open House from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m., with free entertainment and refreshments.

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