Hampton Rotary Goes on a $6,300 Food Shopping Spree to Help Local Food Pantries

On Saturday morning, 3/16/13 63 Hampton Rotarians, Winnacunnet High Interact students along with family and friends went on a $6,300 food shopping spree to purchase food items for local food pantry's. The money used to purchase the food items was donated by Loco Sports. Thanks Loco Sports! 

Food Pantries Shopped for:

·      Hampton Community Coalition

·      Salvation Army

·      St. Vincent de Paul

·      United Methodist Church

·      Seacoast Community Action – Seabrook

·      End 68 Hours of Hunger

 Partner/Financial Contributor: Loco Sports

According to Jeff Hiatt, Hampton Rotary Club member and the food shopping event chair, "The Rotary Club of Hampton has had a long standing partnership with Loco Sports and we are thrilled to help coordinate the purchase and distribution of food items to food pantries in Seabrook and the greater Hampton area."  Hiatt went to say, "Due to the snow emergency and forced cancelation of Loco Sport's half marathon in Hampton this past February, the canned food items they ask their runners to donate were way down.  As a result, Loco Sports decided to donate the monies they did not spend on day of race support services to the purchase food items to help local food pantries.  This is where the Rotary Club of Hampton comes in.  We have the food pantry connections and the man power to quickly purchase and distribute food items in one morning."