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Eileen And Joe Smith Food Drive Still Benefiting WIN Food Pantry
The food drive is continuing through Aug. 22. Here's what you can donate, and where.
WAYNE, NJ — The Eileen and Joe Smith food drive is well underway, but there's still time to donate non-perishable goods to benefit the WIN Food Pantry.
The food drive started on July 24, and will run through Aug. 22. The donations collected will go toward the WIN Food Pantry, which serves over 160 Wayne families, according to the organization.
Collection boxes are available at the entry to the James W. Roe Pool, 133 Garside Ave. WIN is also accepting donations at the Summer Concert Series on Wednesdays in Wayne.
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The pantry is seeking to collect these food items:
- canned tuna
- canned salmon
- canned chicken
- spam varieties
- canned fruit
- packets of rice side dishes
- instant potatoes
- canned vegetables
Initially serving around 130 clients before the pandemic, the food pantry saw demand for aid jump to record highs of close to 170 clients during the summer of 2020 as the coronavirus lingered.
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"We have probably seen about a 15 % increase in requests for food," said Co-President Cathy Czar, at the time.
Read more: In Wayne, WIN Food Pantry Sees More Requests, Fewer Donations
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