Thanksgiving Food Drive in Putnam Nov. 21,22

To help needy families in Putnam be thankful on Thanksgiving, Putnam CAP is doing its annual food drive.

Lake Mahopac Rotary and The Greater Mahopac-Carmel Chamber of Commerce are teaming up to collect donations at the Tompkins Mahopac Bank Community Center, located at 953 South Lake Blvd.

Collection points will also be at the ShopRite in Carmel, DeCicco’s Family Market in Brewster, Acme Supermarket in Brewster, Kobacker’s Market in Brewster and Putnam Lake Market.

All locations will hold the food drive from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Nov. 21 and 22.

Lake Mahopac Rotary participates in the food drive annually, but this year it needed to be held in a different location.

“Unfortunately many of the supermarkets in Putnam County are going through a transition this year, so we have had to make some adjustments as to where we can host the Thanksgiving Food Drives,” said Putnam CAP Executive Director Callahan. “I am so thankful to the Lake Mahopac Rotary for once again volunteering to run the food drive and to the Mahopac-Carmel Chamber of Commerce for being the drop off location.”

They will be collecting donations of traditional Thanksgiving food, including turkeys, fresh produce, and non-perishables.

Suggested Items for a complete basket: juice, coffee, tea, hot chocolate, cereal, pancake mix, syrup, stuffing, crackers, cookies, cranberry sauce, soup, yams (fresh or canned), potatoes, (fresh or canned), butter or margarine, gravy (canned, jar or package), fruit (canned or fresh), pie (fresh or frozen) and/or other desserts, vegetables (fresh or canned), dinner rolls (fresh or frozen), aluminum roasting pan, or other appropriate miscellaneous foods.

Frozen turkeys are gratefully accepted.

Last year, Putnam CAP distributed over 400 baskets containing all of the items needed to make a traditional Thanksgiving Dinner as well as some additional items such as breakfast foods and food for another meal during the week.