Old Saybrook Fire Department

Annual Event Will Benefit Shoreline Soup Kitchens &amp; Pantries&nbsp;

For
 the 14th year, Connecticut shoreline fire departments will partner with
 The Shoreline Soup Kitchens &amp; Pantries (SSKP) to host a one-day 
food drive on Saturday, April 18th, 2026 from
9 a.m. to 1 p.m. to collect non-perishable food for shoreline residents 
in need at participating fire stations as well as several grocery stores
 and businesses along the shoreline.

SSKP
 is truly grateful for such a community-wide effort as households 
struggle with the rising cost of food, fuel, and basic needs. Last year 
SSKP distributed 1.6 million pounds of food. Every
item of food donated will make a real difference to local families 
struggling with food insecurity.

Many
 local shoreline fire departments will be collecting non-perishable food
 for SSKP during the April 18th food drive, which is one of the 
organization's largest food drives of the year.
Shoreline fire departments already committed to participate include Old 
Saybrook, Westbrook, Chester, and Clinton.&nbsp;

Fire
 department teams will be collecting donations at their firehouses as 
well as local grocery stores including Stop &amp; Shop in Old Saybrook 
and Clinton, Big Y in Clinton, ShopRite&nbsp;in
Clinton, and Walmart in Old Saybrook. In addition, non-perishable food 
donations can be brought to Mirsina’s Restaurant in Old Saybrook, the 
Parthenon Diner in Old Saybrook, and Scotch Plains Tavern in Essex as 
well
as the Essex Bank in Old Saybrook and Staples in Old Saybrook. Please 
note that all these additional locations are accepting non-perishable 
food donations during their regular business hours through Saturday, 
April 18th.

This
 year's food drive will help to restock the pantries and ensure that 
everyone in our local communities can have access to the food they need.
 Please join the effort by donating food
or by holding a food drive in your neighborhood, workplace, or club, and
 then bringing the food donations to one of the participating shoreline 
firehouses. Please be aware that these participating fire departments 
can only
accept food during the food drive occurring on Saturday, April 18th from
 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Please do not drop off food items at these firehouses 
before that date.

The most needed food items are: canned vegetables, peanut butter, jelly, tuna fish/canned chicken, pasta, pasta sauce, rice, canned
soup; breakfast cereals, and ready-to-eat canned meals.

In addition, food drive donations can be made by online at <a href="https://www.shorelinesoupkitchens.org" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">www.shorelinesoupkitchens.org</a>
 or by check. Please make the check payable to SSKP (with “FD Drive” in 
the memo field) and drop off the check on Saturday, April 18th,
from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at one of the participating fire stations or mail 
to SSKP, PO Box 804. Essex, CT 06426.

This
 year's food drive is pleased to announce that local TV and radio 
personalities will participate, including Gil Simmons, Chief 
Meteorologist for NEWS 8 WTNH, and talk-show host Lee
Elci, the morning personality on his popular Lee Elci Show on 94.9 FM 
News Now-Stimulating Talk. Both Simmons and Elci will be joining 
firefighters and volunteers on Saturday morning, April 18th, collecting 
food items at OSFD
Headquarters at 310 Main Street in Old Saybrook.&nbsp; 

The
 Shoreline Soup Kitchens &amp; Pantries and participating shoreline fire
 departments also want to extend their special thanks to this year’s 
Food Drive Media Sponsors including Shore
Publishing/Harbor News; 94.9 FM News Now-Stimulating Talk; Soft Rock 
WBMW 106.5; and Jammin' 107.7 FM, which will host a live broadcast from 
the OSFD Headquarters during the April 18th food drive.

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