2009 Community Service Project

Every year our club organizes a community service project as a way of giving back to the community.  This year, we will be organizing a holiday food drive to benefit families in the Wilton area.  As you can imagine, the recession has impacted our community, with the number of struggling families doubling over the past year.  We will be collecting items for the Wilton Food Pantry and items to create a Thanksgiving Dinner Basket for one family.

• We will be collecting non-perishable items for the Wilton Food Pantry from November 23rd through December 6th.  A list of the items needed is below (the coordinator mentioned that their supply of personal care items is particularly low).  Items can be dropped off at the front door of the following homes:

• We will also be collecting fresh/perishable items to create a Thanksgiving Dinner Basket.  A list of the items needed is below.  If you would like to provide items for the basket or make a monetary donation towards the purchase of those items, please contact Janell Federico (210-7278 or janellfederico@yahoo.com) who will be coordinating this effort.
  
  

Please help us bring holiday cheer to local families in need by participating in the food drive.  Thank you so much for your help!

The Wilton Food Pantry

Here’s what would help most:

• Paper goods: Toilet paper, paper towels, Kleenex, napkins
  
• Detergent: Laundry & Dishwashing
  
• Cereal: Please try for a variety
  
• Fruit juice: Bottles
  
• Coffee & Tea: Regular and decaf, instant & ground
  
• Personal Care Items: Tooth paste and tooth brushes, Deodorant, Shampoo and conditioner, Bath soap
• Pasta Sauce & Pasta
• Canned Goods Soup - Chunky/Hearty variety, Vegetables and Canned Tomatoes, Dinty Moore Beef / Turkey Stew, Fruit Tuna
• Condiments: Salad dressing, mayo, ketchup and mustard (small sizes)
• Jam and jelly - no Grape (we have only grape on the shelves at the moment)
• Peanut butter  - small containers, not “family size”
• Rice Dream vanilla enriched rice milk –special request for those with milk allergies

Please, Very Important

No expired food or dented or rusted cans

NO beans of any kind, NO canned salmon,

(we have an abundance of these items)

Thanksgiving Food Basket List

*each item should feed 5 people

** wherever possible, include fresh vegetables and homemade baked goods

• 14 lb or more, fresh or frozen turkey
• White potatoes
• Sweet potatoes
• Carrots
• Green Beans-fresh
• Celery
• Onions
• Bag of bread cubes/crumbs to make stuffing
• Cranberry sauce
• Gravy
• Milk
• Butter
• Pumpkin pie
• Apple pie
• Apple cider
• Whipping cream or canned whipped cream
• Cookies
• Centerpiece
• Roasting pan (aluminum)
• Table cloth
• Napkins
• Candles
• Nuts
• After dinner mints

Please place items in an attractive basket, decorated box or laundry basket or other creative container