Fill The Truck For The Food Shelf 2019

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Please help The Colchester-Milton Rotary Club ‘fill the truck’ with food for local families who need your support to be hunger free.
Drop off your non-perishable food items (or checks) during the month of MAY at these locations:
NO Expired Items Please!
 
Please join the Fill The Truck Facebook Event!

We will also have a truck to fill at the following locations from 10 AM to 3 PM:
 
          Saturday, May 4th
Items most needed: 
 
  • $.$$**
  • Pasta sauce
  • Peanut butter
  • Bottled juice
  • Hearty Soups
  • Dry pasta – spaghetti & elbow macaroni
    (No Expired items  Please!)
This is the 7th year for “Fill The Truck”. Thanks to local residents & businesses, over $8,000 and thousands of pounds of food have been donated to the Colchester, Milton and The Champlain Islands food shelves!
 
VT Hunger Facts:
One in five Vermont children experiences hunger or food hardship. 3% of all Vermont households are food insecure. More than 20,000 children under 18 live in food insecure households. Nearly 80,000 Vermonters of all ages live in food insecure households. More VT Hunger Facts at HungerFreeVT.org
 
Thank You For Your Support!
**Monetary donations also accepted - and actually preferred - as the Food Shelf's purchasing power is 2 -3 times more than yours! You can donate online right here
OR - Please make checks payable to The Colchester-Milton Rotary Charitable Fund (Memo: Fill The Truck) and drop off or mail to The Colchester-Milton Rotary Club POB 82, Colchester, VT 05446
 
Contact John Abry with any questions.