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Popular Granby food pantry seeks help to stay open
In Granby, hundreds of people depend on the Hope 4 Life Food Pantry to feed their families. That pantry, though, is in danger of shutting down unless money can be raised to repair and aging fire alert system. Pastor Al Royal oversees the pantry. He said they need to fundraise about $15,000 and have set up a GoFundMe account. Royal said…
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Popular Granby food pantry seeks help to stay open
In Granby, hundreds of people depend on the Hope 4 Life Food Pantry to feed their families. That pantry, though, is in danger of shutting down unless money can be raised to repair and aging fire alert system.
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UConn Food Pantry Gets Bigger Space Due to High Demand
A food pantry in Waterbury that sold out of food within the first hour it opened is getting a bigger space.
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Need for Food Grows in 2023 in Connecticut
The holiday requests for food donations may have passed, but the need for food is only growing. Local pantries are encouraging people to donate. Cheryl Ruscyk, the manager of St. Mark’s food pantry, is among thousands who at one point in her life, struggled to put food on the table. Over the last year, she says she’s seen an...
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Christmas “Grinch” Steals Food Donations in East Hartford
During this season of giving, an East Hartford man found himself the victim of a Grinch after someone stole donations meant for a local food pantry at his home Thursday night. Now, the town’s mayor is putting a call to action to make up for the loss.
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Christmas “Grinch” Steals Food Donations in East Hartford
During this season of giving, an East Hartford man found himself the victim of a Grinch after someone stole donations meant for a local food pantry at his home Thursday night. Now, the town’s mayor is putting a call to action to make up for the loss. “We needed a little bit of Christmas, so I set this up....
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Norwich Free Academy Students Show ‘Can-Do Attitude' With Large Donation
Norwich Free Academy’s food pantry received a large donation this week thanks to four friends on a mission. Aiden Campbell, Christian Bray, Sean Grice and Joseph Davis, all seniors at NFA, pooled together their own money from working part-time jobs and bought more than 1,000 cans to support their school’s food drive. “We just wanted to help people,” Bray...
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Norwich Free Academy Students Show ‘Can-Do Attitude' With Large Donation
The food pantry at Norwich Free Academy just got a big boost, and teachers at the school say it came from a small group of friends with big hearts.