Letter Carrier Food Drive on Sat., May 13

Please support this annual food drive by placing your non-perishable donations in a bag by your mailbox by 9am.  It will be picked up and delivered to the Canton Food Pantry that same day.  Be sure that food has not passed the expiration date, as the Pantry may not distribute foods which have expired.  

Thank you to our hardworking letter carriers and several other national partners who make this program possible!  All donated foods will help support the mission of the Food Pantry to provide nutritious food to our neighbors in need. 

 

Democratic Town Committee collects for Food Pantry

The Canton Democratic Town Committee recently gathered for their holiday gathering and collected food and household items for the Canton Food Pantry. We thank them for their generous donations of food and monetary donations to sustain our pantry and its clients who are in need. 

Spotlight on a Food Pantry Hero!

Meet Harley French, one of our Canton Food Pantry heroes! Harley loads up his car each week and brings a load of just-picked fresh fruit and vegetables to bring to the pantry! Harley is the Stabilization Project Coordinator from Self Help, Inc. 

Self Help, Inc. is a nonprofit Community Action Agency (CAA) created to help low-income families and individuals stabilize and secure their lives through education, strategic assistance, and building on opportunities in their communities. They provide a range of services for families and households across Southeastern Massachusetts.

We are so grateful for Harley's boundless energy, big heart, and strong muscles!

Thank you, Harley, and Self Help, Inc.!

 

Please help out the Canton Food Pantry by donating food and toiletries. We are in need of the following items:

• breakfast cereals
• cereal bars
• juices (of all kinds)
• pasta (boxed)
• pasta sauce (in jars)
• tuna (white,in cans)
• snacks  (crackers, cookies, etc.)
• baking mixes (cakes, brownie mix, etc.)
• toothpaste
• deodorant
• shampoo
• conditioner
• kleenex tissues
• toilet paper

Please drop these items off on Mondays from 7:00-8:30 am., or at one of our drop off locations: Bank of Canton, 557 Washington Street, Canton Cooperative Bank, 671 Washington Street, Canton Public Library, 786 Washington Street, Pratt Realtors, 1475 Washington Street, and Envision Bank, 87 Sharon Street, Cobb Corner. 

Thank you. 

Mother-Daughter Group Assists the Canton Food Pantry

 

A big shout out to the National Charity League-Blue Hills Chapter for so generously helping the Canton Food Pantry during the postal drive on May 14. We appreciate your hard work and support!

The 30th Annual Letter Carriers' Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive

Look for the postcard in your mailbox with details, and                                                                  please do your part to stamp out hunger. Thank you!

 Canton's Secret Santa is Back!

Canton Cooperative Bank Collects, Donates Pies for Pantry

 

  

Pictured from left to right: Pantry volunteers Emily Prigot, Nicole Gaspa, President and CEO Nick Maffeo, pantry volunteer Pat McMahon).  

Canton Food Pantry wishes to express its sincere appreciation to the Canton Cooperative Bank for collecting dozens of pies from its generous customers. These pies will be donated to the families of the Canton Food Pantry, just in time for Thanksgiving. 

 

Thank you, Dunkin Donuts!

Mary Buckley, (left), Codirector of Canton Food Pantry), Michael Cavallo (center), Dunkin Donuts Director of Operations, and Nancy Gowe (right), Canton Food Pantry volunteer

Canton Food Pantry would like to thank Dunkin Donuts for their generosity. The company recently presented the Canton Food Pantry with a check in the amount of $2,500. The funds will be used to support the food pantry in its mission to provide free food to eligible Canton residents. These residents are affected by economic challenges, and the pantry is proud to help serve these neighbors in need. 

Can you help out?

 

The Canton Food Pantry is running low on some pantry staples. Can you help out by purchasing some of these items for us?  Here is our wish list:

• breakfast cereals (all kinds)
• snacks
• pasta (box)
• pasta sauce (jars)
• Depends adult diapers (size large only)
• shampoo
• toothpaste

Non-perishable food, personal care items, and household products may be left at the Bank of Canton, Canton Co-operative Bank, Canton Public Library, Pratt Realtors and Envision Bank (Cobb Corner). Donations of food, including perishable items, may be dropped off at the pantry on Mondays only between 7-8:30 a.m.

Our deepest thanks to the many people who continue to support our food pantry, and, by extension, our friends and neighbors in need. We are grateful for all that you do. 

 

Thank you, Canton Robodogs!

We want to send out special thanks to the great efforts of the Canton Robodogs, the High School Robotics Team.  The team has been collecting, sorting and sanitizing LEGOs into small kits for use by children served by the Canton Food Pantry.

LEGOs are educational toys and they truly are the "building blocks" of future engineering and technical expertise.  The Canton Food Pantry is grateful to the Robodogs for stepping up this summer and thinking of the needs of their younger neighbors. 

 

A Big Thank You to Isabella and Julia!

We wish to offer our special thanks to Canton High School students Isabella Crugnale and Julia Wilkinson for the t-shirt fundraiser they organized to help raise money for the food pantry. These two young ladies worked together to make a difference for our neighbors, despite the challenges of the pandemic. A big thank you is in order to Mr. Amico. He has always encouraged students to give back to the community.  He is a wonderful mentor to all the students of Canton High School.