Request for Back to School Backpacks and Supplies

We are asking for donations of backpacks complete with school supplies for the children of the families that use the Canton Food Pantry. We realize this is short notice, so if a backpack full of supplies is too ambitious, perhaps you could donate just a backpack, or some school supplies, or even a gift card to Walmart or CVS.

Janet Pratt has allowed us to leave these at her 1475 Washington St. office and we will then distribute them at the Food Pantry. Backpacks and supplies need to be at her office by Sunday August 28^th.

Please forward this to anyone you think might be able to help out and is not on our distribution list.

Thanks so much!

August 2011

I know this email is substantially the same as last month, but that’s because we still need everything! Summer is our slowest time for donations, yet it is the time that people need the most food because the kids are around and those who are used to having 2 free meals at school obviously are not getting them in the summer.

So think of what you like to eat in the summer, and donate that. Good items to donate would include cereal, tuna, ham, fruit – but as we said above, we need everything, so whatever you drop off is appreciated and welcome.

Our directors have asked us to put out a special call for instant coffee.

Items may be dropped off at the following locations:
Canton Food Pantry, 960R Washington St., (rear of Rodman Building) most Mondays 7-9am, and every Tues. 8:30-9am
Canton Co-Operative Bank, 671 Washington St., Mon-Fri 9am-5pm
Bank of Canton, 557 Washington St., Mon - Fri 9am-5pm
Canton Public Library, 786 Washington St., Mon 1-9pm, Tues-Thurs 9:30am-9:00pm
Pratt Realtors, Inc., 1475 Washington St., Daily 7am-5pm

Thank you for taking time out of your busy summer to support our clients. We really appreciate all that you do for us.