Holiday Food Box Preparation Underway
Food Boxes and Holiday Gift Bags will be distributed on December 19th.
Collection boxes for nonperishable food are located
around town. Checks are gratefully accepted and the money is used to purchase fresh local vegetables, fruit, bread, eggs and
other nice food.
Checks, made payable to Huntington Food Boxes, can be left with
Town Clerk Heidi Racht,
BPMS School
secretary Sue Van Der Vliet,
and with Linda Pecor at Beaudry's Store.
Other collection sites include the Huntington Public
Library, Huntington Post Office and Community church of Huntington.
About 60 boxes and bags will be distributed in 2015.
To
help with shopping and food pick-up on December 17 and 18, contact: heidiracht@gmavt.net or 434-2690. To help with
assembling or delivering on December 19, contact sandyheyman@hotmail.com.
Please consider donating some suggested items (in any amount):
• 62 jars of peanut butter
• 124 cans of tuna
• 67 cans of soup
• 65 mac and cheese kits
• 24 boxes of cereal (Rice Crispies or similar with no sugar)
• 27 boxes of crackers (Wheat Thins or similar)
• 63 cans of fruit cocktail
• 124 cans of vegetables (corn, green beans)
• homemade cookies, sweet breads, etc.
• baking mixes (brownies, cake, pie crust)
• paper towels or toilet paper
• 15 stuffing mix
• 15 canned cranberries
Drop off point: Town Clerk's Office, BPMS, Beaudry's Store, Post Office, Library by December 17
