The New Hampshire Food Bank and the Concord Police Department are teaming up to host a series of “Stuff-A-Cruiser” food drives in Concord as part of Hunger Action Month in New Hampshire. During these food drives, supporters are encouraged to fill a police cruiser with non-glass, non-perishable food donations. A food collection box will also be located at Concord Police Department headquarters at 35 Green St. in Concord. Donations will support local food pantries and shelters providing food to the hungry, including the Friendly Kitchen, Salvation Army and Friends of Forgotten Children.
The Stuff-a-Cruiser food drives will be set up at the following locations on the specified dates:
Saturday, Sept. 21, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Shaw’s Supermarket, 20 Fort Eddy Road (Note: This food drive will support the Salvation Army.)
Sunday, Sept. 29, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Hannaford Supermarket, 73 Fort Eddy Road (Note: This food drive will support the Friends of Forgotten Children.)
Hunger Action Month is a nationwide awareness campaign designed to encourage residents and businesses to take action to fight hunger. The New Hampshire Food Bank, a program of Catholic Charities New Hampshire, coordinates a series of events and initiatives throughout September to raise awareness and money for the approximately 1 in 9 New Hampshire residents who are food insecure, meaning they do not know where their next meal will come from.
Please RSVP with attendance/coverage plans to Nancy Mellitt at 669-9725, ext. 1129 or nmellitt@nhfoodbank.org.
The New Hampshire Food Bank has been working to relieve hunger in the Granite State since 1984. The New Hampshire Food Bank receives no federal or state funding for food distribution. In 2018, as the state’s only food bank, the New Hampshire Food Bank efficiently procured and distributed more than 14.1 million pounds of food to people in need through more than 425 non-profit registered agencies. Agencies include food pantries, neighborhood centers, low-income housing sites, senior nutrition centers, family crisis centers, hospices, soup kitchens, emergency shelters, after-school programs and day care centers. For more information about the New Hampshire Food Bank, please visit nhfoodbank.org.
Nancy MellittNew Hampshire Food Bank
