{"id":10634,"date":"2019-11-26T14:17:21","date_gmt":"2019-11-26T19:17:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.asm-aetna.com\/blog\/?p=10634"},"modified":"2019-11-26T14:20:03","modified_gmt":"2019-11-26T19:20:03","slug":"11th-annual-emergency-of-hunger-food-drive-results","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.asm-aetna.com\/blog\/11th-annual-emergency-of-hunger-food-drive-results\/","title":{"rendered":"11th Annual Emergency of Hunger Food Drive Results!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

HARTFORD COURANT<\/p>\n\n\n\n

by Jesse Leavenworth<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Volunteers\nwith the Emergency of Hunger Food Drive unload donations from an ambulance at\nMACC Charities in Manchester. (Courtesy of Patrick Gleason\/ASM)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Organizers of\nthe Emergency of Hunger food drive gathered ample donations of food and cash\nover the past two weekends at area supermarkets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Police officers, firefighters, ambulance crews and other volunteers collected 645 turkeys, 21,334 food items and $31,003 in cash, food drive spokesman Patrick Gleason of Ambulance Service of Manchester said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Collections\nwere made at supermarkets in Manchester, Vernon and South Windsor. All\ndonations are to benefit food pantries in the participating towns.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This was the\n11th year of the drive. In 2009, when the effort was focused only on\nManchester, a total of $2,405.78 in cash and checks and 155 turkeys were\ncollected, along with an unspecified number of nonperishable food items. The\ntotal value of food and monetary donations was $14,265.78, an organizer said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Participants\nthis year included Manchester, South Windsor and Vernon police officers and\nfirefighters and representatives of Manchester Police Explorers, Ambulance\nService of Manchester, South Windsor Rotary Club, Highland Park Market, Stop\n& Shop supermarkets, Geissler\u2019s supermarket in South Windsor, Manchester\nArea Conference of Churches Charities, South Windsor Food & Fuel Bank and\nHockanum Valley Community Council.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jesse Leavenworth can be reached at jleavenworth@courant.com<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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