{"id":506,"date":"2011-11-22T11:42:07","date_gmt":"2011-11-22T11:42:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/asm-aetna.com\/blog\/?p=506"},"modified":"2011-11-29T22:08:58","modified_gmt":"2011-11-29T22:08:58","slug":"emergency-of-hunger-food-drive-yields-fantastic-results","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.asm-aetna.com\/blog\/emergency-of-hunger-food-drive-yields-fantastic-results\/","title":{"rendered":"Emergency of Hunger Food Drive Yields Fantastic Results"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mceTemp\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<dl id=\"attachment_509\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\" style=\"width: 165px;\">\n<dt class=\"wp-caption-dt\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-509  \" title=\"Ambulance Service of Manchester Emergency of Hunger Food Drive\" src=\"http:\/\/asm-aetna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/Manchester-20111112-00057-225x300.png\" alt=\"Ambulance Service of Manchester Emergency of Hunger Food Drive\" width=\"155\" height=\"207\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.asm-aetna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/Manchester-20111112-00057-225x300.png 225w, https:\/\/www.asm-aetna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/Manchester-20111112-00057.png 292w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 155px) 100vw, 155px\" \/><\/dt>\n<dd class=\"wp-caption-dd\">An ASM ambulance, loaded with food, nearing the full mark.<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>News Release<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">MANCHESTER\u00a0 &#8211; When the dust settled on the friendly but competitive \u201c<strong>Emergency of Hunger Food Drive<\/strong>,\u201d Team Manchester won in the food count, Team Vernon won in cash, checks and gift cards and Team South Windsor won in turkeys.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>In total, the three teams collected: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>27,000 food items<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>742 turkeys, and<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Over $33,000 in cash, checks and gift cards.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.courant.com\/community\/manchester\/hc-manchester-food-drive-1122-20111121,0,7327192.story\">Read the Hartford Courant Article here&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.remindernews.com\/article\/2011\/11\/21\/south-windsor-donations-top-the-charts\">Read the Reminder article here&#8230;<\/a><!--more--><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cIt certainly was a great showing by all three teams. Once again this year we witnessed the generosity of the people in these towns. The mood and the vibe at the stores was a little different as people struggled with their own challenges. We realized that everyone has been affected by the storms and the economy. \u201c<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cYou can tell that going into the holiday season is an uphill battle for a lot of folks. But despite that people really came through for their friends and neighbors. We want to thank everyone who gave, no matter how much.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Ambulance Service of Manchester, in continuous operation since 1959, provides emergency medical services toManchester, East Hartford and several other towns in north centralConnecticut. In addition, ASM provides non-emergency transport throughout the greaterHartfordarea. ASM is locally owned and operated and is based onNew State Road in Manchester.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">###<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/articles.courant.com\/2010-11-23\/community\/hc-manchester-food-drive-11124-20101123_1_food-fight-food-items-food-banks\">The Hartford Courant&#8217;s 2010 Emergency of Hunger Food Drive article&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ambulanceservicemanchester.com\/minquiries.php\">Learn more about ASM&#8217;s community relations activities&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An ASM ambulance, loaded with food, nearing the full mark. 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