{"id":5153,"date":"2013-11-26T12:43:18","date_gmt":"2013-11-26T12:43:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.asm-aetna.com\/blog\/?p=5153"},"modified":"2013-11-26T12:43:18","modified_gmt":"2013-11-26T12:43:18","slug":"regional-food-drive-in-manchester-considered-a-success","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.asm-aetna.com\/blog\/regional-food-drive-in-manchester-considered-a-success\/","title":{"rendered":"Regional Food Drive In Manchester Considered A Success"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 33%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery 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style='clear: both' \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>By JESSE LEAVENWORTH<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Hartford Courant<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">4:57 p.m. EST,\u00a0November 25, 2013<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">MANCHESTER \u2014 A regional food drive in its fifth year tallied &#8220;phenomenal&#8221; results, an organizer announced Monday.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Emergency of Hunger drive, run by emergency response agencies and Rotary Club members, gathered 38,309 food items, $24,143 in cash, checks and gift cards and 596 turkeys, event organizer Dave Skoczulek said.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Donations were gathered at supermarkets in Manchester,\u00a0<a id=\"PLGEO100100202240000\" title=\"South Windsor\" href=\"http:\/\/www.courant.com\/topic\/us\/connecticut\/hartford-county\/south-windsor-PLGEO100100202240000.topic\">South Windsor<\/a>, Vernon, Windsor and Enfield, the latest community to join the effort. The donations go to food pantries and shelters in each town.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&#8220;Because we keep adding towns and changing hours and tinkering with the format, it&#8217;s hard to say if it was the biggest year,&#8221; Skoczulek said. &#8220;But I would say it was the best year. We had the most fun, brought in a huge amount, had the best interactions with the public and saw the biggest desire to give.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Over the past five years, the drive has tallied 147,000 food items, $96,186 in donations and 4,170 turkeys.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.courant.com\/community\/manchester\/hc-manchester-drive-results-1126-20131125,0,58452.story\">Read the Courant article by clicking here&#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>By JESSE LEAVENWORTH The Hartford Courant 4:57 p.m. EST,\u00a0November 25, 2013 MANCHESTER \u2014 A regional food drive in its fifth year tallied &#8220;phenomenal&#8221; results, an organizer announced Monday. 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