“If you want happiness for an hour, take a nap. If you want happiness for a day, go fishing. If you want happiness for a year, inherit a fortune. If you want happiness for a lifetime, help somebody.”
― Chinese Proverb
“Fill-the-Truck” Month … We’re Half Way There!
Volunteers from the CCFS and the Colchester Middle School.
The Food Shelf has been a busy place over the last two weeks. On February 3, we kicked off the 6th year of the Colchester Milton Rotary’s “Fill-the-Truck” event at Shaw’s Supermarket in Colchester. In the days to follow, we had two very helpful student volunteers from the Colchester Middle School that helped process 555 pounds of food!
The event continued on February 10 at Price Chopper in Colchester. Two more student volunteers from the Colchester Middle School helped process another 876.5 pounds of food that had been collected during the second week of the food drive!
Some of the 876.5 pounds of donations from the Feb. 10 Fill-the-Truck event.
We want to thank our student volunteers, who in the first two weeks combined, helped process over 1,431 pounds of food! Thank you for your part in helping to make a difference in our community!
The “Fill-the-Truck” event doesn’t stop here! The event will continue throughout the month of February. Donations can be made throughout the month of February at the Colchester Police Department, the Burnham Memorial Library, the Re/Max North office at 875 Roosevelt Highway, and the Milton Family Community Center. Please consider supporting the food drive with canned goods or a financial donation.
“The Truck” will also be at the Hannaford Supermarket at 259 Route 7 South in Milton from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. on Saturday, February 17 and Saturday, February 24. Stop by and see us!
Thank you for your continued support of the Colchester Food Shelf! We couldn’t do this without all of you!
Hannaford Helps January Results
A big thank you to all those who purchased Hannaford Helps Fight Hunger reusable bags at the North Ave location in the month of January. The food shelf will be receiving a check from Hannaford for $41.75! Your purchases helped members of our community and the environment at the same time! #HannafordHelps
Next Stop to Fill the Truck – Feb. 10 at Price Chopper!
Thank you to the Colchester-Milton Rotary for a very successful collection of 555 pounds of canned goods on Saturday, February 3! The second part of the month-long Fill-the-Truck food drive takes place at Price Chopper on Prim Road in Colchester this coming Saturday, February 10, from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
If you are doing some grocery shopping or stopping at the drug store in the area, please consider supporting the food drive with canned goods or a financial donation. Donations can be made throughout the month of February at the following locations:
- Colchester Police Department
- Burnham Memorial Library
- Re/Max North office at 875 Roosevelt Highway
- Milton Family Community Center
Thank you for your continued support of the Colchester Food Shelf!
Fill the Truck for the Food Shelf – Feb. 3 at Shaw’s!
We are just days away from the 6th year of the Colchester-Milton Rotary Club “Fill the Truck” event, to benefit the local food shelves. Thanks to local residents and businesses, $6,000 and thousands of pounds of food have been donated to the Colchester Community Food Shelf. The year, the event will also benefit Milton and The Islands!
The Colchester Milton Rotary understands local food shelf organizations receive a lot of donations during the holidays, but often the months of January and February are difficult. Please help the Colchester-Milton Rotary Club ‘fill the truck’ with food for local families who need your support to make this winter season hunger free.
We will be at Shaw’s, 66 Mountain View Drive, Colchester on Saturday, February 3, 2018, from 10 AM to 3 PM. Please buy an extra item to help fill the truck.
Items most needed:
- $.$$**
- Pasta sauce
- Peanut butter
- Bottled juice
- Hearty Soups
- Dry pasta – spaghetti & elbow macaroni
- No expired items, please!
**Monetary donations are also accepted, and are actually preferred, as the food shelf’s purchasing power is 2-3 times more than yours! Please make checks payable to Colchester Food Shelf.
Too busy this Saturday, but still interested in helping “Fill the Truck”? Drop off your non-perishable food items (or checks) during the month of February at these locations:
- RE/MAX North Professionals 875 Roosevelt Hwy, Colchester
- Colchester Police Department 835 Blakely Rd, Colchester
- Burnham Memorial Library 898 Main St, Colchester
- Milton Family Community Center 619 – 23 Villemiare Ln, Milton
We will have a truck to fill at the following locations from 10 AM to 3 PM:
- Shaw’s 66 Mountain View Drive, Colchester on February 3
- Price Chopper 1184 Prim Road, Colchester on February 10
- Four Seasons Realty 162 River St, Milton on February 17
Vermont Hunger Facts:
One in five Vermont children experiences hunger or food hardship. 3% of all Vermont households are food insecure. More than 20,000 children under 18 live in food insecure households. Nearly 80,000 Vermonters of all ages live in food insecure households. More VT Hunger Facts at HungerFreeVT.org
Information about this event was provided by the Colchester-Milton Rotary Club.
One Week Left! #HannafordHelps
Where does the time go? There’s only one week left in January. That means one more week to pick up a few more of the Fight Hunger bags in support of the Food Shelf at the North Ave Hannaford in Burlington. Encourage family and friends to do the same!
Each bag purchased during the month of January generates a $1.00 donation to the Colchester Food Shelf, and every reusable Fight Hunger bag makes a difference! #reducereuserecycle #hannafordhelps