Food Pantry Donations Large And Small Make Holidays Merry In Bridgeport

BRIDGEPORT, Conn. — The Black Rock Food Pantry — and the hundreds of families it serves — had much to be thankful for this holiday season.

Volunteers serve families each weekend at the Black Rock Food Pantry in Bridgeport.
Photo Credit: *Meredith Guinness*

Volunteers from the Black Rock Food Pantry braved chill rain to provide Thanksgiving turkeys and trimmings to 325 families the day before the holiday.
Photo Credit: *Meredith Guinness*

Meredith Guinness

11/28/2017 5:15 a.m.

In the weeks leading up to Thanksgiving, the Princeton Street pantry received large food donations from Bridgeport’s St. Ann Church, Unquowa School in Fairfield and the Torch Club of Wakeman Boys & Girls Club.

Employees of J.C. Penney in Trumbull also took up a collection and Ray Corby of the S.S. Norden Club held a benefit dinner, raising $4,000.

Food pantry volunteers were able to supply turkey dinner with all the trimmings for 325 families this Thanksgiving.

Tree of Hope, another fundraiser for the pantry, will be held at 6 p.m., Friday, Dec. 1, at the Norden Club, 4 Seabright Ave.

For more information or to donate to the food pantry, visit www.blackrockfoodpantry.com.

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