Upcoming Event: Morley Annual Red Wagon Trek to Town Hall to benefit the Town’s Food Pantry

WEST HARTFORD, CONN. (October 21, 2024) – Morley Elementary schoolchildren in grades K-2 will make their annual 1.22-mile trip to Town Hall with their red wagons laden with non-perishable food for the Town’s Food Pantry on Thursday, November 7, 2024 (rain date: November 14).

At 9:30 a.m., schoolchildren, teachers, parents, and Principal Ryan Cleary will congregate at Town Hall, where tables will be set up outside to place the food.

This is the 30th year of the Morley School Red Wagon Food Drive. Their donations significantly boost West Hartford’s Food Pantry stock, and the Town is grateful for the many years of generosity.

The West Hartford Food Pantry offers immediate and meaningful support to families in crisis. Each year, the Food Pantry distributes thousands of bags of food to West Hartford residents in need. With rising fuel and food costs, this winter will be critical for lower-income households. The Food Pantry has responded to this need thus far thanks to the generosity of its residents, schools, faith communities, and businesses.

The Food Pantry’s greatest needs right now are cold cereal, rice, shelf-stable milk, pasta and sauce, tuna, canned ravioli, baked beans, canned fruit, canned vegetables, soup, and peanut butter.  Other commonly donated items are snacks, jelly, canned chicken, macaroni and cheese, and cooking oil.

Food donations can be dropped off in the Town Hall lobby at the Customer Service Desk, Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.  Financial contributions may be sent to the Town That Cares, 50 South Main Street, Room 130, West Hartford, CT 06107.

For more information on donating food or how you can help, contact Tullulah Pickens at Tullulah.Pickens@westhartfordct.gov or (860) 561-7572. You may learn more about the West Hartford Food Pantry by visiting https://www.westhartfordct.gov/town-departments/social-services/food-pantry.

Thank you for supporting your community!