LAKEVILLE, CT – Salisbury Bank seized the opportunity to help its neighbors in need with another successful “Fill-the-Basket” food drive to benefit local food pantries.
All fourteen branch offices located throughout the tri-state area collected food and cash donations during the months of November and December. Together, they were able to collect and donate over 1,424 non-perishable food and household items, and $524 in cash donations.
In addition to what was collected at each branch location, Salisbury Bank also donated a total of $12,000 amongst the food pantry’s serving each area.
All items collected, including monetary contributions, were donated directly to the local food pantries serving each area:
- Center for Compassion (Dover Plains, NY)
- Deacon Jack Seymour Food Pantry (Newburgh, NY)
- Fishes and Loaves (Canaan, CT)
- Fishkill Food Pantry (Fishkill, NY)
- Food of Life Pantry (Amenia, NY)
- Hudson River Housing (Poughkeepsie and Red Oaks Mill, NY)
- North East Community Center Food Access (Millerton, NY)
- Owl’s Kitchen (Sharon, CT)
- People’s Pantry (Great Barrington, MA)
- Sheffield Food Assistance (Sheffield and South Egremont, MA)
- The Corner Food Pantry (Lakeville and Salisbury, CT)
- The Family of New Paltz (New Paltz, NY)
