17 years...quite the accomplishment. Special thanks to all who are involved with Friendly Hands for your devotion and commitment to an important issue!
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February 2008
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Contact me
For questions, comments or to discuss how you can become involved with wiping out hunger in our community give me a call at (860) 469-4497.
Stories that will touch your heart
In the news...
- At a homeless camp in August 2006, town employees bulldozed and dumped residents' belongings, including tents, food and sleeping bags donated by local churches, birth certificates, Social Security cards and driver's licenses.
- Empathy...
- Homeless Vets - Are you aware?
- One man in Iowa...
- One woman in Detroit...
- Will we help a person abusing alcohol or drugs move toward recovery by turning them away from the shelter or by letting them in?
Upcoming Events
- August 9th: Torrington Armory - Back to School FREE Clothing & Supplies Event (Funding provided by the William Caspar Graustein Memorial Fund's Discovery Initiative)
- September 27th: 4th Annual Fall Festival - Center Congregational Church
- November 16th - 22th: National Hunger and Homeless Awareness Week (2008 details to follow)
- Dec 21st: National Homeless Persons' Memorial Day (2008 details to follow)
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How to donate
- Center Congregational Church: Bring in non-perishable food items all year long so that we can bring them monthly to the Friendly Hands Food Bank. Usually we ask for food once a month, but hunger is a 24/7/365 thing. Donating should be the same! If we are going to conquer hunger we have to outpace it with a steady stream of food!
- "Recipes from the Heart" is a cookbook that you can purchase - proceeds will benefit America's Second Harvest
- Bring a canned food item purchased at Pricechopper to Quassy on Tuesdays and Thursdays and receive $3 off the price of a $21 wrist band at Quassy Amusement Park!
- Play a vocab game - each word that you get correct = 20 grains of rice!
- ConAgra Foods Matching Grant
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A little bit about me...
- Deb
- Torrington, CT, United States
- I am a member of Center Congregational Church and belong to the Center Faith Singers and Center Ringers. I live in Torrington with my husband, Mike, and two children, Chelsea and Ryan. I love music, reading, animals and enjoying the simpler pleasures in life.
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