by Ken Byron (Hartford Courant)
SOUTHINGTON — - A townwide drive collected about 3,000 pounds of food, a big help to local organizations struggling to supply depleted food banks and pantries. The food drive, called the Southington Community Harvest, was held last weekend. People could leave donations at various locations in town. At Tops Supermarket, customers were given special bags to be used to donate food purchased there. A "crop walk" sponsored by a local church on Sunday collected another 500 pounds of food. Janet Mellon, director of the town's community services department, said the food will last a couple of weeks. Most of the food went to the community services department's pantry and to the organization Bread for Life, which runs programs that feed needy people in town.
Mellon said the Southington Rotary Club organized the collection after hearing that her pantry was short of food. "People in Southington take care of their own," Mellon said. "They came through here." - complete article
