Lenten Food Drive

Lenten Food Drive

Share the Spirit of Giving during Lent — Live Our Mission!

Bring your donated items to First Presbyterian Church throughout Lent starting on Ash Wednesday, February 18 through Palm Sunday, March 29 (Monday – Friday 9am-5pm)

You can pick up a brown grocery bag with a list of items from the back of the church. (Bags donated by Walter Stewart’s.) All items will be donated to the New Canaan Food Pantry.

Suggested items:

  • Milk (Non-Refrigerated – Parmalat, Horizon, etc.)
  • Pancake Mix (Complete), Cereal & Oatmeal (Small Tub or Box)
  • Baking Items (Baking Mix, Oil, Flour, olive oil, and salad dressing, etc.)
  • Crackers, Peanut Butter, Jelly, taco kits and Hamburger Helper
  • Canned Goods: Tuna/Chicken/Stew, vegetables, fruit, pasta sauce, or soup
  • Ground Coffee (Regular & Decaf) & Tea
  • Household: Toilet paper, paper towels, dish soap, all-purpose cleaners 
  • Personal Care: Shampoo/Conditioner, Deodorant (Man-Woman), Body Wash, Mouth Wash, Razors (Man-Woman), Shaving Cream

Monetary donations always accepted and can be mailed to New Canaan Human Services at: 77 Main Street, New Canaan, CT 06840. Please make checks payable to the “New Canaan Food Pantry”.

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