NORRISTOWN — After months of planning and organizing, the food is being delivered to those in need. The 28th Annual Lt. Patty Simons Law Enforcement Food Drive kicked off at Five Saints Distilling in Norristown on October 25th. More than a dozen local law enforcement agencies and area businesses teamed up to collect food for 9 different food banks in Montgomery County. The food collection, one of the largest in the region, will supply numerous Montgomery County food pantries including: Catholic Social Services in Norristown, Methacton School District’s Backpack Program, the Patrician Society in Norristown, the Mattie N. Dixon Community […]
NORRISTOWN — After months of planning and organizing, the food is being delivered to those in need. The 28th Annual Lt. Patty Simons Law Enforcement Food Drive kicked off at Five Saints Distilling in Norristown on October 25th. More than a dozen local law enforcement agencies and area businesses teamed up to collect food for 9 different food banks in Montgomery County. The food collection, one of the largest in the region, will supply numerous Montgomery County food pantries including: Catholic Social Services in Norristown, Methacton School District’s Backpack Program, the Patrician Society in Norristown, the Mattie N. Dixon Community […]
NORRISTOWN — After months of planning and organizing, the food is being delivered to those in need. The 28th Annual Lt. Patty Simons Law Enforcement Food Drive kicked off at Five Saints Distilling in Norristown on October 25th. More than a dozen local law enforcement agencies and area businesses teamed up to collect food for […]
Catholic Charities runs three food banks that help stock 26 food pantries in Aroostook County, and almost every pantry has reported an increase in clients, according to Jon Blanchard, Catholic Charities assistant director for hunger and relief services. Food pantries that used to see 200 to 300 people a month are now seeing 400 to 500, he said.