PUTNAM —  There will be a food drive for northeastern Connecticut’s many needy people from 9 a.m. to noon Nov. 7 at the Cargill Council 64 Knights of Columbus Hall, on Providence Street.

It is sponsored by Boy Scout Troop 21 and the Knights of Columbus. All proceeds will benefit the non-profit, non-denominational Project Northeast, to assist anyone in need throughout all of northeastern Connecticut. Please bring your non-perishable food items and tax-deductible monetary donations, to help your neighbors in need. If you can’t get there in person, then please mail a check now, made out to “Project Northeast,” to Fr. Richard Archambault, Director, Project Northeast, 81 Church Street, Putnam, CT 06260.