Pomfret neighbors helping neighbors
POMFRET — For the past five years, the Pomfret Proprietors Association has organized and promoted a food drive every First Saturday at the Pomfret Community Center. This food drive supports the Pomfret Community Market, a food pantry run by TEEG at the community center. TEEG feeds about 45 families each month from the Pomfret Market. 
From January to October, over 2,500 pounds of food and almost $800 was donated for the year so far. 
If you’d like to donate food or money to this monthly effort, please stop by Pomfret Community Center (207 Mashamoquet Road) every first Saturday from 9 to 11 a.m. Volunteers will greet you in the parking lot. 9 
So far this year: January- 441.5 lbs. and $170 - Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices New England Properties; February- 292.9 lbs. - Pomfret School Girls JV Squash Team; March- 301.2 lbs. - Pomfret School Pomfret Happiness Project; April- 296.4 lbs. - Pomfret Recreation Department; May- 103 lbs. - Pomfret Lions Club; June- 401.6 lbs. and $245- Pomfret Democratic Town Committee; July- 238.2 lbs. - Pomfret School, Patrick Woods Scholars; August - 226 lbs. - Weiss, Hale, and Zahansky Strategic Wealth Advisors; September – 21 lbs. and $45 - The Abington Social Library Board; October – 187.50 lbs. and $330 - Christ Church Outreach Committee; November - Rectory School Community Service Club (total not available yet); December - Vanilla Bean & QC NEMBA (total not available yet)
With Thanksgiving approaching, specific needs include instant mashed potatoes, canned corn/peas/green beans, cranberry sauce, canned gravy, rolls, stuffing, pies, and large-sized beverages. They can always use Toiletries, paper products, and cleaning supplies. They do not need clothing.
Another helpful neighbor is The Pomfret School. Their curriculum offers a course called The History of Food Insecurity. One of the outcomes for the course is the opportunity for students to plan for and pack bags of food that are delivered to 20 Pomfret Community School families each weekend. These “Pomfret Power Packs” have been supported financially by the Pomfret Proprietors over the years with donations from Town Wide Tag Sale profits. 
 If you are interested in providing non-perishables specifically for Pomfret Power Packs, please consider donating 24 of the same item. These include pasta, cereal, pasta sauce, fruit snacks, granola bars, pudding packs, oranges, carrots, peanut butter, jelly, or canned protein. Please reach out to Louisa Jones to coordinate drop-off of these food items at Pomfret School.
More info: https://www.pomfretct.gov/home/pages/food-pantry.

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