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Grants
Food Pantry grants awarded by Jewett City Savings Bank Foundation are celebrated by: Front, left to right: Stella Dawley and Harriett Rosiene, Preston City Congregational Church Food Pantry; and Laura Kroll, Friends of Assisi Food Pantry in Danielson. Rear – Phyllis Jaeger and Brenda Tupaj, Community Kitchens of Northeastern Connecticut; Kevin Merchant, Foundation president; Garry Brown, Town of Pomfret Food Pantry; and Paul Baillargeon, Saint Mary Food Pantry in Jewett City. Courtesy photo.
Food pantries
get a boost
JEWETT CITY — The Jewett City Savings Bank Foundation awarded $13,000 to five local food pantries.
In Danielson, the Friends of Assisi Food Pantry received a Foundation grant of $4,500 for the purchase of diapers, gift cards for emergency items, and grocery cards. Community Kitchens of Northeastern CT, Inc. received $1,000 to buy food, paper goods, and other necessities for the provision of hot meals at five sites.
The Town of Pomfret Food Pantry received $500 from the Foundation to help sustain its program for individuals and families in need in that community.
St. Mary Food Pantry in Jewett City received a $5,000 grant. and the Preston City Congregational Church received $2,000 to stock food pantry shelves and provide vouchers for farm produce,
The grants awarded by the Jewett City Savings Bank Foundation in 2011 totaled $52,300.