MFC bin is back at Shaw’s

This from Susan Maritan –

Food Bin for Medfield Food Cupboard Returns to Shaws Vestibule

and

Mangia Pizza is Holding a Fundraiser for Food Cupboard

MEDFIELD, Mass – April 15, 2015:  – Back in October, the Medfield Food Cupboard food donation bin was removed from the entry of Shaw’s Supermarket. It was a corporate mandate, and the Medfield Shaw’s had no alternative but to comply. In response, additional Food Cupboard collection bins were placed at the Medfield Public Library and the Pfaff Center.  While donors have utilized those bins, they are not always as convenient as the Shaw’s bins were. Well, good news! Shaws is once again collecting food for the food cupboard. Please note, there is only one collection spot: at the exit closest to Blue Moon.

“For many years the Food Cupboard heavily relied on the donations that residents left at Shaw’s,” said Martha Sherman, President of the Medfield Food Cupboard. “That food was a reliable supplement to the food collected through local food drives and church collections. In the past months, however, since the bin was removed, we at the Food Cupboard definitely noticed the decrease in donations. We are so pleased that Shaws is allowing the bin back into their vestibule area.”

The bins that were at the Pfaff Center and Library will remain in place.

Citizens interested in supporting the Food Cupboard may do so by placing unexpired, unopened food in the collection locations at the Medfield Public Library, Pfaff Center, Shaw’s, in the baskets in the lobby of the United Church of Christ, or at one of the other Medfield churches.

Donations may include, but are not limited to: soup, canned chicken, canned tuna, pasta sauces, cereal, peanut butter, juice, jelly, raisins, and canned fruits and vegetables.

“We are also pleased to announce that Mangia Pizza, at 26 Park Street, is holding a fund raiser for the Food Cupboard on April 28 and 29.  A portion of all sales will be donated to the Food Cupboard. We hope people stop in, enjoy some delicious food and support the Food Cupboard at the same time!”

The volunteers at the Food Cupboard are continually impressed with the generosity they witness from the community. “The kindness we see from Medfield residents and businesses is heartwarming,” continued Sherman. “We could not operate without the generous donations of our supporters.”

The Food Cupboard asks residents to make a note that the Postal Food Drive will be held this year on May 9th. Medfield residents may leave food at their mailboxes Saturday morning, and the postal carriers will pick it up and deliver it to the United Church of Christ where it will be sorted and shelved. Those interested in volunteering for the Postal Drive, please email: info@medfieldfoodcupboard.com and express their interest.

Those interested in conducting a food drive in their neighborhood, at their place of business, or in another venue, PLEASE contact Abby Marble, Food Drive Coordinator at 508-359-5370 for tips, timing, and delivery assistance.

The volunteers of the Food Cupboard would like to thank all of those who have helped over the years. “When we all work together,” added Sherman, “truly, we can make a difference.”