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Health & Fitness

March Needs from the Canton Food Pantry

Summary of needs from the Canton Food Pantry

Spring is here and the holidays are long past but the Canton Food Pantry needs your help year round.

The  provides an invaluable service to many members of our community who are struggling. They rely on the  from the Canton community. Luckily, the citizens of Canton always come through for them–as they do anytime they are asked for help. 

The  sends out a monthly email to its subscribers, letting them know what items they are most in need of for the current month. Each month they stress that all donations of any kind are always welcome. If you would like to get on the list you can email the food pantry and ask to be put on the list. I find it useful. The week that I receive the email, I put a few of the items on my shopping list for the week so that I remember. Then, after I sort my groceries, I can deliver the needed items to the Food Pantry.

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For those who are not on the distribution list, I duplicate the list in a monthly blog post. For March 2012, the Canton Food Pantry reports that they need the following:

  • Coffee
  • Tomato or Spaghetti Sauce
  • Juice (bottled or dry mix)
  • Pasta, Lentils, Dried Beans
  • Canned Chicken (or other meats)
  • Baking items (flour, sugar, etc...)
  • Canned Fruit
  • Cooking Oil
  • Peanut Butter and Jelly/Jam
  • Crackers
  • Paper Towels
  • Feminine Products
  • Toilet Paper
  • Grocery Store gift cards in any denomination  (If possible, we offer gift cards to clients with special circumstances.)                

Donations may be brought to:

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, 960 R Washington St., (rear of Rodman Building) most Mondays 7-9am, and every Tues. 8:30-9am
, 671 Washington St., Mon-Fri 9am-5pm
, 557 Washington St., Mon - Fri 9am-5pm
y, 786 Washington St., Mon 1-9pm, Tues-Thurs 9:30am-9:00pm
., 1475 Washington St., Daily 7am-5pm

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About the Author: Christine Smith is a Realtor, Buyer's Agent, Attorney, social media fan, parent and Canton resident. She writes about real estate and events in the Canton area on her blog – Canton MA Events and Real Estate.

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