East Hartford is looking for Community Donations

East Hartford, CT—East Hartford residents Chris and Ashley Tierinni are on a mission to fight food insecurity in our community and our looking for your help to fulfill that goal.

You may know of a Backpack Program, ran by the East Hartford Public Schools with the help of community donations. This program helps over 50 families, with children in our school system, go home with a backpack full of food to help feed them on weekends. This program runs throughout the school year. Chris and Ashley are collecting non-perishable, non-expired, food donations to help stuff the backpacks and support local children.

THEY ARE IN NEED OF:

• Mac & Cheese
• Tuna or canned chicken
• Canned soup
• Ramen Noodles/ Easy heat meals
• Peanut Butter and Jelly (NO GLASS PLEASE)
• Pasta & Sauce (NO GLASS PLEASE)
• Granola/Cereal
• Granola bars/Trail mix
• Canned fruit/ Individual fruit cups

Monetary donations are also welcome. If you are able to help or have questions, please contact Ashley Tierinni at Ashley.Tierinni4454@hotmail. Let's rally together to help local children! Let's show just how good East Hartford really is! Thank you as always for your support in our local community!