Berlin Family Food Pantry

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Please help support the Berlin Family Food Pantry!

We are working with approximately 62 residents of Berlin that shop with us twice a month. With the increase in clients, the increase in the cost of groceries, and the severe drop in donations this year, we could use some help.

Can you support our fall/winter fundraising efforts? A donation of $25.00 will help us buy one turkey for the 41 households we are providing Thanksgiving dinner to this year. A donation/sponsorship of $50.00 will provide one turkey and all the fixings. If you donate/sponsor $100, you will help us provide one Thanksgiving dinner and help support two families with a winter holiday grocery card this season.

You may ask, “What is the Berlin Family Food Pantry doing to fundraise? We continue to work with local school and church groups, who generously do food collections for us. We have a corporate fundraising volunteer who seeks out support from larger companies. Grocery stores like Hannaford and Shaws provide a portion of proceeds from reusable bags and flower bouquets. We had our last Annual Beer and Wine Tasting in 2019 which was a big help when we had half the clients, and the proceeds would cover several months of groceries. However, currently, that money now would barely cover a month’s worth of groceries in October 2023. In addition to this, Amazon Smile discontinued their program which provided over $1000 annually to the Pantry.

If you would like to support us, you can mail a check to the Berlin Family Food Pantry, 23 Linden Street, Cluster Box 6, Berlin MA 01503 or drop a monetary/food donation in the front entryway of the town office. You can also PayPal us at: https://www.paypal.com/fundraiser/charity/1434716. If you would like to purchase items for Thanksgiving, we could use cans of carrots, cans of green beans, pouches of instant mashed potatoes, boxes of stuffing, jars of turkey gravy, and cans of cranberry sauce. Items can be dropped off at the Berlin Post Office or the front of the Berlin Town Offices. Thank you!