United Way of Coastal and Western Connecticut is partnering with the Woman’s Club of Greater New Milford to collect food and monetary donations to make Thanksgiving a joyful holiday for 275 hardworking families in need this year to put food on their tables.
Operation Thanksgiving (formerly called Stuff the Gazebo) collects food and monetary donations so that families in need can have all the ingredients for a complete Thanksgiving meal, including a turkey.
Operation Thanksgiving will include a drop-off food collection day at the New Milford Bandstand on November 4 from 10 am to 2 pm. Food items being collected are listed below. Monetary donations are also being accepted on November 4, in the form of cash or checks made out to the Woman’s Club of Greater New Milford. Checks can also be mailed to: Woman’s Club of Greater New Milford, P.O. Box 225, New Milford, CT 06776.
Monetary donations can also be made online.
See the list below for a list of food items being collected. For more information, or to make a donation, contact Katy Francis at katy.francis@unitedwaycwc.org or 860-354-8800
Collection date and location
Saturday, November 4, 2022 – 10 am to 2 pm
The Bandstand on the New Milford Green, Main St., New Milford, CT 06776
Collection of non-perishable food and monetary donations
For more information, or to find out how to make a donation, contact Katy Francis at katy.francis@unitedwaycwc.org or call 860-354-8800
Non-perishable food items to be collected:
- Pie Crust Mix*
- Canned Pie Filling*
- Canned Yams*
- Frozen Turkey*
- Cranberry Sauce*
- Cream Soups*
- Canned/Jarred Gravy
- Stuffing Mix
- Boxed Mashed Potatoes
- Canned Veggies
* Most needed