Somers Food Pantry Receives Anonymous $5,000 Donation

Press release from the Somers Congregational Church:

April 7, 2021

Champ’s Place Food Pantry recently received an anonymous donation of $5,000. The gift was accompanied by a letter which read, “God is love? Please match this donation. I was guided to send this donation and give this message. Please send to local papers. Hopefully, this will encourage others to donate. Thank you for the work you do.”

Champ’s Place Food Pantry services the residents of Somers providing groceries for approximately 61 households per month. Since the pandemic began one year ago, the needs of residents in the community can increase up to 20% in one month. In the past, the food pantry had to limit the amount of grocery items given to each client. With the generosity of community members, food pantry volunteers have been able to shop for a variety of grocery items that were difficult to get from Foodshare, such as toiletries and juice for children. That flexibility allows for the purchase of special dietary foods including items that are gluten free or low in sodium and sugar.

“The generosity of the community has been amazing since the start of the pandemic. We were overwhelmed by receiving this anonymous donation.”- Kathy Moulton, Co-Director of Champ’s Place.

Honoring the request of this anonymous donor, Champ’s Place Food Pantry is reaching out to the community for matching donations. Donations can be sent to the attention of “Champ’s Place Food Pantry” c/o Somers Congregational Church, P.O. Box 295, Somers, CT 06071 or through the church’s website at: www.thesomerschurch.org. If you have any questions, please call the church office at 860-763-4021 or email: office@thesomerschurch.org.

This press release was produced by the Somers Congregational Church. The views expressed here are the author's own.