During the May 14 annual National Association of Letter Carriers Food Drive to “Stamp Out Hunger” Person-to-Person’s food pantry received more food donations — valued at over $43,500 — than it did the previous year, according to the Darien-based organization. This current stock should last about two months, according to Darien Site Manager Sophie Neumann. Throughout the morning and into the late afternoon of Saturday, May 14, grocery bags (provided by Palmer’s Darien, which donated 6,500 of them) filled with donated food were delivered to Person-to-Person. The bags arrived in multiple waves of postal trucks and private vehicles assigned to specific neighborhoods for pick-up. Community volunteer Jane Yezzi and Neumann said the day was an enormous success.
Saturday, May 7 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Darien Toy Box at 1064 Boston Post Road, the P2P Youth Group will be collecting toys for the Person-to-Person’s annual holiday “Toy Store.”
If you’re planning a trip to the Darien Toy Box — or you’ll be in the area — we hope you’ll buy and donate a toy for the children of P2P clients. About P2P Holiday “Toy Store”
Every December, Person-to-Person hosts a pop-up Toy Store, where clients “shop” for their children’s holiday presents. Families select a toy and a book for each child, plus a board game for the entire family to enjoy. While the parents shop, children are entertained. Volunteer elves accompany each shopper and wrap each present in festive holiday paper.
On Tuesday, Nov. 3 from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m., Person-to-Person will be collecting non-perishable foods at three polling locations in town to help stock the P2P Food Pantry in Darien. _________
This announcement is from Person-to-Person. _________
For your convenience, P2P donation boxes will be at each of the three polling locations in town (35 Leroy Ave., Noroton Heights Fire Department and Town Hall). In Fairfield County, nearly 12 percent of our neighbors are struggling with food insecurity.
An announcement Wednesday issued by Person-to-Person:
A member of the Person-to-Person Board of Directors for the past eight years, Rebecca Wilson was elected to the two-year term at the board’s Annual Meeting in June. Wilson first joined the board’s Executive Committee in 2009, serving as chair of the Scholarship Committee and as Vice President. Her involvement with P2P reflects Wilson’s passion for helping others maximize their full potential through education, counseling, training and development. Wilson is an adjunct faculty member with the Fordham University Graduate School of Social Service and Norwalk Community College Human Services Program. Certified in School Counseling and School Social Work by the State of Connecticut, Wilson is currently employed by the Stamford Public Schools as a High School Counselor.
