Officers Collecting Turkey Donations at Stop & Shop, Price Chopper

As you head out to grocery shop this weekend, consider picking up an extra turkey to donate to the Middletown Community Thanksgiving Project.

Middletown Police Department staff are collecting turkeys beginning today for the charitable project established three years ago to ensure that all Middletown families who couldn’t afford to purchase a Thanksgiving meal could still enjoy a feast that holiday. 

Made up of volunteers from nonprofit organizations, businesses, faith communities, and civic groups and funded in large part by the Middletown Rotary, the Middletown Community Thanksgiving Project will assemble baskets of food for 700 families this year.

Officers will be stationed at two locations this weekend

• Today, 2-6 p.m., at Stop and Shop on East Main Street in Middletown
• Saturday, Nov. 23, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., at Price Chopper, Washington Street in Middletown

The turkeys will go to 700 families in need in the City of Middletown.  

If you would like more information about the project please contact Lara SantaMaria at Fellowship Church 860-346-1181 or e-mail at MCTP2013@yahoo.com.  

There is a concern that the project could be short about 200 turkeys this year.