Classic Car Club In Simsbury Donates To Fight Hunger

Valley Collector Car Club

SIMSBURY, CT — A Simsbury-based classic car club recently made major donations to several charities combating food insecurity during these troubled times politically.

According to the Valley Collector Car Club out of Simsbury, "some 360,000 Connecticut residents will soon lose their federal food stamp SNAP benefits, and local food pantries and soup kitchens are very concerned."

This Simsbury 501(c)(3) organization recently donated eight $1,000 checks to local 501(c)(3) charities this year, per the recommendations of its members.

Those include soup kitchens and pantries that have experienced cuts in funding.

These include: Friends In Service to Humanity (FISH), Torrington; The Community
Kitchen of Torrington; The Windsor Food and Fuel Bank; Journey Home, Hartford; Gifts of Love,
Avon and Hartford; Klingberg Family Centers, New Britain; Spirit Horse Therapeutic Riding
Center of Canton, and Mary's Place, Windsor.

Deirdre Houlihan DiCara, executive director of the food pantry FISH, a vocal advocate for
the needy, gave the club a one-hour tour at the check presentation, noting that every day now
they serve more than double their usual pre-pandemic clientele.

To date, the Club has raised more than $100,000 for community organizations.

The proceeds this year were generated at its 24th annual Benefit Car Show on Sept 21, at Ski Sundown in New Hartford.

The Valley Collector Car Club welcomes new members.

Meetings are held on the second Wednesday of each month at Dish & Dat in Canton (Route 44), with an optional dinner at 6 pm followed by the business meeting at 7 p.m. Ownership of a car is not required to join -- only a love of cars and community.

For more information on the Valley Collector Car Club, click on this link.