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April Food Day collects for local pantries

April 5, 2023 by Staff Writer

Young volunteers, including K9 Blue, pose for a photo surrounded by just a fraction of the food collected at Fairhaven Town Hall during the April Food Day event on 4/1/23 sponsored by the Belonging Committee, that collected food for local food pantries. Photo by Beth David.

By Beth David, Editor

The Fairhaven Belonging Commit­tee and Fairhaven Rotary Club got together to collect food for two local food pantries this weekend. On “April Food Day,” 4/1/23, Fairhaven Town Hall was filled with volunteers and boxes and bags of food, tables to explain local services available for those in need, and K9 Blue, Fairhaven Police Department’s K9 officer and comfort dog. 

Brothers Davis (Fairhaven High School) and Sawyer (Hastings Middle School) Jones provided much of the muscle for moving boxes, earning community service hours along the way.

Organizer Jessica Fidalgo of the  Fairhaven BC, said the various collection spots and town hall yielded several pickup trucks full of food that was taken to the Shepherd’s Pantry in Acushnet, and MO LIFE pantry in New Bedford.

“It exceeded my expectations,” said Ms. Fidalgo. “So, I’m happy.”

She said the committee hopes to make it an annual event. 

Reagan Durant carries a box of food while her father Cameron Durant holds the door during the April Food Day event at Fairhaven Town Hall on 4/1/23 sponsored by the Belonging Committee, that collected food for local food pantries. Photo by Beth David.
K9 Blue and his handler, Officer Jillian Jodoin, participate in the April Food Day event at Fairhaven Town Hall on 4/1/23 sponsored by the Belonging Committee, that collected food for local food pantries. Photo by Beth David.

L-R: Brothers Sawyer and Davis Jones carry a box of food out of Fairhaven Town Hall during the April Food Day event on 4/1/23 sponsored by the Belonging Committee, that collected food for local food pantries. Photo by Beth David.

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