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JEKL Charity Events

With the mission of positively impacting the world, JEKL is hosting two charitable drives in the coming months. The JEKL community would like to invite each of you to participate in our events.

The first event is the JEKL Thanksgiving Food Drive. This food drive begins on November 1st and lasts through November 26th. It is estimated that in Connecticut, one in seven households is struggling to put food on the table with more than 520,000 people at risk of hunger every day in the state. All non-perishable food donations will be brought to the Connecticut Food Bank which provides food to more than 650 community-based food programs.

The second event is the JEKL Toy Drive. This toy drive begins on November 10th and lasts through December 15th. All new and unwrapped toy donations will be delivered to Toys for Tots, whose mission is to deliver, through a new toy at Christmas, a message of hope to less fortunate youngsters that will assist them in becoming responsible, productive, patriotic citizens.

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You can help us by bringing your donation to JEKL at Around the Horn, 75 Farmington Valley Drive in Plainville, CT on Monday-Friday from 3pm to 9pm and Saturday-Sunday from 9am-6pm. The food drive is accepting all non-perishable food items while the toy drive is accepting any new, unwrapped toys. Flyers are available at JEKL for more information and distribution. You can also call Brian at (860) 670-3388 for more information on either event. We look forward to your help in helping us change the world.

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