Farmington Bank's Turkey and a Twenty Drive Today

Food banks around the area are scrambling in these last few days before Thanksgiving to muster the money and donations to make the holiday a reality for hundreds of local families. Farmington Bank is among those helping them get there.

The bank has donated $1,000 to each of nine local food pantries to help replenish foods lost in the aftermath of Storm Alfred and is today hosting its “Turkey and a Twenty” collection at its headquarters.

“In an unprecedented way, the recent storm affected families and food pantries throughout central Connecticut.  It was our goal to respond quickly and meaningfully to help replenish shelves and spirits,” said John J. Patrick, Jr., chairman, president and CEO of Farmington Bank.

The food pantries that received $1,000 from Farmington Bank were: Gifts of Love in Avon; Farmington Food Pantry; Plainville Community Food Pantry; Bread For Life in Southington; Zion Lutheran Soup Kitchen in Bristol; West Hartford Food Pantry; Glastonbury Food Bank; Burlington Food and Fuel Bank; and New Britain Food Pantry.

Farmington Bank’s gifts are in addition to the Bank’s current food collection drive at all its 16 branch locations, where they have accepted non-perishable food items and monetary donations.  The program ends today with the “Turkey and Twenty” collection when the public is invited to donate a frozen turkey and $20 for the benefit of Foodshare.  In addition, Farmington Bank will match all monetary contributions up to $5,000.

Farmington Bank’s “Turkey and Twenty” collection takes place at its corporate headquarters, located at One Farm Glen Boulevard, off Route 84 and Route 4 in Farmington. The “Turkey and Twenty” collection runs from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

All contributions to the Farmington Bank Holiday Food Drive will be donated to Foodshare, which serves the region’s food banks though a network of 300 local partners who feed the hungry in the 42 towns of Hartford and Tolland counties.

Those interested in supporting the Farmington Bank Holiday Food Drive may also do so online by visiting Foodshare’s website at www.foodshare.org.  To make a monetary donation on behalf of Farmington Bank, click on to the Turkey and Twenty Team Guide then type in Farmington Bank in the “search for a team” field.

“Our holiday food drive continues the Bank’s long-standing, year-long commitments to the communities we serve.  These commitments are especially important during the holiday season,” said Patrick.