FAIRFIELD—Three Fairfield women have organized a “social distancing” Community Food Drive for Bridgeport Rescue Mission on Easter Sunday, April 12, in the parking lot of St. Thomas Aquinas Church in Fairfield from 10 am to Noon.
Helene Daly of St. Thomas Aquinas Parish, and Alexis Harrison and Heather Dubrosky of St. Anthony of Padua in Fairfield, will be wearing masks and gloves and practicing appropriate social distancing as they and a small group of volunteers collect food for the hungry.
“On Sunday, April 12, we are going to turn our attention and help to our neighbors in Bridgeport, and donate items to the Bridgeport Rescue Mission who are in dire need of our assistance, too,” said Alexis Harrison.
“Over the past several weeks, our community has shown over and over again its generosity and its desire to help others. We have been blown away! Being apart has brought us together even more.”
Harrison said the volunteers are committed to social distancing and to adhering to public health guidance. They will remove the donations from a car trunk or individuals can place them in the Rescue Mission box truck, which will be available.
The three volunteers organized their first social distancing community food drive four weeks ago in response to COVID-19 and the demand it has caused on local food pantries and agencies.
“With the seasons of Easter and Passover upon us, and ordinarily a special time when families and friends would come together for celebrations, we inviting parishioners and congregants of all faiths to take part in our next food drive this Sunday as a way to mark our respective holidays,” said Harrison.
She urges all to come forward with canned and boxed food and grocery items to help those in need.
“As you know, many of our neighbors are experiencing hardships right now—from job losses to illness and lost wages, and it is our obligation to help others during this difficult time,” she said.
The food drive will take place at St. Thomas Aquinas Church, 1719 Post Road, Fairfield from 10 am to Noon in the back parking-lot.
