Sen. Harckham Holds Food Drive in Pleasantville

New York State Senator Pete Harckham will be holding a food drive from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday, September 12 in the parking lot of the United Methodist Church, 70 Bedford Road, Pleasantville, NY. 

“A recent article in the New York Times confirms what we are seeing all over the Hudson Valley—hunger insecurity is still a major problem for people across the United States because of the economic problems caused by the coronavirus pandemic,” said Harckham. “While we have been heartened by the generosity at our previous food drives, it is obvious that more can be done.”

Along with members of his team and a group of volunteers, Harckham will be collecting food that will be donated to the Pleasantville Food Pantry, which helps feed some of the neediest members of the community, including many seniors.

Harckham has held six food drives in the past few weeks—one each in Sleepy Hollow, Peekskill, Mount Kisco, Mohegan Lake, Brewster and Bedford—and collected about 30,000 pounds of food items and over $9,500 in cash donations so far. Hundreds of residents from the 40th Senate District have volunteered to help at the food drives as well—“a real grassroots show of support,” said Harckham.

Please note: This will be a “Drive-Thru, Drop Off” event. No food will be distributed; it will only be collected. Volunteers wearing face masks will collect the food from the car. There is no need to get out of the vehicle.

If you are interested in donating food, the items most needed include:

cereal
dried and canned beans
dried and canned fruit
canned tuna and salmon
Parmalat milk
jelly
soup
canned vegetables
oil
coffee
granola bars
rice in bags
spaghetti sauce in jars

WHO:             State Sen. Pete Harckham and volunteers

WHAT:           Food Drive—a “Drive Through, Drop Off” event

WHEN:           11 a.m.  to 1 p.m. on Saturday, September 12

WHERE:         United Methodist Church (parking lot)

                        70 Bedford Road

                         Pleasantville, NY

NOTE: This will be a “Drive-Thru, Drop Off” event. No food will be distributed; it will only be collected. Expired food will not be accepted.