Food Drive at Scarsdale Village Hall

Scarsdale residents are encouraged to participate in the Westchester County Food Drive, which will be held on Tuesday, June 22nd and Wednesday, June 23rd at many locations throughout the county.

For hungry families in Westchester, summer is an especially critical time of year as food pantry and soup kitchen supplies run low. The number of households requesting assistance from the emergency feeding network at Food Bank has gone up 22 percent in the last year alone.

As a participant in this effort, The Village of Scarsdale will have a donation box available located in the Village Hall lobby to accept canned and other non-perishable food on 6/22 and 6/23. Donated food will then be distributed to 181 local organizations, like soup kitchens, shelters and food pantries, by Westchester County’s partner, Food Bank for Westchester or directly to a local food agency.
The most needed food items are:

Cereals: hot or cold (corn flakes, frosted flakes, fruit loops, oat meal, grits)

Meats and high protein groups

• Canned meats: spam, ham, meat spread, beef stew, chicken, and corned beef
• Canned fish: tuna, salmon, sardines, mackerel
• Canned or dry beans: kidney, lentils, butter beans, great northern, lima
• Canned soups: with beans, chicken, ham or beef
• Peanut butter
• Macaroni and cheese
• Canned ravioli
• Canned spaghetti and meat balls

Beverages

• Drink mixes: iced tea, Kool Aid, Tang
• 100 percent juices in plastic bottle or can
• Milk: canned or powdered
• Canned juices
• Coffee or tea
• Hot chocolate

Fruits and vegetables

• Canned fruits
• Canned vegetables
• Canned spaghetti sauce
• Dried fruits: raisins, apricots, prunes

Pasta and grains

• Rice: rice mixes and plain rice
• Pasta: pasta mixes and plain pasta

Health and beauty supplies are also being accepted.

For further information, contact the Village Clerk’s office at 722-1175 or Westchester County Office of Communications at 995-6355.