Thank you to everyone who contributed food, funds or time to the food drive. And thank you to the leaders of this drive for your incredible flexibility.

As the weeks of collecting food extended into a time of suspended SNAP benefits, we found out that the Acton Food Pantry was full and could not accept more goods until after Thanksgiving. How wonderful to hear that local communities had filled their shelves!

Loaves and Fishes, the food pantry at Devens, had lots of room and was able to take everything on Sunday as planned. It was 582.1 pounds of food - an amount that impressed the pantry staff!