Nov 01, Tuesday

Fifth Grade Food Drive for the Month of November

Fifth Grade Food Drive for A Place to Turn Food Pantry in Natick  • November 1–30

This year our school will adopt A Place To Turn Food Pantry and each grade will have an opportunity to donate canned goods and unexpired non-perishable food items throughout the year to support this local pantry. A Place To Turn is a choice food pantry located in Natick, MA serving the needs of the Metro-West community. A Place to Turn takes pride in offering their clients a friendly hand, caring atmosphere and dignified experience.









Our year-long school food collections will be as follows:

5th Grade:   November 1–30
4th Grade:   January 3–31
3rd Grade :  February 1–29
2nd Grade: March 1–30
1st Grade:  April 2–30
Kindergarten: May 1–31

Also needed: pasta, soups, beans, coffee, teas, hot chocolate, toilet paper, tissues, paper towels, laundry detergent, cleaning supplies, toiletries and diapers.

Blue tickets will be awarded to the classes who bring in the most non-perishable donations during their grade’s month. Children will find a brown collection bag in their classrooms during their grade’s designated months. There will also be a collection bin in the lobby for anyone wanting to donate throughout the year.

Additional Volunteer Opportunities for Chickering Families at A Place to Turn:

Over the next couple of months we have arranged for several volunteer opportunities. If you are interested, please consider taking your children to the food pantry and volunteer time as a family or a parent/child pair to assist with tasks that enable the pantry to run smoothly. We encourage you to volunteer if you can and let us know about your experience.

1. Every other week we will have donations to drop off at A Place To Turn. You can schedule the drop off at a time when you can also tour the facility with your child. The drop-of times are very flexible. Please contact Christine Gleason (cgleason08@gmail.com) or Annemarie Thompson (am7thompson@msn.com) if you are able to assist with donation deliveries.

2. Any Wednesday evening from 5:30pm-7:00pm your family or parent/child pair can assist at the pantry sorting donations and checking expiration dates. There is an opportunity to tour the facility and see first-hand how the pantry operates. Please contact Joanne Barry, Director at A Place To Turn at 508-655-8868 or by email at joanne@aplacetoturn-natick.org if you are interested in assisting on a Wednesday evening.