In the second year of an annual aldermanic food drive, city lawmakers are already beating last year’s record in terms of money collected and number of Subarus filled with food.
As aldermen continue to collect food for the hungry, in collaboration with the Shubert Theater, East Shore Alderman Sal DeCola (right/center in photo) has been counting how many times he has to fill his Subaru with all the donations, to haul them to local food pantries.
DeCola said he’s already filled his Subaru twice this year, as many times as he filled it last year. And this year’s drive isn’t over yet. People can drop off food at the Shubert (247 College St.) until Dec. 31.
To support the aldermanic efforts, Wells Fargo bank donated an oversized check to the cause, for the second year. Helene Robbins (at center in photo), a vice-president with the bank, presented the $10,000 check to aldermen on Monday night in City Hall. The check from Wells Fargo is $200 larger than last year’s.
“We live in a very rich state, but we also live in a city where there’s a lot of need,” said board President Jorge Perez as he thanked Robbins for the donation.
“Food pantries are really hurting this year,” said Aldermen DeCola, the point person for the food drive. He urged people to stop by the Shubert, even if they’re not seeing a show, to drop off some non-perishable foodstuffs.
“Please,” he said. “We could use more food.”
Wells Fargo and all the other banks in New Haven can afford to give a lot more back to our community. To call that drop-in -the-bucket 'generous' is insulting. If anything, its a distracted glance at the poverty that surrounds them.