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COMMUNITY BULLETIN BOARD: Local clothing, food and toy drives

‰Branford: Air Inc. is collecting unwrapped toys for the Marine Corps Toys for Tots 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Monday through Wednesday at 171 Short Beach Road. Call 877-315-0323.

‰East Haven: The Hagaman Memorial Library, 227 Main St., annual holiday Food for Fines food drive for the East Haven Food Pantry at Christ and Epiphany Church through Dec. 31. During this month, library patrons may return overdue library materials, and in lieu of monetary fines, they may bring in one nonperishable food item per overdue material. For more information, call 203-468-3890.

‰Hamden: The Academy of Kempo Martial Arts, 1890 Dixwell Ave., is offering students a free semi-private lesson for any five or more nonperishable items they donate, and offering two weeks of free lessons to non-students. Call 203-288-9990 or visit www.academyofkempo.com.

‰Hamden: The Dunbar Hill Volunteer Fire Association Inc. is holding a toy drive. Drop off new, unwrapped toys from 6 to 9 p.m. Thursday and noon to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday at Dunbar Hill Fire House, 420 Dunbar Hill Road, and 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday, Friday and Saturday and 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday at Hindinger Farm, 810 Dunbar Hill Road.

‰Milford: William Raveis, 179 N. Broad St., is holding a food drive through Monday at the office. Canned good and nonperishables can be dropped off in the box near front entrance.

‰Milford: The Milford Elks Post 1589 is collecting money to buy, pack and deliver food baskets to the less-fortunate, as well as for a Christmas day dinner for the lonely, homeless, needy and elderly. Monetary donations can be sent to Milford Elks c/o Food Baskets, 124 New Haven Ave., Milford 06460. For more information, call Amy at 203-305-3124.

‰New Haven: Geronimo Southwest Grill & Tequila Bar, 271 Crown St., is collecting coats, hats, scarves and gloves for Life Haven and Columbus House through Dec. 24. For more information, visit www.geronimobarandgrill.com or call 203-777-7700.

‰West Haven: Cub Scout Pack 369 of Washington Elementary School is holding a food drive for the West Haven Emergency Assistance Task Force through Friday. Drop off nonperishable items between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. in the Health Department on the second floor of City Hall, 355 Main St. Donations will go to the WHEAT food pantry, 674 Washington Ave.

‰West Haven: Stone Academy is holding a clothing and diaper drive Thursday for Beacon On The Hill Clothes Closet on Jones Hill Road and Beacon On The Hill’s Diaper Bank. Secondhand child and adult clothing in good, clean condition and disposable diapers may be dropped off at the campus at 560 Saw Mill Road. For details, call 800-585-1315 or visit www.StoneAcademy.com.

‰Seymour: Shady Knoll, 41 Skokorat St., is holding its annual food drive through January. Drop off nonperishable items at the reception desk, to benefit the food bank of the Lower Naugatuck Valley.


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