Brattleboro, VT — (August 19, 2014) — WKVT and Latchis Arts present the fifth annual Load the Latchis food drive this Thursday, August 20.
From 6:00am to 6:00pm, volunteers will be on Flat Street outside the Latchis Building, enabling curbside drop-off of food and monetary donations, which help stock the Groundworks Collaborative food shelf on 60 South Main Street in downtown Brattleboro.
The goal of the food drive is to place a full bag of groceries on each of the 750 seats inside the main theater in the Latchis. Suggested items to donate include such non-perishable items as peanut butter, tuna fish, pasta, boxed meals, canned meats, fruits, and vegetables and diapers.
Executive director of LatchisArts Jon Potter calls this one of his favorite events. “There are few things better than a full house at the Latchis, and I particularly love it when every seat is filled with a bag of groceries donated by folks in Brattleboro to help feed friends and neighbors who go hungry,” says Potter.
In addition to staff from WKVT, Latchis Arts and Groundworks Collaborative, volunteers from various sponsoring organizations will also be helping with the event. Sponsors for this year’s event include River Valley Credit Union, Dead River Company, Richards Group, World Learning, Northeast Home Loan, Brattleboro Savings & Loan, New Chapter, GS Precision, ECS, and The Auto Mall.
For more information, visit www.wkvt.com.
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