Bridgeport Rescue Mission
1088 Fairfield Avenue
Bridgeport, CT 06605
Contact: Donna Romano
Office: 203-333-4087, ext. 111
Cell: 203-520-2997
Press Release
Local News for Immediate Release
June 16, 2015
Bridgeport Rescue Mission Thanks Community for
7 Tons of Food Donated at Stuff-A-Truck Event
“. . . it always warms our hearts to see our community partners donate so generously to help
people who don’t have enough to eat or who may be struggling to feed their families.”
—Executive Director Terry Wilcox
BRIDGEPORT, Conn.––On June 5 & 6, generous community members stuffed Bridgeport
Rescue Mission trucks with more than 7 tons of non-perishable foods during the Mission’s
Stuff-A-Truck Food Drive at Stop & Shop supermarkets.
For the fourth year in a row, Mission trucks, staff and volunteers were on hand at area Stop &
Shop locations to collect items shoppers purchased at the stores and donated as they left. The
groceries—including canned meats, and vegetables, pasta, cereal and peanut butter—are used by
the Mission to prepare meals served to homeless guests and residents in their dining room as well
as distributed to families and individuals in disadvantaged neighborhoods via their two Mobile
Kitchens. The items are also used for their Pantry Bag distribution each weekday that gives
hungry families enough food to feed a family of four for a week.
“While it comes as no surprise, it always warms our hearts to see our community donate so
generously to help people who don’t have enough to eat or who may be struggling to feed their
families,” said Executive Director Terry Wilcox. “They’re happy to have the opportunity to
make lives better for their neighbors in need here in coastal Fairfield Country. The men, women
and children who benefit from their compassion are so very grateful.”
The Mission extends sincere appreciation to the participating Shop & Stop supermarkets, to the
volunteers who helped facilitate the event and to the community for its overwhelming response.
For more information on the Mission’s programs and services for homeless and hurting men,
women and children or to donate online, visit www.BridgeportRescueMission.org.
***Bridgeport Rescue Mission demonstrates the love of God to hungry, homeless and addicted
people throughout coastal Fairfield County, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. We fight poverty from
the inside out by providing a place of hope and dignity through a yearlong educational program,
biblical counseling and case management. We are funded by compassionate individuals,
churches, businesses and organizations.***