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Free Store Connecticut

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My Aunt Rosa always told me, "If you're gonna dream, dream big", and I have some big dreams. I want to eliminate hunger in the entire world, but I will settle for my neck of the woods to begin with.

A small but growing group of us have been distributing food to those in need for a few years now. We are a local manifestation of the Food is Free Project. Like Robin Hood and his band of merry men, we leave boxes of food in neighborhoods where people do not have enough. It has been wildly successful and continues to grow!

When we began the fundraiser it was with the idea that we would purchase a bus for mobile food pantry. Since then we have grown and expanded to have

tables in six different towns. This has led us to believe that expanding to other towns and reducing our individual carbon footprint is the most earth friendly way to go. We remain an all volunteer organization that works outside of the traditional non-profit model. This prevents us from applying for grants to help ease the financial burden. Currently all of the money spent for vehical gas, supplies and incidentals come from the personal budgets of the co-founders.  The money raised will be used to ease the cost of to-go containers for our soup days, plastic bags for seperating food, bussiness supplies such as cards and flyers, as well as emergency maintance on the two vehicles that haul 100% of the food distributed. 

Eventually we dream of having a brick and mortar building where we can expand the store and open a cafe that allows everyone to sit at the table, even if they cannot afford to pay.


Thank you for helping us with our dream. Food Builds Community and together we CAN make a difference.

*Updated 11.22.15

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Serena Rice
Organizer
Norwich, CT

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