The paraprofessionals organization of Southington recently made a donation to Bread

for Life. This group is dedicated to helping BFL fight hunger in our community.

Pictured from left to right are: Wendy Borkowski, Eldon Hafford (Executive

Director, Bread for Life), Maureen Kristopik (President), Sister M. Lisette, and

Donna Rossignol.

Due to the current economic crisis, the need is greater than ever for food and other

vital necessities. This donation will help continue our breakfast program in

all Southington schools and help us continue feeding the homeless, shut-ins and

seniors in our community.

Bread for Life is extremely grateful to all the individuals, groups and organizations

that support our efforts. Donations can be sent to Bread for Life, P.O.

Box 925, Southington, CT 06489, or on our website at

www.southingtonbreadforlife.com.

On Thursday, April 05, 2012, the Health and Wellness Department of the Southington

YMCA presented Bread for Life with their annual Easter donation.  This year they donated

Easter lilies for Bread for Life’s shut-in program.

This donation was coordinated by Karen DiGirolamo, YMCA’s Health & Wellness Director,

and Brian Belanger, YMCA’s Night Supervisor. Both Karen and Brian collaborated with

Angel Cruz, Store Manager at Southington Stop & Shop in purchasing the flowers.

The lilies were delivered to shut-ins along with their daily meal on Friday. Bread for

Life would like to thank the Health and Wellness Department of the YMCA for helping

to make this Easter special for others.

Foodshare’s 29^th Annual Walk against Hunger will take place on Sunday, May 6^th. The new route is a 2 ½ mile walk starting and ending at Hartbeat Park taking walkers around Bushnell Park. There are two stops along the route providing restrooms and water and parking is free at The Hartford. Check-in begins at 1:00 pm and the walk steps off promptly at 2:00 pm.

Eldon Hafford, Executive Director of Bread for Life, stated “every year friends, families and members of Bread for Life participate in the Foodshare Walk Against Hunger”. Funds donated to the Walk will help Bread for Life feed the hungry right here in our Southington community. For example, a $30.00 donation can provide food for one person for a month. If you are interested in being part of this statewide effort to feed the hungry, please visit Foodshare’s website at www.foodshare.org where you can either join our local team of walkers named Bread for Life/Raising the Dough or you can support us with a donation to one of our members. Please call Susan King at (860) 621 3509 for more information.

Donations to Bread for Life can also be sent to P.O. Box 925, Southington, CT 06489.

Not all kids are junk-food fiends, as 11-year-old Southington resident Elizabeth Feest showed.

Feest had a display at Sunday’s third annual Healthy Family Funfest to show adults and other kids why eating healthy is the way to go. Feest is trying to convince school officials at South End Elementary to offer more lunch options for vegetarian students like herself. She calls it, ‘Saving Cows, One Calf-eteria at a Time.’

“I am a vegetarian and I want to see everyone make the right choices,” said Feest, adding with the tone of a stern dietician, “Instead of going for that hamburger, turn around and get the vegetables.” Looking for more nourishing ways to eat, exercise and live, about 2,000 people came to Sunday’s event, held at the Aqua Turf and hosted by the Hospital of Central Connecticut, Central Connecticut Senior Health Services and the Southington-Cheshire Community YMCAs.