Wealth Transition Collective to Host Food Drive for Margaret’s Pantry on Nov. 11-15

HOLYOKE — The Wealth Transition Collective will host its fifth annual weeklong food drive Monday through Friday, Nov. 11-15, at its office ay 1632 Northampton St., Holyoke. The drive will benefit Margaret’s Pantry in recognition of National Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week.

Weather permitting, the firm will have a table in front of the office for dropoffs. Thanks to the help of clients, friends, and community, more than 4,000 pounds of food and monetary donations of more than $7,500 have been raised since the start of this event.

Some of the most-needed items at the pantry during this time of year are canned foods (poultry, tuna, soups, stews, chili, gravy, sauces, fruits, vegetables, and beans), dried goods (soup, stuffing, pancake and other baking mixes, tea bags, powdered milk, rice, and pasta), as well as potato chips, granulated sugar, peanut butter, frosting, syrup, honey, bottled water, salad dressing, condiments, Jell-O, and kids’ snack items.

Margaret’s Pantry, a division of Providence Ministries for the Needy, is a full-service food pantry that has provided food to residents of Greater Holyoke for more than 30 years. Presently, the pantry provides food to more than 180 families each month, and approximately 72,000 meals a year are distributed to the needy in the community.