How to help this week: pantry needs in Windsor Locks, Enfield and Somers, and a work day in Suffield

ENFIELD - Several organizations in the upriver towns list volunteer and donation needs this week, according to their own websites, checked Oct. 16.

WINDSOR LOCKS: The town's Social Services page lists items the Windsor Locks FoodShelf especially needs, including canned tuna and chicken, cereal, peanut butter, pasta and sauce, soups, canned vegetables and toiletries. The FoodShelf is open Thursdays from 2 to 6 p.m.; the town says proof of residency and income are required.

ENFIELD: The Enfield Food Shelf, 786 Enfield St., lists pantry distribution Wednesdays from 9 a.m. to noon and Thursdays from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., according to its website. Residents outside Enfield are directed to call 2-1-1.

SOMERS: Somers Congregational Church says its on-site food pantry, Champ's Place, accepts donations and distributes food Mondays from 10 a.m. to noon and 6 to 7 p.m.

SUFFIELD: The Suffield Historical Society's Fall Work Day, to prepare the Alexander King House Museum and barn for winter, is Saturday, Oct. 17, from 9 a.m. to noon, with a rain date of Oct. 24, according to its events page. Participants are asked to bring gloves and tools.

Readers should confirm hours with each organization before going.

Source: Town of Windsor Locks (https://windsorlocksct.org/social-services/food-pantry-needs/); Enfield Food Shelf (https://www.enfieldfoodshelf.org/general-6); Somers Congregational Church (https://thesomerschurch.org/ministries/); Suffield Historical Society (https://www.suffieldhistoricalsociety.org/events)

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