EAST HAVEN, Conn. – The Quinnipiac women's basketball team enjoyed a visit to the Connecticut Food Bank in East Haven on Wednesday afternoon, as three members of the team (two players, one staff member) made the trip to help supply food all throughout the state in conjunction with Quinnipiac's Positive Play initiative.
Women's Basketball Director of Operations Tobi Momoh along with student-athletes Samantha Guastella and Jennifer Fay all made the trip down the state to help pack boxes with a group of volunteers and Connecticut Food Bank staff members. Guastella, Momoh and Fay all teamed up to organize the incoming shipments of food into boxes ready for shipment to suppliers throughout the state. The group representing Quinnipiac volunteered two hours at one of the three statewide hubs as the number of boxes filled in the time spent at the distribution center totaled nearly 100.
Connecticut Food Bank (via website)
Connecticut Food Bank, a private, nonprofit organization, works with corporations, community organizations, and individuals to solicit, transport, warehouse and distribute donated food. By soliciting the food industry for products that will not sell –– items that are wholesome but might have some cosmetic flaw –– Connecticut Food Bank reduces waste and feeds people.
Founded in 1982, Connecticut Food Bank is an affiliate of Feeding America, the nation's food bank network. Connecticut Food Bank is the largest centralized source of donated, emergency food in Connecticut. Through warehouses in East Haven, Fairfield, and Waterbury, and affiliated distribution centers in New London and Stamford, we provide food products to nearly 700 soup kitchens, shelters, food pantries and child and adult day programs in Fairfield, Litchfield, Middlesex, New Haven, New London and Windham counties.