Town Employees Sell Belongings for Food and Fuel

On September 24, employees of the Town of Windsor donated their personal items for a fundraising tag sale on the Town Green. The sale was the beginning of an effort to collect funds to support Windsor's Fuel and Food Banks, and it brought home $800.

Employees from Windsor Public Works, police, social services and Town Hall offered up their belongings for the cause.

The money donated comes to the Fuel and Food Banks just as they are getting back on their feet.

Summer is traditionally a tough season, particularly for the Food Bank. In August 2011, .

By mid-September, the community's response was clear. Social Services Coordinator Kristen Formanek sent out a letter to the community on September 14, saying "I would like to extend a warm thank you to all of the members of the Windsor community. We began the summer months with very empty shelves in the Windsor Food Bank and were struggling to serve our clients."

After the request for the community's help "We very quickly began to receive daily donations and food drives to help fill our shelves and serve our clients. Now our shelves are full once again," her letter continued.

Town employees will continue to raise money to support the Food and Fuel Banks, starting with the Kiwanis Canoe Race on October 8. During the race, the employees will compete against various organizations in Windsor to see who's canoe will travel the furthest, which is determined by the amount of money or food the organization has raised.