The People First Food Pantry is committed to providing families in the communities of Uxbridge, North Uxbridge, and Linwood in need of food assistance. See their website at: http://www.peoplefirstuxbridge.org

The pantry is always in need of food and personal care items such as pasta, sauce, rice, canned vegetables and fruit, boxed milk, soups, cereal, snacks for children, juice boxes, canned meat/fish (tuna, chicken, Spam, turkey), macaroni and cheese, baking items, laundry detergent, shampoo/conditioner, soap, toothbrushes, paper towels, toilet paper, and tissue.

Contact: Terry Kramer or Betty Dionne

Tickets are now available for the 3rd Annual Italian Dinner. This fundraiser for the food pantry will be held on Saturday, September 8 from 6-8:30 PM at the Uxbridge VFW.

The dinner will consist of pasta, lasagna, stuffed shells, meatballs, salad, rolls, dessert, and coffee or tea. Take out will be available.

Tickets are $10 for adults and $8 for children and seniors and will be available at the food pantry (19 Douglas St. Uxbridge) on Monday August 13, 20, and 27 from 6-7:30 PM.

This is their largest fundraiser for the year, and funds raised during this dinner will be used to support those in need during the winter months.

For more information, please contact Denise Mussulli at 508-278-5506.

This program provides the children we serve with the necessary tools they need to start the school year off right. We are in need of new backpacks, three ring binders, filler paper, pencils, pens (blue, black and red), 1, 3 and 5 subject notebooks, crayons, colored pencils, notecards, pencil boxes, colored paper, 2-pocket folders, calculators (regular and T-184’s), glue sticks and rulers. Last year, due to your generosity, we were able to provide for 82 children. Currently we are serving 100 local children and we need your help. Donations can be dropped off at the Uxbridge Public Library, the Uxbridge Senior Center and at the food pantry. For more information please contact us at 278-5506. Thank you for your support!!