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Managing Editor HOLYOKE Mayor Michael Sullivan is one mayor who isn't afraid to gets his hands dirty or to load up a hand-truck. At the conclusion of a press conference last week announcing the results of the recent food drive in Holyoke, Sullivan took off his suit coat and helped load the collected items into waiting trucks for Margaret's Pantry, Holyoke- Chicopee-Springfield HeadStart and the Salvation Army. The citywide effort yielded 53 shopping carts worth of non-perishable items. Sullivan said the goal has been 40 shopping carts. Sullivan said the past winter with increased fuel prices has meant many families had a "tough balance" between paying for food or heat. Mary Hayden, the program director for HeadStart said, "The need is definitely great." Captain Leonardo Sanclemente of the Salvation Army added, "There is always more people than food." Co-sponsored by the two Holyoke Stop & Shops as well asthe Department of Public Works, drop-off locations were located throughout the city. The following is the tally for contributions by locations: the Library, two baskets; City Hall and the Annex, eight baskets; the Department of Public Works, one basket; the Holyoke Youth Task Force and Girls Inc., four baskets; the Northampton Street Stop & Shop, seven baskets; the Lincoln Street Stop & Shop, four baskets; the Springdale Educational Center, three baskets; the St. Pat's breakfast at the Log Cabin, three baskets; the Morgan School, three baskets; the Kelly School, three baskets; the Lynch School, two baskets; Holyoke Creative Arts, one basket; and the Holyoke Public School offices, four baskets. The location with the most number of contributed items was the MacMahon School with nine shopping baskets of food. Sullivan said people who want to donate goods could still do so directly to the organizations. | ||||||
