Thank You to our 5K Sponsors!

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to all who sponsored our 5th annual “Get Off Your CAN! 5K Run/Walk to End Hunger” which hosted over 150 runners and walkers in Colt State Park on May 11th.  Race sponsorships and registrations brought in funds which are critical to the success of our growing food programs.

Beverly Larson & Gary Watros

The Marion-Jarbeau-Huse-Turshen Family

Gils Television & Appliance

Bristol Marine

Saint-Gobain Performance Plastics

East Bay Chiropractic Health Center

Shawen Williams & Andrew MacKeith

Allstate Insurance

Holmes Landscape Construction

Oliver Insurance Agency Inc

Others, Inc.

Reliable Pest Control

Herbert Sackett & Ronnee Wasserman

John & Sandra Tolley

Jo-Ann Wilbur

The Gob Shop

Bristol Total Fitness

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Alex and Ani Charity By Design Fundraiser for EBFP 4/29!

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Get Off Your CAN! and Register for our benefit 5K Run/Walk to End Hunger

Mark your calendar and dust off your sneakers – our 5th Annual Get Off Your CAN!  5K Run/Walk to End hunger is tomorrow!

Date:  Saturday, May 11, 2013

Location:  Bristol Town Beach Pavilion

Race time:  8:30 am

Registration:  begins at 7:00 am

Entry Fee is $30 the day of the event.  Registration forms are available at our Thrift Shop at the corner of Wood and Franklin streets in Bristol or at the race.  (Sorry, online registration is closed.)

And in case you’re wondering how your registration can help…$25 buys 250 lbs of food!!!

Teams are welcome…join together with family, friends or colleagues and walk or run for fun and to raise money for a great organization. Can’t make it that day or not up for a walk? Consider making a donation or becoming a sponsor for the race! For more information on sponsoring this event or questions about the race please contact Anita at 401-396-9490 or arandall@eastbayfoodpantry.org

RACE DETAILS: The race will be held at Colt State Park, Bristol, RI. The main entrance is located on Rte 114/Hope Street. Follow signs posted in the park to the Bristol Town Beach Pavilion for registration. The 5K will circle through Colt State Park with the start/finish line at the Bristol Town Beach. Registration will begin at 7:00am at the Bristol Town Beach Pavilion and wrap up at 8:15am.

This race is sanctioned by USA Track & Field. Official times will be tracked and posted by Spitler Race Systems. Medals will be awarded to the top male and female overall and in each running group.

Check out our complete 5K brochure here!

Thank You to our 5K Sponsors!Alex and Ani Charity By Design Fundraiser for EBFP 4/29!Get Off Your CAN! and Register for our benefit 5K Run/Walk to End Hunger

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At the East Bay Food Pantry, food is available to anyone in need in our community.  We currently serve over 1,400 households representing nearly 5,000 individuals (over 1,500 of those are children).  Our “Client Choice” Food Pantry is set up grocery store style:  our clients get a shopping basket and choose what their family needs and likes based on household size and key nutritional guidelines.

Our Thrift Shop is the sustaining force behind the East Bay Food Pantry.  All are welcome to shop at the Thrift Shop!  We have a wonderful array of quality items, treasures, and curiosities at great prices and the selection is always changing.   Come in often to shop and make donations of quality, in-season clothing, furniture and household items.  Your donations and purchases directly support our food pantry programs.  Please help spread the word to friends, family, and neighbors about this “shopping for a cause” option in Bristol!

Several times each year, we organize fundraising events to raise awareness of our mission and support our food programs.  In June, we hold our Get Off Your CAN!  5K Run/Walk to End Hunger in Colt State Park.  Uncorked! takes place in September the Bristol Yacht Club on Bristol Harbor and features live music, local eats, and cold beverages.  Rock the CAN! gathers the best local bands for a benefit concert in January hosted by Jacky’s Galaxie in Bristol.

Food and funds are donated by various organizations around the community including The East Bay Cares Program of the Bristol County Elks, Bristol Rotary, Bristol County Lions, Rogers Free Library, Downtown Bristol Merchants Association, Rockwell, Colt-Andrews, and Guiteras Elementary Schools, Mt. Hope High School, Red Brick School, The Greene School, Little Friends Preschool, First Congregational Church Sunday School, Roger Williams University, Bryant University; and by numerous businesses, families, and individuals.

The East Bay Food Pantry is a proud member of the RI Community Food Bank network of agencies and the Bristol County Needs Network.  We are a 501c(3) non-profit organization and donations are tax-deductible.  We welcome your donations.  Learn more about us in our 2011-2012 Annual Report.

Your good works and generosity help us fulfill our mission: “to engage, educate and empower the east bay in creating a hunger-free community.”

Click here to see answers to Frequently Asked Questions about the East Bay Food Pantry and Thrift Shop.  You may also learn more about us on the Our Story page.

Thank You to our 5K Sponsors!

THANK YOU! to all who sponsored our 5th annual “Get Off Your CAN! 5K Run/Walk to End Hunger” which hosted over 150 runners and walkers in Colt State Park on May 11th.  Race sponsorships and registrations brought in funds which are critical to the success of our growing food programs. Beverly Larson & Gary Watros …

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