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Calling All Thanksgiving Food Donor Sites

Your guide for life in East Greenwich today, Nov. 14.

Trash pickup delayed this week & NO recycle pickup: Because of the Veterans Day holiday, trash pickup is delayed one day for the rest of the week. This is an OFF week for recycles pickup. Yard waste, however, is being picked up every week this month. For more information, you can check out the Dept. of Public Works’ website here.

Food donations for Thanksgiving: If you know of organizations accepting food donations or looking for volunteers for Thanksgiving, please let me know. Email elizabeth.mcnamara@patch.com. Thanks! And if you know of places in need of volunteers for Thanksgiving, let me know that too!

On Friday …

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Blood Drive: It feels good to give. On Friday you can give close to home, at Swift Community Center.

Teen Center: The Teen Center has provided a great place to hang out on Friday evenings for decades now. They meet at the gym at Eldredge School but you don’t have to play basketball to enjoy the camaraderie. From 6 to 8 p.m.

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And …

EG Food Cupboard needs donations: People are hungry all year round, Chris and Steve Bartlett of the Food Cupboard remind us. Items especially needed are jars of jelly, baked beans, canned fruit, tuna, peanut butter, and cereals. The food cupboard is housed at St. Luke’s Church. You can leave food there during normal business hours.

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