Town of Oyster Bay Supervisor Joseph Saladino and Council Member Tom Hand announced that the town has partnered with the Massapequa Farmingdale Men’s Club to host a Peanut Butter Collection Drive.
The Peanut Butter Collection Drive runs from Tuesday, Oct. 15 through Friday, Nov. 15. Drop-off bins are located during regular business hours at Town Hall North (54 Audrey Ave., Oyster Bay), Town Hall South (977 Hicksville Road, Massapequa), and the Town of Oyster Bay Ice Skating Center (1001 Stewart Ave., Bethpage).
Residents are invited to donate new, unopened, and sealed peanut butter to help replenish local food pantries and support families in need. Alternative butter, including sun butter, almond butter, cookie butter and jelly, are also accepted.
“We are proud to partner with this great organization to help ‘spread the love’ and stock local food pantry shelves with this very popular product,” Saladino said. “Peanut butter has a long shelf life, provides many nutrients, and doesn’t require refrigeration, making it among the most highly requested items from local food banks. We thank the Massapequa Farmingdale Men’s Club for again putting our local communities first with another wonderful initiative to help others.”
The Massapequa Farmingdale Men’s Club’s mission is to provide and encourage involvement in education and charitable and social programs for the men of local communities and to support the local and wider community with activities and contributions.
“The Massapequa-Farmingdale Men’s Club has been assisting local food banks for more than five years, and we’re supporting their efforts by helping to collect food, fill shelves and feed the hungry,” Hand said.
“Our organization has worked to help the local and greater community for several years, and we are thrilled to once again partner with the Town of Oyster Bay to supply this much-needed item to local food pantries,” President and founder of the Men’s Club Tom Sabellico said. “We’ve run many successful food drives and have found over the years that local food banks like peanut butter thanks to it being easy to use, it keeps a long time, provides a variety of nutrients, is high in protection, and is enjoyed by all age groups.”
For more information about the Massapequa Farmingdale Men’s Club and its mission, visit www.massapequafarmingdalemensclub.com.
For more information about the Peanut Butter Collection Drive and other Town programs, visit the Town’s website at www.oysterbaytown.com or call 516-624-6380.
Information provided by the Town of Oyster Bay.
