Stop & Shop, EP DEMS, Donate Holiday Food Baskets

The East Providence Democratic City Committee (EPDCC) has partnered with Stop & Shop Supermarket and the United Food and Commercial Workers Union Local 328 (UFCW) to provide 80 turkeys to deserving families and elderly members of the community during the holiday season. Members of the City Committee, Democratic elected officials, Stop & Shop Union members and management representatives met on Thursday, December 15th at the East Providence Stop & Shop to coordinate the delivery of the turkeys by the ‘Holiday Elves’. “It is the hope of Stop & Shop and the EPDCC that this goodwill effort will make the holidays a bit brighter for those less fortunate,” said Domenic Pontarelli, Secretary Treasurer at United Food and Commercial Workers Union Local 328.

“The City of East Providence is grateful to Stop & Shop District Manager Darren DeAngelis, Store Manager Kimberly Carvalho and assistant manager Teva Williams and the workers of the UFCW for their combined generosity in providing 80 turkeys for those in need in the community,” said East Providence Mayor Bob DaSilva.

“The Democratic City Committee has coordinated this effort for many years with the UFCW and Stop & Shop management and thank them for their continuous generosity,” said EPDCC Chairman Bruce Rogers. “Our four ward committee members, thanks to their annual fundraising, gathered food items to go with each turkey and provided 80 families with a holiday food basket,” added Rogers. The DCC also distributed turkeys to the East Providence Housing Authority.