Hunger Has No Season™
Upcoming Events
Nov 19 & 20,2011 Food Drive ShopRite Nov 23,2011(Wed) Thanksgiving Dinner 4:00-5:00 pm Dec 19, 2011 (Mon) Christmas Dinner 4:00-500 pm
7/9-7/10 2011
At the Enfield Celebration.
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May 23rd, 2011
Maine Fish Market and Restaurant in East Windsor held it's 8th annual Golf Tournament at Hampden Country Club on May 23, 2011. Owners Nick and Kathy Vamvilis recently presented Enfield Loaves and Fishes and Five Corner Cupboard of East Windsor each with $7,000.00, proceeds from the tournament.
Pictured left to right are :Dee Stathers, Marie Groves of Five Corners Cupboard,Director of Enfield Loaves and Fishes Priscilla Brayson, President of Enfield loaves and Fishes Murray Brayson, Nick Vamvilis, Taki Vamvilis. Melinda Rainbow,Monika Daigle, and Stacy Provencher.
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May 19th, 2011
At the May 19 Cox Charities ceremony at the State Capitol: ERfC board member Lisa Ellis, ERfC Executive Director Claire Hall, State Sen. John Kissel, ELF Director Priscilla Brayson.
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May 19th, 2011
At the May 19 Cox Charities check presentation, State Sen. John Kissel, ELF Board President Murray Brayson, ELF Director Priscilla Brayson, Cox Communications Vice President of Government and Public Affairs.
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December 14, 2010
Cox Charities gives a donation.
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December 4, 2010
Satinwood performs their FolkROCK show featuring tunes from the 1970s and beyond.
Music With a Mission
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November 24, 2010
Thanksgiving Dinner (4-5 PM)
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November 20-21, 2010
Food Drive outside of Shop Rite, Enfield (9-9)
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October 2, 2010
Molina’s Café, 95 High Street, will benefit Enfield Loaves & Fishes by donating 20% of all proceeds to the Soup Kitchen.
Fund Raiser at Molina’s Café to Help Local Soup Kitchen
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September 27, 2010
11th Annual Rotary Club Golf Tournament
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September 1th, 2010
Five course Wine Tasting with Food Pairings
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July 18th, 2010
Pictures of Wine Tasting held at Forbidden City Asian Bistro & Art Gallery Middletown, CT on Sun 18 July 2010.
Click here to see the Wine Tasting Pictures
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July 4th 2010
Enfield Fourth of July Celebration 2010
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November 9th 2009
Enfield Loaves and Fishes has been selected to receive $1000.from the Cox Charities New England Funds for general support as a 2009 Cox Charities Employee Grant Recipient, was nominated by Sandy Zukowski to receive a grant. Enfield Loaves and Fishes greatly appreciates the Grant received from Cox Charities New England Fund and the assistance of Rosie Fernandez, Communications Specialist.
Pictured (L-R) Murray Brayson (President), Priscilla Brayson, Sandy Zukowski, and Mike Zahar
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September 11th 2009
Members of the Hartford Insurance Group met on a rainy Friday morning to start work on the Enfield Loaves and Fishes Soup Kitchen. See the details here.
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April 20th 2009
On Thursday, August 20, 2009, eight employees from C&S Wholesale Grocers spent four hours helping in the Enfield Loaves & Fishes soup kitchen. See the details here.
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May 3rd 2009
Volunteer Appreciation Dinner
Held at Silvia's Restaurant, 23 North Main Street, Thompsonville, CT
We have put together a special page to honor our volunteers who have donated their time.
Click here to see the Volunteer Appreciation Page
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May 2009
There was a benefit Golf Tournament held for EL&F on Saturday, May 18, 2009, put together by the Maine Fish Market. Through the efforts of Nick Vamvilis, and many community-wide sponsors, $7000.00 was given in funds for the Soup Kitchen.
Pictured (L-R) Nick Vamvilis, Priscilla Brayson (Director EL&F), Murray Brayson ( President EL&F )
Maine Fish Market, East Windsor
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July 2008
Due to the generosity of the Enfield townspeople , we managed to raise over $400.00 to further our efforts. We also raffled off a food basket and a waffle iron, which generated a lot of interest. Many of our volunteers showed up to support the soup kitchen, and overall it was a huge success. Next year, we may need more lollipops. (We passed them out to all who wanted them as a small token of our appreciation of support.)
Enfield Loaves and Fishes booth at the 2008 Town Fourth Celebration
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July 2008
Enfield Loaves and Fishes has been selected to receive Cox Charities Employee Advisory Grant in the amount of $1,000 based on the recommendation made by Cox employee Sandy Zukowski.The Cox Charities Employee Advisory Group was impressed with the integrity of Enfield Loaves and Fishes ( Soup Kitchen) program and it's impact in the community.
Cox employee grant program is part of the overall Cox Charities New England grant initiative. Since its inception a few years ago, Cox Charities has given $2.5 million in grants and in-kind services to non profit organizations like Loaves and Fishes.
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Cargo Van Ribbon – Cutting Ceremony
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Enfield Loaves and Fishes also participates in collaboration with various organizations within the community such as the Educational Resources for Children, St. Vincent de Paul, Enfield Council of Christian Churches, Homeless Prevention coalition, and many schools.A Tribute to Ruth Carenzo
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Monday, December 17th, 2007
Christmas Dinner and Party 4-5pm, followed by music, Santa, and presents.-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Day of Caring
Friday, September 7th, 2007
We would like to express our sincere thanks and appreciation for the tremendous amount of work that went into organizing and implementing the United Way's Day of Caring.
When I look back on what was accomplished that day, I am in awe at what a team of caring individuals can do when folks put their hands and hearts together to make a difference.
Mass Mutual Group assembled and brought all the tools needed to make this project go smoothly as well as providing a team of painters needed to accomplish a large undertaking in such a short time. Our woodwork and cabinets were washed oiled, the bathroom floor was painted, the window sills and radiators were washed and painted, our chairs were washed and waxed to a shine. Our storage area was organized and the outside crew weeded, weed whacked, raked, and swept. The canopies on the front and back of our building were painted and our soup kitchen has taken on a new appearance which makes such a difference in this old building. This "facelift" will mean a lot to our guests during the upcoming holiday season.
We, at Loaves and Fishes, appreciate the time and effort put into making our surroundings look so much better.
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Enfield Loaves and Fishes has been selected as one of fifteen recipients of a Cox Charities Employee Grant in the amount of $1000. Loaves and Fishes was nominated by Sandy Zukowski to receive a grant because the program supports children, education and the development of youth.
Cox employee grant program is part of the overall Cox Charities New England grant initiative. Since its inception a few years ago, Cox Charities has given $1.3 million in grants and in-kind services to non profit organizations like Loaves and Fishes.
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The Maine Fish Market and Restaurant in East Windsor organized their 4th annual Golf Tournament at Elmcrest Country Club to benefit the Enfield Loaves and Fishes Soup Kitchen. Nick and Kathy Vamilis, owners of the Maine Fish Market and Restaurant, presented Loaves and Fishes with a check for $7,000 raised from the tournament.
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The North Central CT Professional Business Women held its 13th annual scholarship award dinner on June 12 at the Cedar Knob Country Club in Somers. A donation of $500 was given to Loaves and Fishes to support its fundraising for a new van.
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The United Way of North Central Ct. Inc. has donated $5,700 to the Loaves and Fishes Cargo Van Fund. State Representative Karen Jarmoc, who chairs the UWNCC, said that board members expect the donation will help Loaves and Fishes acquire a van sooner than Christmas so they can transport food more efficiently.
