Wilton Rocks for Food

Since 1979, Earth Animal has been dedicated to caring for animals, people and the Earth. We’ve called Westport, CT our home for over 40 years, and we believe we can offer support and resources, and give back to the many local families in need. 

Since the pandemic, the need for food in our communities is greater today than ever before. The unexpected consequence of COVID-19 and the loss of jobs and income has resulted in an enormous increase in the number of people that are food insecure. This means 490,000 people, including 131,000 children, have turned to The Connecticut Food Bank for the first time.  The CFB has provided 47 million meals in the past year, for people of all walks of life-children, working parents, seniors or people living with disabilities. They are our neighbors. 

It is time for Action and Change. Even in a state as wealthy as Connecticut, there is a huge need for assistance. Earth Animal’s Mitten Project™ has offered support to the CFB, and this year we are on a mission to help more than ever. 

What can you do to help? Come into Earth Animal and purchase a $5 mitten or donate to this gofundme today. Earth Animal will match dollar-for-dollar to make an even bigger impact for local families. 

Last year we raised $38,000. Our goal is to surpass this amount. According to Merritt and Abbey Goldstein, “Our loyal customers are generous in spirit. For 14 years, the Mitten Project efforts have been astounding and I know together, we will all rise to the occasion to help our neighbors.”

Thanks to compassionate and exceptionally generous friends like you, we will be able to make a huge local impact. Please know in your hearts that you have helped struggling families.  They now have somewhere to turn.

 Be well,

Merritt & Abbey Goldstein

Hi my name is Trevor Hislop and I'm a member of the Newtown High Golf Team.  Along with two of my teammates Alex Walton and James Celentano, we put together a golf marathon to help a local food bank. We wanted to make a difference in our community during these tough times and the food banks really need help to serve those in need. We plan to walk as many holes as possible in 12 hours and make as many birdies as we can. We hope that you can donate for a great cause during these tough times. Through a upfront donation and or take the birdies challenge! By donating a bonus of 5$ per birdie for every birdie we make! At the end we will report how many birdies made. Thank you so much for your support!

Want to join me in making a difference? I'm raising money to benefit Connecticut Food Bank, and any donation will help make an impact. Thanks in advance for your contribution to this cause that means so much to me.

More information about Connecticut Food Bank: The mission of Connecticut Food Bank is to provide nutritious food to people in need. We do this by supplying food products to our member agencies, as well as through direct food distribution programs and by promoting public awareness about the problem of hunger.

JCJ’s annual community partnership with the CANstruction Program and the 6th grade students at The Gideon Welles School has been cancelled in light of the Coronavirus outbreak.

It’s no secret that the number of Connecticut residents without work or otherwise unable to afford the basic necessity of food continues to climb. Now more than ever our local food banks and those they serve need our help. Before the outbreak, there were 400,000 people in our state borders who were food insecure, 115,000 children among them. In our home city of Hartford, 26% of the population was food insecure in 2018. Again, these numbers do not yet reflect the sudden influx of thousands more families seeking assistance.

We believe it is important for those of us who are able continue assist our greater community during this difficult time.
We believe it is equally important to demonstrate to our Gideon Welles students the true spirit of CANstruction and community - that while circumstances have changed and we can no longer participate in the build, we can adapt and still help to end hunger.

Our baseline goal is to match the annual food donation of $1,300 to $1,500…. but the sky is the limit!

We are asking JCJ's Employee Owners, members of the school community, and others who are able and willing to donate to the cause to please do so, knowing all of your donation directly benefits CT residents who are in need during this time. 

Thank you in advance for supporting the cause.

-The JCJ CANstruction Team

Jordan Kazmierczak, Justin Ewing, and Tyler Barile


More information about Connecticut Food Bank: The mission of Connecticut Food Bank is to provide nutritious food to people in need. We do this by supplying food products to our member agencies, as well as through direct food distribution programs and by promoting public awareness about the problem of hunger.

Join P2 Science in raising money to benefit our neighbors in Naugatuck and Woodbridge via the Connecticut Food Bank. The economic damage wrought by the coronavirus is hitting the most vulnerable in our society hard  and we can help put food on their tables right now.

P2 Science is a renewable chemistry company, with a plant in Naugatuck and lab in Woodbridge CT.  Stay-at-home rules have suddenly cut-off earnings for many people, including those living essentially paycheck to paycheck. Through no fault of their own, families and individuals are facing the prospect of having to choose between food, fuel and shelter. The communities of Naugatuck and Woodbridge are hard hit and P2 is doing what we can to help. In addition to making bottles of hand sanitizer, we have started this fundraiser to enable friends of the company to donate to this immediate need.

Connecticut Food Bank: The mission of Connecticut Food Bank is to provide nutritious food to people in need. We do this by supplying food products to our member agencies, as well as through direct food distribution programs and by promoting public awareness about the problem of hunger.