FOOD DRIVE COLLECTION,
This Weekend for Ellicottville’s Food Pantry

After last year’s heavy snow storm, The Holiday Valley Ski Patrol is back again sponsoring a food drive in Ellicottville in conjunction with the Mardi Gras weekend of March 14th, and 15th. Each year we try and reach as many people as possible, and with the help of the local newspapers, signs, and word of mouth we hope to reach a few more. Please, as you read this article take out a few cans of non-perishable food items or paper goods and place them in a bag to bring to town. There are store collection locations at Quality Market and the Red Door in Ellicottville where you can drop off your donations, or if you are out at Holiday Valley you can drop off items at the Guest Services Building or the new Ski Patrol building at the bottom of Youlder. A special reminder, the Red Door Ski Shop and Guest Services will continue to accept food donations the week after Mardi Gras through March 22nd.

As always, a Holiday Valley Ski Patrolman will be at Quality Market Friday evening, tonight 4:30 to 9:00PM, and Saturday tomorrow, from 9:30AM to 6:00PM. This location allows us to be visible to the community that we are supporting. We are asking you for a donation of food or money, no matter how small.

SUGGESTED DONATIONS, non-perishable food items include cereal, oatmeal, rice, noodles, spaghetti, other pasta products, spaghetti sauce, macaroni and cheese, canned soups, fruits, vegetables, beans, meats, juices, dried beans, fruit, and jell-O. Other suggested products include diapers, paper towels, tissues, toilet paper, shampoo, tooth paste, hair products, hands soap, laundry detergents, and and other cleaning supplies. Now we are not going to let you go away empty handed. For your generous donations you will receive a strand of Mardi Gras beads.

Finally, there will be a collection of all items including CASH during the Mardi Gras Parade starting at 6:00PM, March 14th. Ski Patrolman will be pushing grocery carts along each side of the parade route to collect your donations. A strand of Mardi Gras beads and a big THANK YOU are yours for all donations. Please help The Holiday Valley Ski Patrol help others in this once a year food drive.
If you have any questions Bob Barbu can be reached at 440 668-3773 during the week or at bobbarbu@yahoo.com.