AFSCME Local 2863 Supports Hamden Citizens in Need; Union Donating Turkeys and Stop & Shop Gift Cards

AFSCME Local 2863, representing Hamden town employees and school crossing guards, has donated more than 70 Thanksgiving turkeys to the Hamden Food Bank.

The union will also provide $500 worth of Stop & Shop gift cards for post-Thanksgiving distribution through the town’s Community Services and Elderly Services departments.

Monies for the turkeys and gift cards came from town employees, both unionized and non-union.

            According to AFSCME Local 2863 Vice President Joe Cirillo, the union has been donating turkeys and gift cards for the last eight years.

            “This is certainly a pet project for me and something our union members are proud to do around the holidays. It gives us joy knowing that people who are in need can enjoy a nice Thanksgiving dinner.”

            Added Local 2863 President Carol Riccio, Elderly Services Outreach Coordinator, “Food insecurity is a real and growing problem, particularly in these tough economic times. It’s important for us as town employees to do whatever we can, on the job and off, to give people a reason to celebrate the holidays.”

           AFSCME Local 2863 represents 75 Hamden town employees and school crossing guards and is affiliated with the 35,000-member Council 4 AFSCME union. Learn more at https://mail.journalregister.com/owa/redir.aspx?C=96bafb3ac4ce4b50a5928b292b1bae1d&URL=http%3a%2f%2fwww.council4.org.

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Pictured, l-r: Local 2863 members Carol Riccio, Joe Cirillo, Irene Keniry and Kathleen Flynn.