

# Event Details

- **Event Name**: 2026 United Way Week of Action - Food Drive
- **Event Start and End Date**: Mon, 13 Apr, 2026 at 09:00 am (-04:00)
- **Event Description**: Our United Way of Meriden and Wallingford Annual “Week of Action - Power Our Pantries” food collection will kick off on Monday, April 13th through Monday, April 20th to respond to the growing need for food in Meriden &amp; Wallingford! 🍴🏘️

The goal is to collect at least 500 non-perishable food items! 🫶
CAN YOU DONATE?:
🍽️ Cereal
🍽️ Pasta
🍽️ Peanut Butter &amp; Jelly
🍽️ Rice
🍽️ Canned/Jarred Sauce
🍽️ Canned Vegetables
🍽️ Canned Soup

Benefiting food pantries:
⭐️Master’s Manna
⭐️GLOW Food Ministry 
⭐️New Opportunities of Greater Meriden

We warmly invite individuals/families, community groups &amp; corporate partners to donate to help stock the shelves of our pantries!

Kindly bring your donations to United Way of Meriden and Wallingford's office:
📍35 Pleasant Street, Suite 1E, Meriden CT 06450
⏰ Monday-Friday between 9am-4pm
🔗EVENT WEBSITE: https://www.unitedwaymw.org/week-of-action

THANK YOU!!!!!!! ❤️💛💙
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/meriden/2026-united-way-week-of-action-food-drive/200029860052554
- **Event Categories**: Nonprofit
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 0

## Ticket Details

- **Ticket URL**: https://www.unitedwaymw.org/week-of-action?utm_source=AllEvents.in&utm_medium=event-discovery-platform&utm_campaign=meriden-events

## Event venue details

- **city**: Meriden
- **state**: CT
- **country**: United States
- **location**: 35 Pleasant Street, Meriden, CT, United States, Connecticut 06450
- **lat**: 41.53553
- **long**: -72.79918
- **full address**: 35 Pleasant Street, Meriden, CT, United States, Connecticut 06450

## Event Organizer details

- **affiliate_id**: 2
- **organizer**: United Way of Meriden and Wallingford (https://allevents.in/org/united-way-of-meriden-and-wallingford/1676933)

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Mon, 13 Apr, 2026 at 09:00 am (-04:00)
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** 35 Pleasant Street, Meriden, CT, United States, Connecticut 06450
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** United Way of Meriden and Wallingford
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** Nonprofit
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about 2026 United Way Week of Action - Food Drive ?
  - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents.

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