We’re proud to report back on another successful Personal Care Items Drive this year! With many pandemic restrictions slowly rolling back this past May, we were happy to offer members of our communities a physical storage space for their donations, which were much needed at our local survival shelters during a time where many families were still facing hardship and difficult financial choices, such as prioritizing food or personal care items.

As always, our membership and communities came together, and our contact-free drop-off bins were quickly piled high with over 350 pounds of personal care items for donation to the Amherst and Northampton Survival Centers. Donations collected at the Hadley and Northampton branches included incontinence products, toilet paper, diapers, menstrual products, soap, shampoo, conditioner, deodorant, sunblock, and many other items. Thank you to every member and employee who contributed to our annual drive! With your generosity we are able to support families in need throughout the good times and the very challenging ones.