by Leo Barrague and Grace McWaters ·
Friday, May 22, 2026
We are writing on behalf of the Project 351 Club at Bromfield. During the winter, it was an honor to raise 2071.3 pounds of nonperishable foods, which was distributed to families in seven surrounding towns through our partnership with Loaves & Fishes.
We want to end hunger for all of our residents. And as we approach summer, Loaves & Fishes has once again partnered with Project 351.
We are running a summer food drive for the first time. It will start on May 25 this coming Monday and end on Friday, June 5.
Loaves & Fishes would like to focus on foods that young kids would see as a treat this summer, in order to create bags that can be enjoyed by the children in the towns of Ayer, Groton, Dunstable, Littleton, Shirley, and our very own Harvard and Devens.
All donations are welcome. Kid favorites include Gogo Squeeze yogurts, mac and cheese, applesauce, crackers, canned pasta, peanut butter, oatmeal in packets, and cookie mix. Summer swim diapers also are urgently needed.
The Bromfield School and Harvard Public Library are host sites where donations are collected and welcomed. Project 351 club and Loaves & Fishes urge you to give whatever is possible to this food drive.
If you or your family are in need of food or personal care items, you are not alone. Loaves & Fishes Food Pantry, located on 234 Barnum Road, Devens, is always happy to help friends and neighbors free of charge. The telephone number is 978-772-4627, and the website is https://loavesfishespantry.org/.
For those able to donate at this time, we strongly implore you to think compassionately about the peers in our community who will be counting on these donations to make it through the summer with access to food at all times. No donation is ever too small for our cause.
Leo Barrague and Grace McWaters
Bromfield students