001Nation is simply a It's People need it. When people need it and we have enough, we give for people to to need. That's simple. If one has a Christian background or a Jewish background or almost any background, religion will tell you that. Yeah. Then have gives to them that don't. Hello and welcome to Around the Clock's discussion with Officer Tuscano, who is doing another great thing for our community. He's leading a food drive, a fill the the cruiser. Tell us about this event today. So, we just wanted to help support the community as always. That's what we're here for at the police department. Um that we just want to uh make sure that we help out. There's a lot of families out there that are in desperate need of some food items and non-perishable items,
002uh soap, hygiene products, things of that nature. So, we came out here today. We'll be out here from 10:00 to 2:00 tomorrow, 10:00 to 2:00 to be able to collect these items to help these families that desperately need it right now. Great. So, what other officers are here helping? So, today we have myself and then we have Officer Hassana and Officer Souza, who have been bringing a lot of carts back and forth um to the food pantry right now. Uh loading it up. Right now, we've received about 12 double-stacked um carriages filled with food plus all the items that we still have right here in front of us. Plus, some people are still donating as well. Um I apologize, we can't take cash. I'm so sorry, but we What we can do is we can
003take items that are on this list. Okay. And then, um you know, it would be greatly appreciated. Thank you so much. I appreciate you. Um I know, it's always tough cuz we can't take money. >> that a lot, where people come up Yeah, so uh and that's why we just it'd been advising people. Obviously, we we we can't take any money, any monetary donations, but you know, anything is greatly appreciated with food, hygiene products, uh diapers, things like that as well. So, what's the main items on your list? As you As people are coming by, you're handing handing them a list. What's on there? >> by, so it was uh canned soups, stews, chowders, some canned meats and fish, flour, sugar, baking needs, mayonnaise, ketchup, mustard, snacks and crackers, even as far as going to
004uh getting Ashland trash bags. You know, I mean, that's very important as well, too, for some families. Um diapers that we have on here, baby wipes, soap, shampoo, conditioner, uh cooking oils, instant oatmeal, and cereal. Those are just some of the main items that we have here on the list, but we have also been advising people that like I said, any type of non-perishable is, you know, is appreciated as well. Great. Great. Well, thanks for taking the time. So, again, there it's we're filming this on Friday, April 3rd, but they're also going to be out here on Saturday, April 4th, from 10:00 to 2:00. So, what's your goal? Do you have a goal of the number of carriages you want to fill? So, I think, you know, even one carriage is great, right? We start
005off with small, and you know, and the community has just shown today, and even people that aren't part of the Ashland community that have been coming here to Market Basket, telling us that they're from Framingham, Holliston, all even different communities helping to support our community, which is just which has been so so great. So, uh like I said, we wrote I'll take any amount of carriages, you know, cuz anything's a good help for everybody. Great. Well, thanks for chatting with us, and let's see if we can fill all those cruisers. Yeah. Absolutely. Thank you. Thank you. Larry Baldwin. And Catherine. Larry and Catherine, so you've just donated to the to the police's food drive. What makes you want to donate? Times are hard. We have enough. Times are hard, as he says.