SARATOGA SPRINGS — The Saratoga County Economic Opportunity Council (EOC) is hosting its 30th Anniversary May Day for Hunger at 6 p.m. on Thursday, May 16, at the Canfield Casino in Saratoga. This fundraiser annually raises over $80,000 and is on track to raise even more this year for the EOC food programs.
EOC operates a food pantry in Ballston Spa, a soup kitchen in Saratoga and a summer lunch program for youth in Corinth, Mechanicville, and Saratoga. EOC also runs a mobile food pantry, rural food delivery program and a Thanksgiving basket project. The food pantry is undergoing a renovation project this spring and, at the end, will transition to a market-style choice pantry model that allows customers to customize their food package just as in a grocery store.
These programs are supported by May Day For Hunger, now celebrating its 30th anniversary. This year’s honorary chairs are Angelo and Kate Calbone. The event will feature a 1920s theme, costumes encouraged, as well as a cocktail hour, silent auction, seated dinner and a live pledge.
For more information, including sponsorship and tickets for the event, visit online at saratogaeoc.org/maydayforhunger or contact Linda Sierzenga at 518-288-3206, ext. 155.
