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November 16, 2012 11:00 pm • Last Updated: November 21, 2012 9:21 am

Left, David Plowden, left, and Rodney Lunsford pack frozen turkeys into the freezer Friday at the St. Vincent de Paul Place food pantry in Norwich. The pantry took delivery of 75 donated frozen turkeys from Foxwoods Resort Casino. A crew from the casino spent the day driving a box truck to food pantries across the region, delivering 365 frozen turkeys.

David Plowden, left, and Rodney Lunsford pack frozen turkeys into the freezer Friday at the St. Vincent de Paul Place food pantry in Norwich. The pantry took delivery of 75 donated frozen turkeys from Foxwoods Resort Casino. A crew from the casino spent the day driving a box truck to food pantries across the region, delivering 365 frozen turkeys.

Members of the three Montville Lions Club chapters deliver 1,542 pounds of food Friday to the Montville Social Services Food Bank, helping to restock in the wake of Hurricane Sandy.

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