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Donations Stolen From First Congregational Church

Money would have been used to feed poor and homeless

 

Deacon Peter Roberts of the told The Day on Wednesday that between $75 and $100 was stolen from coin jugs in an overnight theft.

The money collected in the jugs is used to sponsor a breakfast program for the poor and homeless, according to the article.

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The thief alledgedly entered the church through an air conditioner duct, The Day reported.

According to the article, the program serves breakfast for 60 to 100 people on weekdays, providing 17,000 meals last year.

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