The Manchester Essex football team will host Rockland tonight with a 6:30 kickoff for their season opener at Hyland Field — and there’s a bit of an added incentive for anyone planning to attend.
In partnering with Beverly Bootstraps, the school will host a “Tackle Hunger Food Drive” at the game for the second straight year. Fans that bring a box of cereal, pasta or jar of peanut butter (no glass) will get into the football game at a discounted price.
According to Beverly Bootstraps development coordinator Deb Ploszay, “Last year’s event was a success in two ways: it helped with very needed donations to help stock the Beverly Bootstraps pantry shelves and helped people better understand that Beverly Bootstraps serves residents of Manchester and Essex.”
To learn more about Beverly Bootstraps please visit them online at beverlybootstraps.org and follow them on social media (Facebook: beverlybootstrapscs & Instagram: @beverly.bootstraps).