With more than $300,000 raised since 2020, the Hamptons real estate firm is once again rallying the community to help local families facing food insecurity.
For the 13th consecutive year, Saunders & Associates is running its Thanksgiving Donation Drive, which opened in November and closes on Giving Tuesday, December 1, 2026. Colleen and Andrew Saunders match every donation dollar for dollar, and 100 percent of the money raised goes to the nine food pantries and community organizations taking part. They serve families from Westhampton to Montauk.
The firm started the drive in 2014. It has raised more than $300,000 since 2020, and last year′s campaign brought in $62,000 against a 50,000 goal, which was among the most successful in the drive’s history. Much of that total came from employees of Saunders & Associates and New York Title, along with agents, business partners and residents across the East End. This year the firm hopes to beat both the 50,000 target and last year’s total.
The nine organizations are Bridgehampton Community Food Pantry, Bridgehampton Child Care and Recreational Center, Church of the Immaculate Conception in Westhampton Beach, East Hampton Food Pantry, Springs Food Pantry, Montauk Food Pantry, Heart of the Hamptons Southampton Food Pantry, Hampton Bays Food Pantry and Shelter Island Food Pantry.
The need those pantries meet does not end with the holidays. Food assistance stays in higher demand through the winter, particularly for families facing rising household costs.
Donations of any size are welcome and can be made through the Saunders & Associates Thanksgiving Donation Drive GoFundMe campaign.
