South Shore Community Action Council, Inc. (SSCAC) will host its 3rd annual March Mania Food Drive Tournament with 16 businesses, student groups, and community organizations from throughout the South Shore competing head-to-head in single elimination brackets to see which team can collect the most non-perishable food donations each week. March Mania supports SSCAC’s Food Resources Program which fights food insecurity for over 11,000 people on the South Shore by collecting, storing, and distributing over 425,000 pounds of fresh and non-perishable emergency food annually.
“Food and other household necessities are so expensive, we are seeing increased need for food assistance in our communities,” said Lisa Spencer, SSCAC’s Chief Executive Officer. “Our Food Resources Program supplies food to over 60 local pantries, schools, Councils on Aging, and other food relief providers. We depend on March Mania to make sure we have a sufficient supply of food to distribute in the spring and summer when donations tend to taper off. We are deeply grateful for our March Mania teams and everyone who donates food during the Tournament.”
During its first 2 years, March Mania has collected over 30,000 pounds of emergency food, the equivalent of 25,000 meals. The Plymouth County Sheriff’s Department was the 2024 March Mania Food Drive Tournament Champion, followed by North Easton Savings Bank which took home the coveted John van Hengel trophy in 2025. For more information about the 2026 March Mania Food Drive Tournament and to follow your favorite team, go to www.sscac.org/march-mania-2026.