The Boyertown Area Multi-Service will host the 7th Annual Preston’s Pantry Food Drive and Community Event to honor the continued legacy of a Douglass Township boy’s selflessness and passion for helping others.
Preston’s Pantry, a food pantry in Boyertown, is named in memory of Preston Dray, who died in a flash flood along with his mother and unborn sister in 2019.
In May 2018, Preston, 8, organized a food drive for a school project and collected 45 pounds of food.
“His passion for helping others in this community touched our hearts when we delivered his donation to the Multi-Service facility. It truly shows an act of kindness, no matter how small, can go a long way,” the pantry staff said in the release.
The Food Pantry staff, volunteers and community still see the impact that Preston has made and, in return, continue to strive to keep his legacy alive.
“Preston’s kindness has brought awareness to our community and especially youth in our area” the staff said.
Since opening its doors in 1973, the food pantry has seen a progressive increase in its service to the community. In 2025, the Pantry currently serves 381 households and 1,052 individuals, providing food assistance to those who do not have the financial means to meet their nutritional needs.
Preston’s Pantry Project is a group of community members who came together to honor a community service project Preston started and to continue his selfless contribution to helping others in need. The Project was created to carry on Preston’s legacy and in memory of him, his mother Pamela and his unborn sister, Evelynn.
Community Event
The 7th Annual Preston’s Pantry Food Drive and Community Event will be held at the Boyertown Area Multi-Service, 200 West Spring St., from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on May 3. The free admission event features activities and encourages attendees to bring a non-perishable food item to donate to Preston’s Pantry.
“We are excited to hold this year’s event again and have his legacy live on by giving to those in need,” organizers said.
In addition to collecting non-perishable food donations at the event, there will be a variety of activities. The community event will include music, food trucks, bounce houses, a dunk tank, face painting, balloon animals, rock painting, a petting zoo and more.
T-shirts will be available for sale and there will also be a basket raffle where all proceeds will be used to support the Pantry’s efforts to combat food insecurity in the service area for Boyertown Area Multi-Service.
For all the updated details, find the 7th Annual Preston’s Pantry Food Drive and Community Event on Facebook, https://www.facebook.com/PrestonsPantry/. Those interested in becoming a collection site, call 610-367-6957 ext. 229.
“The staff at Boyertown Area Multi-Service and Preston’s Pantry Project committee members are looking forward to a fun community event. We wouldn’t be able to do what we can without the help and support of our amazing community,” staff said in the release.
Boyertown Area Multi-Service is a social service agency dedicated to meeting needs and improving the lives of people in the Boyertown School District Area and surrounding communities of Amity, District, Hereford, Pike and Oley townships. They also operate the Rickett’s Center in Pottstown and the Center at Spring Street.
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