Each year, Interfaith presents the Community Hero Award to someone who inspires others through selfless service. For 2017, that individual is Bob Taylor, a compassionate, generous clinician and leader who served our organization for more than 30 years.
Bob was the Executive Director of Interfaith Social Services from 1967–1994. Then he retired….until 2001 when he came back again and was director for another three years. He then continued to see mental health clients for more than a decade.
Bob Taylor
When he finally decided to stop seeing counseling clients about two years ago, Interfaith staff held a party for him. During the party he leaned over to our current Executive Director Rick Doane and said “You guys threw a retirement party just like this for me about 20 years ago.”
His friends and colleagues shared these kind words about him:
"Bob represented the best of Interfaith Social Services. He was a man of character. ... Bob demonstrated those important traits of commitment, steadfastness, and compassion. In all challenges he tackled he was the consummate professional and always a gentleman." -- Jim Thorne, past president of Interfaith's Board of Directors
"My favorite time was early in the day having coffee with Bob. It was special as we talked about work, family, current events, shared stories, and some jokes. Bob has the best sense of humor. Bob is a gentlemen and a gentle man. His quiet presence would calm the most tense situation in the pantry." -- Bettyanne Lang, former Interfaith Food Pantry Manager, for more than 20 years
"I could always be certain of receiving wise and solid advice from him. ... He was skilled and knowledgeable, nonjudgmental, and it was an honor to work with him. He is always very gentle but never missed a beat and no one could put anything past him. ... His heart is the heart of ISS; I feel that his love for the agency and its mission has shaped what it has become and continues in today’s work." -- Claire Hagan, Interfaith's Counseling Coordinator
Interfaith's Executive Director Rick Doane, right, honors Bob Taylor with the Community Hero Award at the 20th Annual Feed the Hungry Gala.
Bob was recognized December 8 at our annual Feed the Hungry Gala. We hope to make him proud in the decades to come by continuing to model his compassionate, respectful demeanor here at Interfaith.
Thank you to everyone who came out to our 20th annual Feed the Hungry Gala on Friday night! It was truly a spectacular evening. We were able to raise nearly $385,000 to support Interfaith’s programs, including the food pantry, New Directions Counseling Center and HomeSafe.
Scroll down for lots and lots of pictures from the event!
We kicked things off months ago (February, in fact!) as our gala committee worked tirelessly to plan the event, secure sponsorships and organize the auctions.
The 2017 Feed the Hungry Gala committee. Photo by FayFoto Boston.
Ally Donnelly, NBC Boston and gala co-chair, with Robin Organ and Chris Buchanan, Director of Public Affairs & State & Local Government Relations for Walmart. Photo by FayFoto Boston.
Our morning kicked off bright and early Dec. 8, as the venue, Granite Links Golf Club, began to transform into a red and white, winter-themed wonderland. Our friends at Fruit Center Marketplace once again set up their spectacular produce display in the rotunda. Best of all, the gorgeous fruit and veggies in the display were later sent back to Interfaith to distribute to our food pantry clients!
Michael Dwyer, Ryan Keyes & Joe Sullivan, from Fruit Center Marketplace spent hours setting up this amazing display. Photo by Jennifer Sammons.
Detail of the Fruit Center Marketplace display, all of which was donated to Interfaith’s food pantry after the event. Photo by Jennifer Sammons.
A group of wonderful corporate volunteers from Arbella spent the morning hauling supplies to the venue, constructing Arbella/JetBlue swag bags and jumping in wherever needed. Thank you, Team Arbella!
Arbella volunteers (in green shirts) and Paula Daniels, Interfaith’s Development Director, on the morning of the event. Photo by Jenn Reale.
Our silent auction table, with nearly 40 fabulous packages, was assembled. From Disney vacations to sports tickets to foodie getaways, the packages this year were even more impressive than in years past.
The silent auction table. Photo by FayFoto Boston.
Attendees could bid on a Celtics package including game tickets and a ball signed by the 2017/2018 team. Photo by FayFoto Boston.
Later in the evening guests used mobile bidding to try to win packages. Congratulations to all our package winners!
John Terrio browses (and hopefully bids on!) the silent auction items. Photo by FayFoto Boston.
Paula Daniels and I with the awesome cake from Montilio’s. Photo by FayFoto Boston.
Sadie Mae’s chocolate peppermint cupcakes. Photo by FayFoto Boston.
As the evening began, guests entered to see decorated trees from Kennedy’s Country Gardens before they approached check in.
Decorated trees from Kennedy’s Country Gardens. Photo by Jennifer Sammons.
Registration volunteers. Photo by FayFoto Boston.
They enjoyed a Winter Cosmo welcome cocktail from Bradford Distillery before moving on to try their hand at the Wheel of Chance.
As guests roamed about the room, they had opportunities to play games, including wine ring toss, the snowball toss, putting for a hole-in-one and our new addition, Plinko.
Ron Collins (snowman suit), an Interfaith volunteer, watches as guest Barbara Pyne tries out the Snowball Toss game. Photo by FayFoto Boston.
Molly Fabiano tries out the Hole-In-One game. Photo by FayFoto Boston.
Interfaith volunteer Robert Slack poses with our new Plinko board, constructed in-house by board member Ed Kelly. Photo by FayFoto Boston.
Board member Linda Blais, left, volunteered at the Wine Ring Toss station. Guest Amy Ledwell gives it a try as Chili Salazar looks on. Photo by FayFoto Boston.
Food pantry manager Eileen Kelly, right, chats with guests at the Giving Tree, a station where guests could purchase an ornament which in turn provides holiday gifts for children of Interfaith’s food pantry clients. Photo by FayFoto Boston.
As the program began, guests took their seats and were welcomed by our gracious emcee, Latoyia Edwards from NBC Boston. Our gala committee chairs, Ally Donnelly of NBC Boston and Donna Mavromates of MavroCreative, briefly spoke, followed by our main sponsors: Beverly Tangvik of Arbella and Chis Buchanan of Walmart.
“We continually seek organizations that will utilize the financial support we give them in thoughtful, responsible and impactful ways,” Arbella’s Beverly Tangvik said. “With Interfaith, we can be confident in knowing that our funds will be used in this spirit. Interfaith also supports one of Arbella’s core values – citizenship. It is the volunteer organization of choice by many Arbella employees and after a day of service, volunteers truly feel like they have made a difference.”
Our event emcee, Latoyia Edwards of NBC Boston. Photo by FayFoto Boston.
Gala co-chairs, Donna Mavromates, left, and Ally Donnelly. Photo by FayFoto Boston.
Beverly Tangvik of Arbella. Photo by FayFoto Boston.
Chris Buchanan of Walmart. Photo by FayFoto Boston.
Then our live auction kicked off! Packages this year included a backyard makeover, trip to Universal Studios Florida, a JetBlue Turks & Caicos vacation, premium Patriots tickets and a farm-to-table dinner for 20.
Guest John Tallarida holds up his paddle during the auction. Photo by FayFoto Boston.
Guest Matt Donnelly raises his paddle during the live auction. Photo by FayFoto Boston.
Our Executive Director, Rick Doane, spoke about Interfaith’s missions and played a video recorded by Jill, one of Interfaith’s clients.
Interfaith’s Executive Director Rick Doane. Photo by FayFoto Boston.
Jill and Anaiya
Meet Jill: Jill works full time as a Certified Nurse’s Assistant. She lives here on the South Shore. She is a loving mom and daughter. Her mother is retired and lives with Jill to help provide child-care for two year-old Anaiya. Recently, Jill and her husband filed for divorce. Her husband moved out of Massachusetts and is not providing any child support. Struggling to provide for her daughter, her mother and herself, Jill turned to Interfaith Social Services for help.
Jill’s story is one of thousands. Thousands of children and families, like Jill and Anaiya’s, need a hand up during difficult times in their lives. Thanks to the assistance that they received from Interfaith, Jill’s family has food, diapers, Christmas gifts, counseling services and much more. And this assistance comes from the support we receive from events like the gala. It was moving to see the generosity of our attendees as they pledged their hard-earned money to support our missions during the Fund the Need.
Attendees watch Jill’s video message. Photo by FayFoto Boston.
Ron Collins, Jim McDonough and Katie Cutler pledge donations to the Fund the Need. Photo by FayFoto Boston.
The program ended as we honored Bob Taylor, former director of Interfaith and this year’s Community Hero. Bob was the Executive Director of Interfaith Social Services from 1967–1994. Then he retired….Until 2001 when he came back again and was director for another three years. He then continued to see clients for more than a decade.
The Community Hero of the Year award is presented to someone each year who inspires others through selfless service and Bob definitely meets that criteria!
Community Hero of the Year, Bob Taylor. Photo by FayFoto Boston.
The evening ended with more music, dessert and dancing. We would love to see you at the gala next year! Get your tickets early!
Take a look at more photos below and browse our gallery on Facebook.
George Burke and guest. Photo by FayFoto Boston.
Amilcar and Michelle Cardoso. Photo by FayFoto Boston.
Kara Bianchi, Victoria Souza and Amanda Kennedy. Photo by FayFoto Boston.
Gala co-chair Donna Mavromates with John and Molly Fabiano. Photo by FayFoto Boston.
Cynthia Simonides and Donna Mavromates. Photo by FayFoto Boston.
Photo by FayFoto Boston.
Glenn Marshall and gala co-chair Ally Donnelly. Photo by FayFoto Boston.
Jennifer and Adam Chu. Photo by FayFoto Boston.
Katie and Jay Catlender. Photo by FayFoto Boston.
Linda Blais and Matt Witkowski manned the Wine Toss game. Photo by FayFoto Boston.
John Hajjar and his team from Foxcroft. Photo by FayFoto Boston.
Photo by FayFoto Boston.
A Hole-In-One game winner with our Food Pantry Driver, Geoff Bowen. Photo by FayFoto Boston.
Gala committee member Jen Chu poses with chef Paul Wahlberg of Alma Nove. Wahlberg dropped by unexpectedly to check on the Alma Nove dining station. Courtesy photo.
The months of November and December are the busiest months for our pantry. This time of year we struggle to keep basic necessities stocked for our clients.
Starting this week we kick off our fall food drive. This is not a drive for Thanksgiving food, but rather a time to restock our shelves and make sure that clients have meals on their tables for the entire holiday season. While Interfaith will provide Thanksgiving meal packages to more than 800 households over the coming weeks, this particular food drive is necessary to keep our shelves stocked with the essentials.
On Sunday, Nov. 19, from 11:30am–2:30pm, we will be hosting a special ingathering of food at our office in Quincy.
We would sincerely appreciate it if you would organize a food drive for your church, business or organization for this drive. Our volunteers will be on hand Nov. 19 to help unload cars as they arrive here.
We depend on support from the community to feed the thousands of people who turn to us every year for assistance and we hope that you will join with us this Thanksgiving season to feed our neighbors in need. Can’t donate food? Monetary donations are also very welcome:Â bit.ly/iss_donate
Food items that are needed: Tuna
Canned meat
Cereal or oatmeal
Peanut butter & jelly
Healthy snacks for kids
Juice boxes
Shelf-stable milk
Rice
Canned soup
Mac & Cheese
Pasta & sauce
Canned fruit or vegetables
Dry or canned beans
Condiments
Salad dressing
Gluten-free foods
Low-sodium canned items
Cooking oil / Olive oil
Diapers (size 4, 5 & 6), baby wipes
Personal care items: toothbrushes, toothpaste, bar soap (unscented), shampoo, body wash
Happy Halloween! There will be hundreds of little princesses, ninjas and witches happily trick-or-treating on the South Shore this evening thanks to the generosity of Interfaith’s donors and volunteers. Our annual Halloween costume drive wrapped up last weekend with a very busy distribution day here at 105 Adams St.
I’ve almost got Halloween fatigue after all the costume craziness we’ve been handling here for the past six weeks! This is my first Halloween as an employee here at Interfaith and I was just floored by the outpouring of support from individuals and community groups. More than 600 new or gently-used costumes were dropped off here during the drive. Corporate groups brought bags and bags of them, schools set up costume drives (thank you Inly School!) and Kennedy’s Country Gardens even had a special movie night benefiting the drive. Not to mention the dozens of individuals that stopped by with armfuls of costume donations. We so appreciate the support!!
Our crack team of volunteers – Therese Fleming, Robin Anderson and Judy Kiley, spent weeks inventorying, packaging and sorting costumes. The basement was a wonderland of fairy wings, furry paws and superhero capes. They rounded out princess dresses with wands, ninja outfits with swords and goofy get-ups with wigs so that all children would get a complete package. They spent hours and hours prepping and we couldn’t have done it without them. Thank you!
Interfaith volunteers Robin Anderson, Judy Kiley and Therese Fleming put in dozens of hours preparing for the costume drive. Photo by Jennifer Sammons.
Come distribution day, clients arrived to find a team of 24 volunteers ready to match them up with their dream costume. After some Halloween snacks and cartoons, they were able to try on their costumes and take a photo against the “spooky wall” in the Bureau Drawer Thrift Shop before heading out with smiles on their faces and treat bags in hand. A quick two hours and nearly 200 costumes later, a worn out team of volunteers celebrated another successful drive.
Lots of changes here at Interfaith over the summer! We welcomed a new Food Pantry Manager and Food Pantry Driver and a new position was approved for myself, as Development Associate. We also brought on a new fall intern, who will be working with us through the holiday season. The fresh enthusiasm around the building has brought some nice energy to our programs!
Here’s a little info about the new faces:
Eileen Kelly
Eileen Kelly – Food Pantry Manager
Eileen is responsible for the oversight of Interfaith’s Pantry Shelf, Career Closet, Harvest Helpers and Learning Pantry programs. A passion for social justice issues permeates Eileen’s life. She has been involved with many different nonprofit organizations conducting advocacy and outreach efforts around such issues as: domestic violence, marriage equality, adoptee rights and the National Mental Health Alliance. Throughout all of her volunteer experiences hunger insecurity has been one that she is most passionate about. For years she has volunteered at local food pantries and soup kitchens here in Massachusetts as well as in Maine and New York. Outside of volunteering Eileen has had a diversity of career experiences from being a senior litigation paralegal to an insurance industry claims adjuster. Most recently she was employed as the Community Engagement Manager for the Greater Boston Food Bank. She is a very proud mother of two talented sons and grandmother of a cherished grandson. Eileen studied Art Education at The University at Buffalo, State University of New York. She is a landscape painter affiliated with the Artists Group of Charlestown, MA – Stove Factory Gallery.
Geoff Bowen
Geoff Bowen – Food Pantry Driver
Geoff is responsible for our food rescue program, driving our rescue van to various grocery stores and retailers that provide us with food. Geoff was born and raised in Massachusetts and is trained as a professional chef. He met his wife while working at a theater in New York and moved to Quincy after graduating from the Culinary Academy of New York. Geoff is currently a student at Eastern Nazarene College, where he studies business management. He’s a big Boston sports fan and likes to cook and read in his free time. He and his wife have two daughters.
Jennifer Sammons
Jennifer Sammons – Development Associate
My position is responsible for aiding the development team – organizing fundraising events, managing volunteers, and producing public relations and social media campaigns. I was born and raised in Tampa, FL, and graduated with a BS in journalism from the University of Florida (Go Gators!). My professional background is in digital journalism and I’ve worked as an editor at media outlets in North Carolina, Colorado, Connecticut and Massachusetts. I most recently served as an editor at Boston Parents Paper magazine. My volunteer experience covers a wide spectrum, from training sea lions at the Mystic Aquarium to co-chairing the annual gala at my son’s school, Adams Montessori. I previously volunteered in Interfaith’s food pantry. I live in Quincy with my husband and son and love to read, cook, garden and travel.
Elena Galland
Elena Galland – Food Pantry Intern
Elena grew up outside of San Francisco and moved to Quincy to attend Suffolk University to get her BS degree in Psychology. She hopes her internship will help her gain a better understanding of the world of social services. She is planning on starting on her Master’s degree in Social Work in Fall 2018. In her spare time, she enjoys being active outdoors, trying different foods and reading.
We are delighted to announce that Donna Mavromates of Hingham will serve as co-chair of the 20th Annual Feed the Hungry Gala. Mavromates joins Ally Donnelly of Hingham, co-chair since 2012, in leading our annual drive to raise money for Interfaith’s hunger, mental health and emergency assistance programs.
A fixture of the South Shore business community, Mavromates spent several years as marketing director and Vice President of the Quincy Chamber of Commerce. She currently owns MavroCreative in Hingham, a full-service graphic and web design agency, which also donates their services to Interfaith. Her experience working with small business owners and entrepreneurs at the Chamber drives her passion for providing services for those groups. “I love to help nurture and give small businesses the support they need,” Mavromates said.
A mother of two college-age twin girls, Mavromates was drawn to Interfaith’s mission because of the focus on families. “I became aware of how much a need there is on the South Shore,” Mavromates said. “There are families that don’t have food on the table. Most importantly, there are kids that don’t have food on the table. When I learned that I started to understand the depth of the problem.”
She shared a memory of 2015’s Feed the Hungry gala where a former Interfaith client spoke to the audience. The speaker, a Marine, told a harrowing tale of domestic abuse, unexpected need and recovery. Mavromates and her husband Stan, also a Marine, solidly connected with her message. The realization that hunger and need could affect anyone drew her in more. “It can be anyone,” she said. “People fall on difficult times with no fault of their own.”
After serving on the board of directors at Interfaith Social Services for several years, Mavromates joined the gala committee in 2014.
This year’s Feed the Hungry Gala will be held December 8, at Granite Links Golf Club in Quincy. The event celebrates two milestones in Interfaith’s history – the 70th anniversary of the organization and the 20th anniversary of the fundraising gala. “Being able to recognize the impact that 70 years’ worth of services have done for this community is huge,” Mavromates said. “It deserves to be acknowledged in a pretty big way.”
Gala attendees will be treated to live music, games, door prizes and entertainment. Chefs from top South Shore-area restaurants will provide tastings and local wine and spirits distributors will showcase beverages. Guests have the chance to bid on silent and live auction items and most importantly, hear about Interfaith’s critical mission to feed, clothe and comfort more than 20,000 hungry local residents each year.
Sponsorship opportunities for the 2017 Gala are still available. Get your tickets now! “The event has sold out for the past three years in a row,” said Mavromates. “I suggest that everyone get their tickets soon.” Get all the details at FeedHungryGala.org.
Interfaith Executive Director Rick Doane, Development Director Paula Daniels, Food Pantry Manager Eileen Kelly and Development Associate Jennifer Sammons celebrate the four-star rating.
We were excited to receive a Four Star Rating from Charity Navigator this week! This is the highest honor bestowed by the organization, which assesses more than 8,000 American charities. The nonprofit evaluator examines financial documents and rates charities based on their financial health, accountability and transparency.
Interfaith has received four consecutive four-star ratings from Charity Navigator, since 2014.
This rating, and our programs, couldn’t have been achieved without you. Our generous donors, tireless volunteers and community supporters keep our organization alive. Thank you!
View the full rating and breakdown here –Â https://www.charitynavigator.org/index.cfm?bay=search.summary&orgid=13218.
Interfaith volunteers Robin, Judy, Therese & Anita (not pictured) have already been hard at work sorting through costume donations.
You’ve seen the bags of candy and orange and black decorations piling up at local stores, and even though it still feels early, we are getting into full Halloween mode here at Interfaith Social Services.
Our annual Halloween Drive aims to set up our youngest clients to enjoy the late October tricks and treats. Many of our client families do not have the means to walk into a store and purchase costumes for their children. Through the Halloween Drive, hundreds of children will be given costumes so that they may have the opportunity to enjoy Halloween festivities.
We are in need of new and gently used Halloween costumes, especially larger-sized children’s costumes (for 10-12 year olds). We will be purchasing some larger-sized costumes as well, so monetary donations are also appreciated.
Here’s how to help: Please stop by Interfaith, located at 105 Adams St., Quincy, during business hours to drop off your donation. Donations must be received by Monday, Oct. 16. Hours are Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, 9am – 3:30pm and Tuesday 9am – 7pm.
Hundreds of backpacks and school supplies were donated to Interfaith Social Services’ annual backpack drive this year.
School is back in session and the financial burden families face each year to outfit their children continues to climb. A 2017 survey by auditing and consulting firm Deloitte has estimated that parents will spend $501 on average per child for back to school purchases. While much of this total goes to clothing and electronics purchases, they estimate parents will spend over $100 for each child on school supplies such as backpacks.
While many households shoulder these costs without a second thought, there are many that struggle with these fees. With help from caring local individuals and partnering businesses, Interfaith Social Services, a multiservice center for South Shore families in need, was able to ease the burden of these annual costs for more than 500 families.
“No child should start the school year unprepared,” said Rick Doane, Interfaith Social Services’ executive director. “We are thrilled to be able to offer backpacks and school supplies to our clients. To defray such a significant cost for families that are already struggling to put food on the table is critical and puts emphasis on the importance of education.”
During the month of August, more than 600 backpacks were distributed to Interfaith’s school-age clients. Children received backpacks filled with supplies such as notebooks, folders, pencils, art supplies and more. Older children were given flash drives to aid in their computer-based projects.
HarborOne Bank donated 100 backpacks which their employees assembled. (L to R): Michael Roberge from HarborOne and Interfaith Social Services volunteers Jim Keenan and Jack Patts of Quincy.
This year Interfaith’s annual backpack drive resulted in shelves overflowing with generous donations from the community. HarborOne Bank employees assembled and donated more than 2,000 backpacks for local kids in need this summer, 100 of which were distributed by Interfaith. Other generous donors include Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts, East Congregational Church of Milton, Topco Associates LLC of Quincy and South Congregational Church of Braintree.
Corporate volunteer groups from Fast Enterprises and Arbella Insurance spent hours assembling and organizing backpack donations. Eagle Scout candidate Max Esco of Troop 110 in Hingham organized a backpack drive for his Eagle Scout project and was able to donate 70 backpacks to the cause. Countless other individuals and families stopped by with filled backpacks, including some children who purchased supplies with their own money.
“This year Interfaith Social Services is celebrating our 70th anniversary,” said Doane. “South Shore residents founded our organization in 1947 to help local children and families in need. Seven decades later this backpack program harkens back to those roots of community service, neighbors helping neighbors.”
Interfaith Social Services’ backpack drive takes place annually in July, but monetary donations to the program or to help South Shore families in need can be made any time at interfaithsocialservices.org/donate.
Over 23,000 hours of service – that is how much time that hundreds of South Shore volunteers contributed via Interfaith Social Services’ various programs this past year. Interfaith recognized this herculean accomplishment at our Volunteer Appreciation Dinner on Thursday June 15th.
The evening featured food, fun and recognition for some very deserving individuals. Twenty local volunteers were inducted into Interfaith Social Services’ Volunteer Hall of Fame.
Volunteer Hall of Fame inductees 2017: front row: Michelle Goldthwaite of Braintree, Paula Daniels of Norton, Linda Blais of Quincy, Lila Johnson of Hingham, Nancy Kearns of Quincy and Rhonda Lynch of Rockland. Back row: Allison Idris of Dorchester, Rick Doane of Randolph, Barbara Caron of Hingham, Jennifer Chu of Cohasset, Jean and Len Plante of Quincy and Sheryl Murphy of Weymouth.
The Quarry Room at Quincy’s Elks Lodge hosted this year’s annual event. Guests enjoyed a dinner catered by Smokey Stax BBQ followed by an array of desserts prepared by Interfaith’s staff and board members. Interfaith operates one of Greater Boston’s largest emergency food pantries, a mental health counseling center, Thrift Shop, homelessness prevention program and other emergency assistance services. Since 1947 Interfaith Social Services has been a safety net for thousands of children and families from the South Shore who are struggling to make ends meet.
This year Interfaith is celebrating our 70th anniversary. “For seven decades the principle of neighbors helping neighbors has guided our efforts, volunteers are the heart and soul of that outreach” said Interfaith’s Executive Director Rick Doane.
Interfaith’s Director of Development Paula Daniels further emphasized this point. “Whether they bag groceries for our food pantry clients or assist in planning our fundraising events, all of our volunteers are absolutely essential to Interfaith being able to deliver our programs. We would simply not be able to serve our clients without these caring individuals. Our annual Volunteer Appreciation Event is a celebration to recognize and honor each and every one of our incredible volunteers.”
This year twenty volunteers were inducted into The Matti Lang Volunteer Hall of Fame. The Hall of Fame is named after one of Interfaith’s most dedicated volunteers who gave decades of his life selflessly serving Interfaith’s clients. The honor of being inducted into the Hall of Fame is bestowed upon those volunteers who have been serving within the organization regularly for at least one year. Their names are inscribed on a plaque which hangs in Interfaith’s foyer.
This year’s inductees are: Braintree resident Michelle Goldthwaite; Cohasset resident Jennifer Chu; Dorchester resident Allison Idris; Hingham residents Barbara Caron and Kim Johnson; Quincy residents Nancy Kearns, Linda Blais, Sarah Fong, Diane Leason, Fay Lee, Jack Patts, David DeBastos, Skip MacKinnon, Jean and Len Plante, Ned Pride and Kassie Purcell; Rockland resident Rhonda Lynch; Weymouth residents Wendy Cullivan and Sheryl Murphy.
Thank you to all of our volunteers who contribute so much to helping their neighbors in need!
Here are so photos from the event taken by professional photographer, and Tuesday morning food pantry volunteer, Christine Hurley. Â
