LC students practice what they preach The Lowell Sun Updated: 12/31/2017 06:36:04 AM EST LOWELL — The month of December, Lowell Catholic Elementary students held a food drive to benefit the Merrimack Valley Food Pantry. Hundreds of items were donated as students continue to learn about the importance of…
From student project grows Lowell High food pantry By Todd Feathers, tfeathers@lowellsun.com Updated: 12/23/2017 05:28:24 PM EST LOWELL — Hunger wasn’t an abstract concept for Jessica Lander’s Generation Citizen class last year. The group of more than 20 students had all come to Lowell as immigrants, some of them…
The Lowell Sun Updated: 02/21/2018 12:00:12 PM EST Theresa Sarrah of Lowell, left, and Anthony Villandry of Boxboro, employees of Clark Insurance, present Amy Pessia, executive director of the Merrimack Valley Food Bank, with a $3,000 gift to support food distribution in the region. Clark Insurance, formerly James L.…
Help Food Bank feed the Valley Updated: 02/06/2018 10:48:13 AM EST A “Feed the Valley Fundraiser” was held at Stonehedge Hotel and Spa recently to benefit the Merrimack Valley Food Bank. About $15,000 was raised for MVFB’s food-distribution programs that serve families in the region. From left, MVFB…
Lowell Five donates $8,000 to food bank Updated: 01/09/2018 12:16:30 PM EST (COURTESY PHOTO) The Lowell Five Bank recently honored a pledge made to the Merrimack Valley Food Bank by presenting the food bank with a check for $8,000. Before the food bank’s annual golf tournament in September, at…
ABC Nursery collects for Merrimack Valley Food Bank The Lowell Sun Updated: 12/19/2017 06:35:56 AM EST Susan Swenson’s class at ABC Nursery School in Chelmsford recently collected 275 pounds of food during the Thanksgiving Food Drive for the Merrimack Valley Food Bank. With Swenson are, front row, from left,…
The Lowell Sun Updated: 07/19/2016 06:37:45 AM EDT LOWELL — The Merrimack Valley Food Bank is sponsoring the USDA Summer Food Service Program at multiple locations throughout the city on weekdays through Aug. 17. The summer lunch program provides lunches to children involved in activities at city parks, recreational…
Posted Mar. 22, 2016 at 3:23 PM CONCORD The Jericho Road Project, a nonprofit organization dedicated to community strengthening and development through talent-matching partnerships with professional volunteers, raised over $72,000 at its annual spring fundraising gala, Bridges to Change. More than 200 local philanthropists, public officials, heads of business and…
TYNGSBORO — A hallmark of an Academy of Notre Dame education is a commitment to community service. One of the ways NDA students, faculty and administration demonstrate that commitment is with the school’s annual food drive. This year, more than 1,740 pounds of nonperishable food items were collected and delivered…
By Amelia Pak-Harvey LOWELL — The Merrimack Valley Food Bank is lobbying for an extra $3 million in next year’s budget for the Massachusetts Emergency Food Assistance Program, stressing that the need for food banks across the state remains high. About 37 percent of people in need across the state…
