By Scott Shurtleff – Correspondent Merrimack Valley food Bank in L well is celebrating its 30th anniversary this year. Executive Director Amy Pessia peers out from the Mobile Pantry storage and assembly area. Julia Malakie / lowell sun Lowell » This …
Read On »Members of Lowell High’s chapter of the National Honor Society load bags of food they collected into a Merrimack Valley Food Bank van. COURTESY LOWELL HIGH SCHOOOL By SUBMITTED ARTICLE | May 17, 2021 at 9:50 a.m. LOWELL – Lowell High School’s chapter …
Read On »Merrimack Valley Food Bank, hospice provider receive grants from People’s United Bank Patricia Ahern, president and CEO of Care Dimensions, accepts a check for $25,000 from Patrick Sullivan, Massachusetts president and executive vice president of People’s United Bank. COURTESY PEOPLE’S …
Read On »GLCF tackles food barriers in latest coronavirus response grants Tom Healy, of Lowell, has volunteered for Merrimack Valley Food Bank for a decade, delivering food to homebound residents. MVFB was a Greater Lowell Community Foundation COVID-19 Emergency Response Fund grant …
Read On »Crocheting Bernie Sanders for charity in Chelmsford Eileen DeChaves of Chelmsford, co-owner with her brother of Old Mill House Coffee & the Artisans Exchange in Chelmsford Center, made a crochet version of Bernie Sanders with his mittens at the inauguration, …
Read On »EAGLE INDEPENDENT Margaret Smith Wicked Local With the holiday season over — and a coronavirus spike expected — food pantries are bracing for an increased need, and challenges in keeping clients and volunteers safe. “Based on the increased number of customers …
Read On »Lowell-based food bank receives $50,000 donation By John Laidler Globe Correspondent,Updated January 5, 2021, 5:41 p.m. The Merrimack Valley Food Bank is getting some help from a foundation in providing food to needy families during COVID-19. The Eastern Bank Charitable Foundation recently awarded …
Read On »Locals will receive addition grants from Eastern Bank charitable foundation By Jill Harmacinski LAWRENCE — Devoted to housing and food security, numerous nonprofits in Greater Lawrence will receive funding from another $3 million donation from the Eastern Bank Charitable Foundation, …
Read On »Volunteers, organizations work to keep up with need By Terry Date Dec 28, 2020 Volunteers from local churches unload food from a big box truck at a distribution center on Essex Street in Lawrence. The food is then organized and …
Read On »The book will refer to Ms. Warren’s recent bid for the Democratic presidential nomination, won by Joe Biden, but is not a campaign memoir. U.S. Sen Elizabeth Warren has a book coming out about six key experiences and perspectives. The …
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