NONPROFIT ORG. US POSTAGE PAID BOSTON, MA PERMIT NO. 54093 Bread of Life 54 Eastern Avenue Malden, MA 02148 Highlights Address Service Requested Fall 2015 BOL makes the difference Bread of Life awarded for struggling $100,000! Bread of Life was selected as celebrate the $10 million infusion neighbors one of 100 local nonprofits to receive into Greater Boston’s nonprofit grants of $100,000 each through sector. With the conclusion of this • “Elizabeth,” a tall good-looking Cummings Foundation’s “$100K grant cycle, Cummings Foundation woman in her 40s, came to the evening for 100” program. The grant, for reached a major milestone – it has meal just to share her good news. She $25,000 per year for four years, will now awarded more than $100 million now had achieved seven months of enable BOL to serve more people, in grants to local nonprofits alone. sobriety and was no longer homeless, especially under-served and minority “We are so thrilled to have been but living in a ¾ house in Cambridge STAFF DINNER & CLOTHING populations, and provide more selected as one of the grantees,” said and working part-time. When she Thomas Feagley Tues and Wed, 5:30-6:30 pm variety of foods and more culturally- Gabriella Snyder Stelmack, Special first came to us as a dinner guest, Director St. Paul’s Parish specific foods. Representing Bread Projects Coordinator at Bread of “Elizabeth” and her husband were Gabriella Snyder Stelmack 26 Washington St, Malden of Life, Thomas Feagley, Executive Life, “Not only is it a great honor, about to become homeless. Even so, Special Projects Coordinator Director, and Kathleen McKenna, but the funding enables us to be more she wanted to volunteer so she could McKay Russo Thurs, 5:30-6:30 pm Board member, joined approximately responsive to our community through give something back in exchange Pantry Coordinator Bread of Life for receiving free meals. For several 54 Eastern Avenue, Malden 300 other guests at a June 4 reception our new Food Access Project.” Maria Tiro at TradeCenter 128 in Woburn to months she was a great worker in Food Bank & Senior Outreach the kitchen and dining hall. Once Fri, 5:30-6:30 pm the impending eviction came about, Marcia Manong First Baptist Church she ended up living on the street. We Doorperson 493 Main St, Malden How you can help had no idea what had become of her • Donate a grocery store gift card so a family in crisis or with special until she showed up the other night. OFFICE HOURS FOOD PANTRY needs can purchase groceries & supplies. She said she had hit rock bottom, T, Th, F 12-5pm,Wed 12-6pm 54 Eastern Avenue in Malden (no holes please) but was thankful to BOL for helping 54 Eastern Avenue Help feed a hungry neighbor today • Donate used plastic grocery bags Wed: 4–6 pm and Fri: 2 – 4 pm her. She is now waiting to get into a Malden, MA 02148 Phone: 781-397-0404, office $10 will provide 20 meals for a low-income working, disabled • Volunteer at our food pantry, evening meal or office transitional program that will house 781-397-0404 or homeless individual at one of our evening suppers • Donate funds for food purchase (we pay only $0.19 per pound at the her for at least a year while they help Everett City Hall $20 will provide a grocery order for a low-income senior [email protected] Greater Boston Food Bank) her apply for permanent affordable 484 Broadway, Ground Floor citizen www.breadoflifemalden.org housing. She said the greatest lesson 3rd & 4th Thursdays 3 – 5 pm • Donate food, especially canned soups, fruit, vegetables, meats & tuna, facebook.com/breadoflifema Phone: Zoila at 857-888-3452 $50 will provide a grocery order for a low-income family of four shelf-stable milk, fresh fruits & vegetables twitter: @breadmalden continued on next page Other ways to donate Everett food pantry Volunteer Recognition Bread of Life Partner Organizations Visit AmazonSmile, a foundation EVERETT Sharewood Clinic created by Amazon, and select at Everett City Hall Bank of New York Mellon Temple Tifereth Israel Banquet City of Everett, Mayor’s Offi ce Bread of Life as a charity. For every MEDFORD of Human Services, Offi ce celebrating those who give City of Medford eligible purchase, AmazonSmile will of Community Development donate 0.5% of the purchase price to so much of themselves to feed Offi ce of Community Devel. MALDEN Medford Community Life, BOL. hungry and homeless neighbors Benevolent & Protective Order Grace Chapel, Lexington of Elks Malden/Medford St. Francis of Assisi Church CFC, Combined Federal Campaign: Bread of Life held its annual Volunteer Recognition Banquet Lodge MELROSE on Monday, May 11th at Anthony’s in Malden. About Cambridge Health Alliance employees of the Federal govern- First Baptist Church 250 volunteers attended the banquet, sponsored by A & A Malden Family Medicine ment can donate directly to Bread of First Congregational Church Center Window Products in Malden, to celebrate the work of Bread First United Methodist Church Life through the CFC. City of Malden, Malden of Life (BOL), learn more about its programs, and honor the Green Street Baptist Church Redevelopment Authority Melrose Highlands COMECC, Commonwealth of Volunteers of the Year. Congregation Agudas Achim Congregational Church Ezrath Israel Massachusetts Employees Charitable Melrose Rotary Club Honored as 2015 First Baptist Church Campaign: employees of the Com- Melrose Unitarian Universalist Volunteers of the Year were: First Church in Malden, UCC Church monwealth can donate directly to First Lutheran Church St. Mary’s Church, Bread of Life through COMECC. Malden Food Pantry 2015 Special Recognition First Parish in Malden, Men’s Saturday Morning Mike Barr Awards Universalist Group Ping Huang, American Legion, Post 69, Forestdale Community Church Barbara Stobbs Malden, Donating Good Shepherd United READING Methodist Church Church of the Good Shepherd Roland Young cooking facilities for Immaculate Conception Church Evening Meals Program Knights of Columbus – STONEHAM In June 2015, the BOL Everett Food Pantry moved from the old Everett High Everett Food Pantry Immac. Concep. #13966 St. Patrick’s Catholic Church Carol Freehoff, School to the ground fl oor of Everett City Hall, 484 Broadway. This location is Cynthia Popovsky Knights of Columbus - WAKEFIELD Knitting for the home- completely handicap-accessible and easy to reach by public transportation or Patricia Woods Santa Maria Council #105 Emmanuel Episcopal Church - on foot from Everett Square. The pantry is open to Everett residents only, every less, Green Street Baptist Malden Catholic High School Restoration Road 3rd & 4th Thursday from 3 – 5pm. Church, Melrose Malden Lions Club Evening Meals Malden Teen Enrichment MOTEL OUTREACH Marjorie Lauritzen, Garrick-Santo Landscap- Center PARTNERS First Parish in Malden Mystic Valley Elder Services Anthony’s Caterers of Malden BOL makes the difference volunteer at the pantry so she could pantry. He was glad he took the ing, Malden, Rob Santo, Bobby C’s Restaurant of help other mothers like herself. She step. He now has become friendly Owner, Donating snow- Outreach Community & continued. from previous page Janet Lundstrom, Reform Center Melrose still volunteers with us, and says it with the volunteers, feels welcomed First Lutheran Church, plowing services for BOL Partnership for Community Cheverus School of Malden she learned from this dark time in makes her proud to be able to give when he comes, and receives a food pantry & offi ces Schools in Malden Community Cooks of Malden Somerville her life is to always be grateful to back to the community. substantial amount of groceries to Sacred Hearts Parish Yankee Pest Control, Food For Free of Cambridge God and never take anything for meet his needs. Olga Packard St. Paul’s Parish • “Fred” is a disabled retiree, Malden, Galvin Murphy, St. Peter’s Group Hanley Kitchen granted. Emmanuel Episcopal living on fi xed income. He gets • “Lena”, a widow in her 60s, is Owner, Donating pest St. Vincent de Paul Society of Leon Donnelly Kitchen Church, Wakefi eld St. Mary’s School of Melrose • “Ella” and her husband came to around with diffi culty, using a raising her granddaughter, “Cara”, control services for BOL St. Joseph’s Parish the BOL pantry because he was out cane, but comes to the Everett Food an adorable 4-year-old with a Lisa Smith food pantry & offi ces of work and they had three children Pantry when he gets down to the last cherubic face. “Cara” is the love of Offi ce to feed. “Ella” was working at a few cans on his shelves. He never her life, but “Lena” never counted Barbara & Francis Brown Margaret Stanton nursing home, but her income alone thought he’d need a food pantry, on having another mouth to feed /Bread of Life Scholarship Recipients: was not enough to pay their rent, and he hated asking for help, but during her retirement years. The Youth Volunteers utilities, and put food on the table. living expenses had become more Bread of Life food pantry helps Malden Teen Enrichment Bernadette Mutebi - $500 A friend suggested they come to and more of a struggle as he got her make ends meet with a free Center Malden Pantry Volunteer the pantry. “Ella” became a regular older and had more out-of-pocket monthly grocery order of nutritious patron, receiving groceries for medical expenses. So one day, he foods like milk, bread, cereal, Partnership for Samantha Perkins - $500 several months. When her husband swallowed his pride and found fresh fruits and vegetables, meats, Community Schools Malden Pantry Volunteer found work again, “Ella” decided to himself standing in line at the food cheese, pasta and more. in Malden, Channel Paul Gilet - $1,000 BOL Scholarship recipient, Paul Gilet (right) Surfi ng Club Evening Meals Volunteer with friends at the Volunteer Recognition Banquet.