Volunteers Needed for Happy Vacation Groceries

Our friends at South Church have reached out to our club for support in a meaningful collaboration between the Town of Andover and the South Church Social Justice Coalition (SJC). Together, we aim to ensure that school children have access to nutritious food during Spring Break week.

The initiative, called Happy Vacation Food, will support over 660 food-insecure schoolchildren in Andover. These children typically rely on free school breakfasts and lunches, but with Spring Break, they won't have access to those meals, which adds extra strain on families already struggling to afford enough nutritious food. The Town is providing the funding for the food, and the SJC is organizing the logistics—but they need our help on Saturday, April 19th, from 10 AM to 1 PM.

Volunteers will distribute tote bags of groceries to people in their cars at three designated sites, and some bags will be delivered to homebound families. In addition, pickup trucks, vans, or SUVs will be needed to transport tote bags and supplies.

Marge Chiafery and Meredith Moody are co-coordinators of this SJC initiative. For more information or if you have any questions, please contact Meredith Moody at Eredithm3@gmail.com or 978-807-4251.

We invite you to participate in this Happy Vacation Food event and help make a difference for local families!

To sign up for transportation:
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To sign up to volunteer at a pickup site:
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To sign up to provide deliveries:
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