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Donations can be made in honor or memory of friends and family.
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VOLUNTEERS NEEDED!
By giving us a few hours of your time this holiday season to help us wrap, you will be supporting the food pantry in your community. There is no greater gift than giving back.  | |
GCI volunteers will be wrapping at two different locations on four different days: |
North Shore Mall, Peabody:
(across from the Apple Store)
Sat. Dec. 17, 9 a.m. - 10 p.m. and
Sun. Dec 18, 9 a.m. - 10 p.m.
Barnes & Noble, Burlington (98 Middlesex Pkwy across from Burlington Mall):
Tues. Dec. 20, 1 - 6 p.m.
Wed. Dec. 21, 9 a.m. - 1 p.m.
To sign-up please contact Donna Hegan by email at: donna.hegan1@verizon.net
Come by and let us do your wrapping and help your neighbors in need at the same time!
Upcoming Events
Spring 2012
Scavenger Hunt
Lake Quannapowitt, Wakefield
More details to follow.
October 2012
About Hunger and Resilience
by Michael Nye
GCI will host this art exhibit at Endicott College in Beverly.
More details to follow.
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Sponsors
Thank you to the following businesses for your continued support:
The Book Oasis, Stoneham
Century 21, Wakefield
Christine's Cafe & Confections, Lynnfield
City Cycle, Stoneham
The Chocolate Truffle
D'Amicis, Wakefield
Deborah Capuano's Holistic Massage & Health Therapies
Ernst & Young
Falcon Global Edge, Boston
John Hancock
Louise's Skin Care, Lynnfield
Madison Avenue, Melrose
Mary Briggs Physical Therapy
Melaleuca
Natural Food Exchange, Reading
Nokia
Rada Boutique
Supino Insurance, Lynnfield & Malden
TaggArt Studios, Wakefield
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Your Change Making A Difference
This month GCI will provide food or funds to the following food pantries:
Blessing Room Food Pantry, Lynnfield
First Congregational Church/Stoneham Board of Health Food Pantry
Grace Ministries Food Pantry, Saugus
Reading Food Pantry
Servant's Heart Food Pantry, Melrose
United Parish Food Pantry, Saugus
Wilmington Food Pantry
Woburn Food Pantry
Judy Bousquin from GCI, second from left, hands a check to Lorraine Savage from the First Congregational Church/Stoneham Board of Health Food Pantry. Sara Thompson, far left, and Lynn Haddad, far right, also from the pantry.
Saugus United Parish Food Pantry-Donation was possible because of the Saugus Bank Bruins Tickets Raffle.
Wilmington Food Pantry Donation made possible because of the UUCR Second Offering Donation. Photo L to R Director Bob DiPalma with Dorothy Goodwin of GCI
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Just a glimpse into one of our Board Meetings:
Happy to be able to give back!
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Dear Friends,
Our wish this holiday season is to ask each of you to spread the word about hunger and how it is on the rise...from Beverly to Middleton to Saugus to Woburn to Melrose to Stoneham to Wilmington to Peabody to Lynnfield to Lynn to Salem to North Reading to Reading to Melrose to Boston. The numbers are growing at all our neighborhood food pantries.
As you open your pockets this holiday season please keep these facts in mind:
The American Red Cross President and CEO Marsha J. Evans salary for the year was $651,957 plus expenses.
The United Way President Brian Gallagher receives a $375,000 base salary along with numerous expense benefits.
UNICEF CEO Caryl M. Stern receives $1,200,000 per year (100k per month) plus all expenses including a ROLLS ROYCE . Less than 5 cents of your donated dollar goes to the cause.
PUT YOUR MONEY WHERE IT WILL HAVE MORE IMPACT:
Gathering Change, Inc. is run by an all volunteer working board. No salaries are taken. Donate on line or contact us at info@gatheringchangeinc.org and we will send you this beautiful card, free of charge, to send to someone special on your list with a donation envelope included. All donations are tax deductible and stay in your community.  Thank you for helping us continue to serve! Happy Holidays and much health, joy, and prosperity in the New Year! The Board of Gathering Change, Inc. |
Inspiration Celebration
GCI Third Annual Meeting  GCI recently held its third annual meeting at the Lynnfield Meeting House. This informative convergence of board members (pictured left), food pantry representatives, volunteers and friends honored GCI volunteers, recognized the group's achievements, expressed the necessity of further fundraising and announced upcoming events. Food pantries are places where people can get food if they cannot completely support themselves with their income; a crucial safety net with so many people out of work trying to patch together ways to support their families.
 Guest speaker Kerry Desimone (pictured right with GCI President Dorothy Goodwin and Sandy Carriker, Director, North Reading Food Pantry) shared her positive experiences with food pantry services and her success story with the Dare to Begin program offered by the Christian Community Service Food Pantry in North Reading. An impromptu discussion followed regarding the increasing demand placed on food pantries within our communities due to our challenging economic times.
 Fish bowls were offered to guests to collect change in their homes or businesses for their own neighborhood pantry.
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GCI Notecards Make Perfect Gifts
Proceeds benefit local food pantries
Notecards
We offer blank note cards with the above images on the cover. Each set includes 16 cards for just $10.00 (plus $3.50 shipping & handling) and the proceeds benefit local food pantries. To place an order please use our Donation Page and designate your donation of $13.50 as "Notecards" and we will promptly process your order. Gift Cards
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EMPLOYEES ENCOURAGE EMPLOYER GIVING
Please consider adding Gathering Change, Inc., to your place of business as a choice for charitable giving for an employer match.
To date Nokia, Bank of America, Ernst and Young and John Hancock are just a few of the businesses that have matched employee donations.
- The funds stay in your community.
- No salaries are taken.
- For every $1 received most food pantries can purchase $4 worth of food from the food bank.
- Every donation has an immediate impact.
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A few more photo's showing where your donations are going:
Beverly Bootstraps Food Pantry Photo L to R: Dorothy Goodwin of GCI and Heather Johnston, Director of Donor Relations
Reading Food Pantry Volunteers. This donation was possible because of the UUCR Second Offering Donation.
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About Gathering Change, Inc.
We are a 501(c)3 non-profit charitable organization that collects spare change from our communities for distribution back into our neighborhood food pantries and social programs. Since our first collection in October of 2008 we have been able to donate food or funds to over 40 Massachusetts food pantries.
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