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Adopt-A-Family Brightens the Holiday Season
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Did you know last year we distributed gifts to 657 children in our Adopt-A-Family program?
 During the holiday season there are many families in Beverly and Manchester-by-the-Sea that are not sure how they will afford gifts for their children. Beverly Bootstraps tries to ease that stress through our Adopt-A-Family program, which helps provide children from low-income families with holiday gifts. The program matches families in need with generous donors who share the true spirit of the holidays with their "adopted family." "We decided as a family that we really have all we 'need' and that the holidays mean so much more than gifts. It's family, friends, a good home with food on the table. Most take that for granted," said a donor whose family decided to forgo gifts this year to give to Beverly Bootstraps instead. This year hundreds of children in Beverly and Manchester will receive their presents from Beverly Bootstraps during the holidays. As said by one of our clients, "Thank you so much for your gifts. I don't believe this note could capture the amount of gratitude I have in my heart." These gifts truly help to make the season a little brighter for our clients.
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Exciting News!
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Best Chef Update!
 The event may be in March, but Beverly Bootstraps is already gearing up for our Best Chef event! Tickets are available on our website, as well as our raffle tickets to win some exceptional prizes the night of the event. You do not need to be present at the event to win our terrific raffle prizes! Tickets for the event won't last long, so buy yours now! We also have a great group of chefs vying for the title of Best Chef 2015: Patrick Shea from C.K. Pearl, James Beatty from Tradewinds Restaurant, Joel Silverstein and Jake Chiavacci from Sodexo at Endicott College, and Christopher Jackson from No. 8 Kitchen. Be on the lookout for those who will be participating in Taste of the North Shore at the event.
To buy your tickets for Best Chef, click here!
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Thank You
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Thanks at Thanksgiving
 We are very grateful to our donors and volunteers for such a successful Thanksgiving season. We were able to distribute 502 Thanksgiving meals to clients in need this year. We could not have served so many people in our community if it were not for our generous donors, including The Herrick House, Wayne Alarm, Beverly/Addison Gilbert Hospital, Coastal Windows & Exteriors, Shore Country Day School, Barton Associates, Sensitech, Stop & Shop, Shaw's, CSL, CPI, Endicott, St. Peter's Church, and many more. We also had some wonderful volunteers from Beverly Bank and CSL who helped us pack our Thanksgiving bags, as well as many individual volunteers who came to help.
Check out our Thanksgiving bag video to see how they are created by clicking here!
Salem Five Bank Gives Back
 | | Beverly Bootstraps Executive Director, Sue Gabriel, accepting $1,000 from Joe Gibbons of Salem Five Bank. |
Salem Five Bank staff nominated 25 non-profits to receive proceeds from their annual golf outing, and Beverly Bootstraps was one of them. All recipients were invited to and honored at their annual breakfast. We are very thankful that the Salem Five Bank staff designated Beverly Bootstraps as one of their 25 charities to support!
A Merry and Bright Holiday Parade
 Beverly Bootstraps is very thankful for all those who came to the Beverly Holiday Parade and supported us by donating non-perishable food. We received over 1,310 pounds of food from the parade. The Middle School Fellowship of the First Baptist Church in Beverly did a great job of collecting all of the food during the parade! We are also thankful for the 8th grade class of Shore Country Day School, Beverly Bank, and North Shore United Way who helped us sort the food.
Car Show Benefits Beverly Bootstraps
 Beverly Bootstraps was the recipient of the proceeds from Bob Newhall's weekly car shows held at the American Barbeque in the Cummings Center. The $1,300 donation will go directly to our various programs to benefit those in need. We are very thankful for Bob Newhall and the car show for thinking of Beverly Bootstraps!
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Happenings
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Canned Food Drive
15 Enon Street, Beverly
December 1st - 31st
Prime Meats & Provisions is hosting a food drive to benefit Beverly Bootstraps throughout the month of December. Stop by the shop to do some holiday shopping and donate a few cans to our food pantry!
Check out their Facebook post here!
Shaw's Marketplace
Spirit of Giving
Food Drive 71 Dodge Street, Beverly December 1st - 31st Shaw's is holding a Spirit of Giving drive, where customers who want to give back but aren't sure what food to buy can donate a certain amount of money for a variety of items. Please stop by Shaw's and donate to Beverly Bootstraps! Click here to learn more. |
Giving Tuesday
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We are very thankful to all of our donors who participated in Giving Tuesday by supporting Beverly Bootstraps! If you did not get the chance to watch our Giving Tuesday video, click here to see it! |
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Quick Facts for FY2014
| | | Beverly Bootstraps recently created a facts sheet that showcases all the ways that we have been able to impact our community. This is a great way to learn more about the different programs we offer our clients, as well as how each program serves a purpose to our organization. Click here to read them all and see how we impact your community! |
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Archived Newsletters
| | | Beverly Bootstraps is starting to archive our Community E-Newsletters! If you are interested to look back at any of the articles we have written in these newsletters, now you can access them through our website. Click here to go back and read the previous e-newsletters! |
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Contact Information | | |
Beverly Bootstraps
Office & Services
371 Cabot Street
Beverly, MA 01915
Phone: 978-927-1561
Fax: 978-927-1553
Thrift Shop
198 Rantoul Street
Beverly, MA 01915
Phone: 978-921-4710 |
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How To Help
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Volunteers play an integral role at Beverly Bootstraps.
For more information, please call our office to speak with our Volunteer Coordinator.
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At Beverly Bootstraps we are always thrilled to witness community support. When local businesses, restaurants, or schools fund raise on our behalf, we are extremely grateful. Consider attending an event that benefits the programs and services of Beverly Bootstraps. | | |
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