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Loaves & Fishes News and Updates


Community Harvest Project – Growing Kindness

April 12, 2023

Community Harvest Project is a non-profit farm that engages and educates volunteers to grow fresh fruits and vegetables for hunger relief. They have locations in Grafton and Harvard and they

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Evening Pantry Helps Busy Parents

April 12, 2023

Adam and Christina both work hard to support their family, but even with 2 full-time jobs they still can’t seem to make ends meet. Thankfully the Pantry offers an evening

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John and Andrew Bake Up a Treat

April 6, 2023

Molly, John and Andrew’s mother, was so relieved the Pantry was here to help her little family through an unexpectedly tough time. “I’m so glad you’re still here! I had

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Catania Oils Supports the Pantry in Many Ways

April 6, 2023

CATANIA OILS donates their cooking oils, holds food drives, and supports the Pantry financially. “When we come together to help address unmet needs, it brings out the very best in us

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THANK YOU TO OUR AMAZING VOLUNTEERS!

April 4, 2023

April is National Volunteer Appreciation Month! We would like to send all of our AMAZING volunteers a BIG HEARTFELT THANK YOU! We couldn’t do what we do without all of

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The Groton Pepperell Rotary Club Gives Back

April 3, 2023

The kind folks from the Groton Pepperell Rotary Club stopped by the Pantry to bring their annual donation! Thank you, club members! Your donation will go a long way toward helping

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Olympus Corporation Supports the Pantry

March 30, 2023

Olympus Corporation (Westborough) supports the Pantry financially and they also send volunteer teams several times a year. “It’s definitely a worthwhile cause, it feels good to be able to help

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SNAP Benefits Were Not Enough

March 27, 2023

“We’re so glad you’re here. As retired people, we had to fight to get any SNAP benefits at all, but unfortunately, they’re not enough for two people on a fixed

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A Big Thank You to Our Amazing Community!

March 24, 2023

Thanks to your incredible generosity, we were able to collect 5,638.9 pounds of snacks and juice for the Devens Homeless Shelter! We were amazed at the outpouring of support and

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Generosity, Kindness, and FUN!

March 24, 2023

Adam Ezra Group, a Boston band, played a show at Shirley restaurant, The Bull Run, on March 16th benefiting Loaves & Fishes. Not only was the show an unforgettable night

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Deliciousness

March 3, 2023

Our mouths were watering as we received 456 pounds of baking items from St. Anthony of Padua Parish (Shirley) and St. Mary Parish (Ayer). For many years Father D and

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Kindness

March 3, 2023

Aanya, a fourth-grade student at Page Hilltop Elementary School in Ayer, shared her thoughts on “kindness:” I pledge to myself on this very day I will be kind in every

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