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The Villagers
The Villagers of Roslindale meet at St. John Chrysostom Church hall, 4740 Washington St., West Roxbury, on the first Tuesday of each month from noon to 3 p.m. Social hour is noon to 12:45 p.m. with refreshments followed by a meeting, raffles and bingo. Occasional day trips and dinners are planned. Dues are $10 per member annually. For all inquiries, call Diane Grallo at 617-323-8654 or Jean Parelli at 617-325-4695.
Norwood Food Pantry taking part in Project Bread s Walk for Hunger
Project Bread helped support 1,196 meal sites for children in Massachusetts.
Through the Walk for Hunger, Project Bread hopes to raise $1.3 million for its programs.
NORWOOD – Nick Campagna has walked the walk for 36 years.
He has supported Project Bread through the annual Walk for Hunger, which is going virtual for the second straight year.
“In normal years we would put up a display at the Town Hall and put up posters around town. But last year and this year we have had to rely mostly on social media and the Food Pantry website,” said Campagna, who has served as captain of the Norwood Food Pantry team for the past 11 years.
Roslindale/West Roxbury senior notes
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Note: In response to concerns about the coronavirus, area events may be subject to cancellation, postponement or attendance limits. Please contact organizers to confirm event details.
Attention seniors
The West Roxbury and Roslindale Transcript welcome your news. We publish every Thursday and are eager to publish your activities in this section. Please email any updates to this list to transcript@wickedlocal.com by the Wednesday prior to publication.
The Villagers
The Villagers of Roslindale meet at St. John Chrysostom Church hall, 4740 Washington St., West Roxbury, on the first Tuesday of each month from noon to 3 p.m. Social hour is noon to 12:45 p.m. with refreshments followed by a meeting, raffles and bingo. Occasional day trips and dinners are planned. Dues are $10 per member annually. For all inquiries, call Diane Grallo at 617-323-8654 or Jean Parelli at 617-325-4695.
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WALTHAM, Mass. – On May 2, Waltham Fields Community Farm will be among thousands of virtual participants to lace up for Project Bread s 53rd annual Walk for Hunger. For the second consecutive year, the Waltham-based nonprofit will participate in the event through The Commonwealth Program which gives 60 percent of all funds raised by teams from likeminded organizations and agencies back to support their own anti-hunger programs, with the remaining 40 percent applied to the statewide anti-hunger effort. Last year, Project Bread awarded a nearly $5,550 grant to Waltham Fields Community Farm.
Historically, the Walk for Hunger, the nation s oldest continual pledge walk, takes place the first Sunday of May on the Boston Common. The 2021 fundraiser will be the second event to be done virtually and is expected to raise more than $1 million to help get food to kids and families during the COVID-19 crisis.
Stephanie Joseph/Correspondent
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Belmont organizations have teamed up with neighborhood volunteers to address a growing need for food in the community, as food insecurity rates rise across Massachusetts due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Food insecurity doubled from 8% to 16% among adults in Massachusetts since 2019, according to a 2020 research brief from Boston research center Boston Indicators. Food insecurity rose to 19% for households with children.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture defines food insecurity as diminished or uncertain access to food caused by socioeconomic factors.
“As the situation continues and people don’t get their jobs back, they’ve used up their savings,” said Julie Wu, volunteer coordination lead at nonprofit Belmont Helps. “We have more people that we are serving now than we did before.”