Mary Ellen Gambon
Walpole Food Services Department provides Thanksgiving bounty for hundreds in need
Maria Hall did everything in her power to make sure that hundreds of Walpole families would have something extra to be grateful for this Thanksgiving.
The director of school nutrition literally ran outside on the frigid morning of Nov. 18, distributing 300 turkeys and boxes of fruits, vegetables and treats with her department and the Walpole Community Food Pantry to cars lining up Common Street.
And when the food ran out at noon with 100 cars still in line, the team went to a local grocery store to provide gift cards.