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More than 75 members of The Thursday Fortnightly Club donated hundreds of needed items to Mystic Valley Elder Services’ Emergency Closet and brought the items to the Brookline Bank in Medford Square. The donations were overwhelming and due to the generosity of The Thursday Fortnightly Club members, Mystic Valley Elder Services will be able to stock their Emergency Closet with the necessary items.
The Mystic Valley Elder Services’ Emergency Closet provides its care managers who work with low-income older adults and adults living with disabilities a place to access new towels, new sheets, new blankets, toiletries, and large print puzzle books for their consumers who need them. Having these items in the agency immediately available can make a huge difference in someone’s life and they depend solely on donations.
Neil Zolot / Correspondant
2020 was a year unlike any other in living memory. The COVID-19 pandemic affected daily life across the country and around the world.
Medford was not immune. Politics and education, among other things, were affected by the coronavirus directly or indirectly.
The year seemed to show great promise. In late 2019, a new mayor was elected as were two young, progressive city councilors, indicating the city was moving out of its 20th century working class past into a more diverse 21st century present.
It didn’t work out the way anyone planned. In late 2019 and early 2020, very few knew what coronavirus meant.