Brookline Thrives updates & needs, week of May 6 - 10

Posted: 5/6/2024 12:49 pm

From Sharon Brockmann, Brookline Thrives Manager:

Hello Everyone,

Thank you to all who attended Sunday's PROJECT BREAD 5K WALK FOR HUNGER at Boston Common. We are thrilled to announce the Friends of Brookline Public Health, along with Brookline Thrives and Brookline Food Pantry volunteers raised $7,175. Thank you to all who helped, especially to Thrives volunteer Laura Walters who raised over $1,870 of this total. Project Bread will pass 60% of all that our team raised to Brookline Thrives! We are very humbled and honored to receive this donation. (Walk For Hunger raised $900,000 in donations overall so congratulations to all!)

Brookline Thrives also attended a Brookline Housing Authority community gathering on Wednesday, May 1st. This was a great event with many organizations in attendance including Brookline REC, Viking Sports, Brookline Community Foundation, Brookline Food Pantry, and more. There was plenty of food and music as well as information on summer camps, jobs, free Farmer’s Market Food coupons and fun activities for the children including a bouncy castle!

Thank you, Sharon

P. S. Please read on for the next upcoming fundraiser for the Brookline Food Pantry at Hummingbird Books at Chestnut Hill.

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Volunteer Needs for This Week

Wed, May, 8th - 6:45 - 8pm

Bag Packing - 2 packers needed

Thur, May 9th - 9 - 10:30am

Bag Packing - 1 packer needed

Thur, May 9th - 3 - 3:30pm

Bag Distribution at Pierce School - 1 volunteer needed

Please check out the signup for May through June for more volunteer opportunities.

Hummingbird Books Fundraiser

Hummingbird Books
The Street Chestnut Hill
Wed, May 8th, from 10AM TO 7PM

Hummingbird Books is holding a fundraiser for the Brookline Food Pantry. This is a special shopping day for the Brookline Food Pantry where 10% of proceeds will go to the Food Pantry. In addition, from 5-7 pm, there will be a Wine & Cheese Food Pantry gathering for everyone while the store is open for shopping. If you are out and about on Wednesday May 8th it would be great if you could support the Brookline Food Pantry and a brilliant local bookstore as well.

GIVE BACK WHERE IT COUNTS Bag Program

Offer Ends May 31st: Brookline Thrives has been selected to receive $1 from every $3.00 reusable GIVE BACK WHERE IT COUNTS Bag sold during the month of May 2024 at Star Market, 1717 Beacon St., Brookline MA.

Brookline Thrives is a program of the Brookline Food Pantry.

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