Page 12 THE MALDEN ADVOCATE–Friday, January 12, 2024 Upcoming Movie Night at Malden Public Library: “The Holdovers” Shown from left to right: Marie Ai; Martine Orneas; Calvin Walker; Marcia Manong; Karen Lynch; Anson Kwong; Danielle Velasquez; Jeff Adams; Melissa Yee (kneeling, left of banner); Butch Parry; Ann Carriere; Gabriella Snyder Stelmack; Patty Kelly; Annamaria Georgopoulos; Cathy; Eileen Mullen; Bernadette Mutebi (kneeling, right of banner); Judy Duggan; Perry; Chris Chitouras; Terry Caton and Kathy McKenna. (Advocate photos by Tara Vocino) A scene from “The Holdovers” J Annamaria Georgopoulos (at right) and Terry Caton at Monday’s Bread of Life Holiday Party BREAD | FROM PAGE 1 “Our new facility will let us provide more food for more people and launch new programs,” Bread of Life Executive Director Gabriella Snyder Stelmack said. “The project will bring all BOL programs under one roof — food pantries, evening meals program, school nutrition backpack program in Everett, motel shelter food provision, grocery delivery and food access — along with our offi ces and a multi-purpose hall for expanded programs.” Stelmack said that as part of the Under One Roof campaign the project provides 14 aff ordable studio apartments owned and operated by Metro North Housing Corporation to provide permanent housing for very low-income formerly homeless individuals. The upgraded building is slated to open this spring at 54 Eastern Ave., across from Cataldo Ambulance, parallel to the bicycle path. “Hunger will always be an issue,” Bread of Life Development Director Patty Kelly said. “We served approximately 1 million meals in 2023.” That large demands mean hundreds of volunteers are needed in 2024, especially delivering groceries between 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Wednesdays/ Shown from left to right: Seated: Calvin Walker, Jeff Adams, Danielle Velasquez and Lyndia Osborne, Shown standing, same order: Ann Carriere and Bread of Life Executive Director Gabriella Snyder Stelmack. Thursdays, and on Tuesdays from 1 to 5 p.m. A car that can fi t 10 to 15 boxes of food plus a buddy is preferred, according to Volunteer Coordinator Eileen Mullen. To volunteer, email Eileen.Mullen@BreadOfLifeMalden.org. Some volunteers also receive food. “We need lots of volunteers daily, but especially on Tuesdays, we need about 15 people to pack groceries, and on Wednesdays for food distribution from noon to 5 p.m.,” Mullen said. “We also have a Lafayette School mobile market in Everett on Thursdays from 3:30 to 5 p.m.” Mullen said a bond forms when volunteers come together with the same mission. Mayor Gary Christenson said food insecurity remains one of the top issues that Malden faces as a city. “This new building will help the Bread of Life further the great job they have done responding to this challenge,” Christenson said. “It will also support the ability for more volunteer opportunities, which are a good way to get involved and make a diff erence.” Meals are also provided Tuesdays to Fridays at First Baptist Church on Main Street. Arabic, Portuguese, Spanish, Haitian Creole, Cantonese and Mandarin Chinese translators are also needed. Kelly said April’s ribbon cutting will welcome people into the building, and volunteers will be on-site to tour the new space and second level apartments. With the transformed space comes a shift in the way that production is done. “Instead of being handed bags of food, clients will soon be able to walk the space to choose what food they want,” Mullen said. “We’ll give out approximately 30 pounds of food.” That volume of food also means that donations are greatly needed. To donate, personal checks are accepted, or visit @BreadOfLifeMalden on Venmo or visit BreadOfLifeMalden. org. For a substantial donation, there are naming opportunities available. “Offi ce spaces, and landscaping can be named in honor of someone for a signifi cant contribution,” Kelly said. “For instance, the kitchen will be named Encore Boston Harbor Kitchen for their generous donation." The pantry does fundraisers, including their signature walk on Oct. 6 at Pine Banks Park. Late Executive Director Tom Feagley’s oil pastel paintings will be available for sale. A comedy night at Prince Pizzeria in Saugus is annually in the fall. Their motto is “Food for the body… Nurture for the soul.” oin the Library for Movie Night on Wednesday, January 17, 2024, from 6:00-8:30 p.m. The Library will be showing a 2023 fi lm starring Paul Giamatti about “The Holdovers,” a group of New England prep school students who are left behind during the holidays. The movie was fi lmed throughout Boston and Massachusetts. “A curmudgeonly instructor (Giamatti) at a New England prep school is forced to remain on campus during Christmas break to babysit the handful of students with nowhere to go. Eventually, he forms an unlikely bond with one of them a damaged, brainy troublemaker, and with the school’s head cook, who has just lost a son in Vietnam.” This film is rated “R for language, some drug use and brief sexual material.” Free snacks will be provided. Movie times are approximate – 134 minutes. Winter Weather Advisory: Check CO alarms and keep vents clear of snow Blocked vents can cause fatal buildup of colorless, odorless, deadly gas W ith the season’s fi rst signifi - cant snow on the books in Massachusetts, State Fire Marshal Jon M. Davine is reminding residents to test their carbon monoxide (CO) alarms and keep dryer, furnace and other exhaust vents clear of snow. “Carbon monoxide is a leading cause of fatal poisoning, and home heating equipment is the primary source of carbon monoxide in the home,” State Fire Marshal Davine said. “As part of your storm planning, check your CO alarms to be sure they’re working properly, and if an alarm is past the manufacturer’s recommended lifespan, replace it.” Residents should also be sure to keep outside vents clear of falling, drifting, or shoveled snow. In January 2005, seven-year-old Nicole Garofalo died when a heating vent was blocked by snowdrifts outside, allowing carbon monoxide to accumulate inside her Plymouth home. This tragedy led to Nicole’s Law, which requires CO alarms on every habitable level of a Massachusetts residence. “Fuel-fi red heating appliances like dryers, furnaces, boilers, and fi replaces are all sources of carbon monoxide,” State Fire Marshal Davine said. “If the vent or fl ue is blocked, this poisonous gas can reach deadly levels inside the home. Know where the vents on your home are, be sure to clear them when shoveling, and be careful not to blow snow onto them if using a snowblower.” Massachusetts fi re departments detected CO at nearly 5,000 incidents in 2022, offi - cials said, and 90% of these calls were at residential settings. The SNOW | SEE PAGE 19
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