THE MALDEN ADVOCATE–Friday, December 6, 2019 Page 11 Don’t Be Alone on Thanksgiving serves record number of meals at annual Bread of Life event By Tara Vocino A record number of people were served during Bread of Life’s Don’t Be Alone on Thanksgiving event last Thursday afternoon at Malden High School. According to event organizer Gabriella Snyder Stelmack, 250 people were in attendance and 767 meals were delivered to the elderly and homeless. U.S. Senator Ed Markey, Miss Massachusetts 2020 Holly Garcia and Mayor Gary Christenson were on hand to help serve meals. Tara Vocino may be reached at printjournalist1@gmail.com. Shown from left to right are Bread of Life Food Access Coordinator Anson Kwong, Councillor-at-Large Debbie DeMaria, outgoing Ward 7 School Committee Member Catherine Bordonaro with her nieces, Gina, 10, and Nadia, 7, Council on Aging Member Peter Jani, U.S. Senator Ed Markey, Ward 3 Councillor-Elect Amanda Linehan, Georgia Linehan and Ward 5 School Committee Member-Elect Adam Weldai. Councillor-at-Large Stephen Winslow said next year will be the 400th anniversary of the first Thanksgiving in North America. (Advocate Photos by Tara Vocino) Miss Massachusetts 2020 Holly Garcia, of Everett, serves John Taylor a Thanksgiving meal. U.S. Senator Ed Markey serves Joseph Maloney. Mayor Gary Christenson shakes hands with John Mithel after he serves him a meal. Shown at left are Toni Tremblay, Patty O’Sullivan, Michael Murphy and volunteer David Sweeney. Shown at right are Gary Lowder, Councillor-at-Large Debbie DeMaria, Ward 5 School Committee Member-Elect Adam Weldai, James Miller and David Slayton. Philomena Brackett (left), Charles Bosselman (center), Mary Lou Mallon and Mayor Gary Christenson Shown from left to right are Janis and Emily Van Heukelom, Christopher Chituian, Gabriella Snyder Stelmack, Noah Van Heukelom and Ted D. Louis-Jacques during the Don’t Be Alone On Thanksgiving event.
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