Page 2 THE REVERE ADVOCATE – FRIDAY, APRIL 25, 2025 FOOD PANTRY | FROM Page 1 family-friendly activities, food and entertainment. This year’s Walk will remain an accessible route on fully paved sidewalks, allowing people with mobility devices, young children and people with other needs to participate. ASL interpreters and multilingual staff will be present throughout the event. “It is becoming more and more diffi cult for people to afford enough to eat,” says Project Bread President & CEO Erin Mid-grade Regular 2.73 24 $3.37 29 Over 47 Years of Excellence! 1947 - 2025 Full Service ULS $2.78 Order online at angelosoil.com McAleer. “One in 5 families with kids are worried about where their next meal will come from. The Walk for Hunger is our opportunity to make an immediate diff erence in the lives of thousands of our neighbors. The Healthy Students Healthy Saugus participants are what make The Walk for Hunger such a powerful event. Together, as a community, we’re making sure people can access food with dignity and choice each day.” The First Congregational Church of Revere Food Pantry works to provide emergency food to food-insecure families in their community, providing two bags of nonperishable and perishable food per month to each family. In the city of Revere, 40% of households reported that they were facing food insecurity to The Greater Boston Food Bank. In 2024 the church’s Dan - 1972 Celebrating 52 Years! When in need, call ABC! Food Pantry served more than 3,000 unique families and had nearly 14,500 visits. The organization currently serves up to 350 families each week during the two hours the pantry is open on Wednesdays. Funds raised from the 57th annual Walk for Hunger will go toward the pantry’s purchasing of food from The Greater Boston Food Bank and other sources, specifi cally focusing on the culturally preferred food items of Revere residents. This year the team has a goal to raise $2,500 for the cause “The First Congregational Chris 2023 * Travel Humidors * Desk Top Humidors * Many Types of Lighters * Ash Trays * Juuls * Vapes * Glass Pipes * Rewards Program * CBD Infused Products * GIFTS UNDER $30 - GIFT CERTIFICATES ALL MAJOR BRANDS Singles * Tins * Bundles * Boxes SMOKER’S DELIGHT! 15 HANDMADE CIGARS! Four-Year-Old Tobacco * 100% Long Filler * Cellophane $49.95 HOURS: OPEN DAILY Monday thru Sunday, 9:00 AM - 6:00 PM R.Y.O. TOBACCO & TUBES ON SALE! SPECIAL SALE! TRAVEL HUMIDORS & ALL BONGS! A.B.C. CIGAR 170 REVERE ST., REVERE (781) 289-4959 --------HUMIDORS ON SALE! STARTING AT $99. COMPLETE! --------Church opened in 1983 with $500 from Project Bread,” says First Congregational Church of Revere Operations Manager Nicoletta Giardina. “In 1989, we applied for the fi rst grant to request funding from the Walk for Hunger, receiving $1,000. We continued to receive funds from the Walk for Hunger grant program until 2019. That same year, we participated in the pilot Commonwealth Program and have participated in this program ever since. This funding helps us to purchase much needed supplies for the many food insuffi cient families in our community. As federal programs are reduced or eliminated, the need is greater than ever.” The Walk for Hunger began in 1969 as the fi rst pledge walk in the nation. The money the event raises is critical to fund systemic change for hunger relief. In 2019, Project Bread launched the joint-fundraising Commonwealth program. In 2024, 39 nonprofits raised more than $228,000 to support their own programs for statewide food security. Donate directly to First Congregational Church of Revere’s Commonwealth fundraiser at https://give.projectbread.org/ team/645485. To register as a participant for Project Bread’s Walk for Hunger, or to support a walker or team with a donation, visit give.projectbread. org/walk. All individual walkers are encouraged to fundraise a minimum of $25, and teams — $250. Participants who raise $500 or more are recognized as Heart & Sole walkers and receive access to personalized fundraising support, exclusive event gear, free breakfast on Walk Day and invitations to exclusive events. People experiencing food insecurity should call Project Bread’s FoodSource Hotline (1800-645-8333), which provides confi dential, free assistance getting connected to a variety of food resources in 180 languages and for the hearing impaired. Counselors can prescreen families and help them to apply for SNAP. Learn more at projectbread.org/get-help. About First Congregational Church of Revere Food Pantry The First Congregational Church of Revere Food Pantry is an emergency food provider for food-insecure families in our community. Located at 230 Beach St., the pantry is open every Wednesday night from 6:15 to 8:00 p.m. Clients may pick up food once a month. Only one member per household can register. For more information, visit www.firstcongrevere.org/ food-pantry. RevereTV Spotlight I t’s fi nally feeling like spring, and with that in late April comes the school spring vacation break. RevereTV is thinking of those who might have a little extra time to relax and catch some community programming on their television. Each weekday this week is scheduled with some kind of marathon of fan favorite shows from the past. These marathons will include musical performances from Revere Public Schools over the past few years, local chef spotlights on old episodes of “What’s Cooking, Revere?,” a look back at the RPS Family Liaison Cooking Series and flashbacks of “The Wave” by the Revere Chamber of Commerce. All of these marathon events will be playing over the next week on the RTV Community Channel. This is channel 8 and 1072 on Comcast, and 3 and 614 on RCN. Culinary students from Northeast Metro Tech were back in the kitchen studio to record another episode of “Northeast Cooks.” Keep an eye out for this new episode, RevereTV | SEE Page 4 Check Out Our LOW PRICES!
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