Page 8 THE REVERE ADVOCATE – FRIDAY, DECEMBER 29, 2023 VFW Mottolo Post collects 500 toys for Toys for Tots drive By Tara Vocino T he Joseph L. Mottolo VFW Post 4524 collected 500 toys during Sunday’s United States Marine Corps toy drive. Post 4524 Commander Matt Cunningham and Marissa Cunningham, Honorable Few member Dennis Boucher, Zone Manager Tony Garro, Honorable Few member Bob Cipriani and Zone Manager Bill Audlin. Kneeling are George Rodriguez, Dennis Boucher and Bill Audlin. Back row: Post 4524 Commander Matt Cunningham, Karen Hurley, Melissa Curley, Marissa Cunningham, Christine Albano, Tony Garro, Laura LoPriore, Robert Cipriani, Diane Moore, Dana Catizone and Butchie Graziosi. Bicycles and toys were displayed on Sunday at the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 4524. (Advocate photos by Tara Vocino) On the left are Veterans of Foreign Wars Joseph L. Mottolo Post 4524 Commander Matthew Cunningham, Karen Hurley, Christine Albano, Laura LoPriore and Melissa Curley. On the right are Diane Moore, Laura Cadigan, Dana Catizone, Tony Cinelli. and Mark Natola. They helped to raise approximately $5,000 to buy toys that were donated to the United States Marine Corps Toys for Tots drive. Massachusetts Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program’s Winter Heating Season Ends April 2024 Applications are now open for eligible Massachusetts households to apply for fi nancial assistance this heating season (Nov. 1, 2023 – April 30, 2024) Oct. 30, 2023 (BOSTON) – The Massachusetts Executive Offi ce of Housing and Livable Communities (EOHLC) is pleased to announce November 1 as the start of the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) 2023-2024 winter heating season. LIHEAP is a free, statewide service funded by the federal Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program that helps eligible households stay warm during the winter months by paying a portion of winter heating bills. Applications for home energy assistance are currently being accepted online at toapply. org/massliheap, and income-eligible households may receive fi nancial help to off set heating bills from November 1, 2023, through April 30, 2024. Both homeowners and renters can apply online or through local administering agencies for LIHEAP assistance. Households must meet specifi c eligibility requirements to qualify for aid, which will be paid directly to their heating vendor. Eligibility is based on several factors, including household size and combined gross annual income of residents 18 and older. Qualifying households – including those with the cost of heat included in the rent – can receive assistance for all sources of heat, including oil, electricity, natural gas, propane, kerosene, wood and coal. “The Massachusetts home energy assistance program is free, because no resident should have to worry about heating their home during the wintertime,” HEATING | SEE Page 17 For Advertising with Results, call he Adv cate Ne spapers call The Advocate Newspapers at 781-286-8500 or Info@advocatenews.net
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