THE SAUGUS ADVOCATE – FRIDAY, APRIL 9, 2021 Page 5 ~ LETTER TO THE EDITOR ~ Food brings smiles! A food pantry volunteer shares the joy of collaborating with the National Guard and others to help feed the hungry of Saugus Y esterday morning (April 2) we had the pleasure of being the recipients of additional food resources from a state run program offering shelf staEach week, on Friday mornings, from 9:30-11 a.m., the food pantry, located at 50 Essex Street, Saugus, serves the Saugus community with food tions from the public, business, town, and charitable organizations who exceed expectations and keep us going! The volunteers who tirelessly give time, energy, manpower and dedication cannot be matched. The crew shows up every week with smiles, ready to serve our community. It could not be done without this collective group. Our Saugus community is giving member find you need short or long-term food relief, please know, all are welcome. You can contact the pantry by telephone, 771-233-2663, Email is office@cliftondalecc.org, or walk-in any Friday morning. Follow The Saugus United Parish Food Pantry on Facebook for updates! Volunteers are always needed. We have many positions to fill, helping with food fulfillment, to making deliveries around town. There is something for all ages and abilities to do. Please consider volunteering – our crew is really nice too! Sincerely, Susan Curry Saugus (Editor’s Note: Susan Curry is a volunteer at the Saugus United Parish Food Pantry in Cliftondale Congregational Church.) NATIONAL GUARD ON FOOD DUTY: Volunteers at the Saugus United Parish Food Pantry in Cliftondale Congregational Church got some help last Friday (April 2) from members of the National Guard. (Courtesy photos to The Saugus Advocate) ble products to food pantries throughout Massachusetts. These boxes of food were delivered by way of the volunteer efforts of the #NationalGuard. Programs like this are part of the state’s Effort to ensure a resilient and secure food supply chain in the Commonwealth. We thank all of the people who made this program accessible on behalf of the pantry and the community we serve – Saugus DERUOSI | FROM PAGE 2 be ready to interview the finalists during the period of May 6-13, with a target date of May 29 to select a new superintendent or to enter into negotiations with the finalist. “For the superintendent screening committee, I can’t thank my fellow committee members enough for their dedication,” Fisher said. “The screening committee has met twice so far and spent our Easter weekend pouring over hundreds of pages of application documents. We hope to begin interviews shortly and hope for the school committee to announce finalists within three weeks.” School Committee Member Joseph “Dennis” Gould is the vice-chair of the Superintendent Search Committee. relief. Currently, we average 50 households per week but during peak months this past year during the Covid-19 pandemic, we watched the need in Saugus rise well above that number. This past Thanksgiving the pantry volunteers delivered packaged dinner makings with turkeys to over 100 Saugus households in need. The success of the food pantry relies on the generous food and monetary donaand grateful! The recipients of food relief are comforted knowing they have a constant source to depend on when fighting food insecurity. During the pandemic, we have seen the struggle mount and it’s been an opportunity to collect, prepare, and deliver door-to-door to households who unexpectedly found themselves housebound and quarantined. If you or a friend or family
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