THE SAUGUS ADVOCATE – FRIDAY, JUNE 3, 2022 ~ Letter-To-The-Editor ~ Page 5 Healthy Students-Healthy Saugus thanks people and organizations for helping to fi ght food insecurity in Saugus T o The Editor and Saugus community: As the school year is almost over, Healthy Students-Healthy Saugus would like to remind everyone that we will pause our service on Friday, June 10, 2022. HS2 has served the students/families of Saugus since 2018. They have served over 100 students during the 2021-2022 school year. The weekly high was 82 students. The weekly average is 75 students. Each Friday HS2 provides a bag full of food for any student/family that requests it. HS2 has prepared over 2,000 bags this school year where students were provided with at least: 2 breakfast items, 2 lunch items, 4 snacks, 1 canned vegetable, 2 cups fruit. Countless individuals have donated their time volunteering, monetary donations and food donations which all help to keep this important program sustainable. Healthy Students-Healthy Saugus is so very grateful and would like to recognize the following: • To the faith community for providing a space for our volunteers to bag up the food weekly. This also includes picking up the nonperishables each week. • Church of the Nazarene • First Congregational • St. Margaret’s (Saugus Catholics Collaborative) • New Hope of Assembly • To the volunteers that consistently assisted HS2 each week. This includes bagging up groceries and delivering bags to the schools. Nate Shiverdecker, Karen Shiverdecker, Cathy Dever, Loretta Matthews and Paul DiCarlo. • To the staff and administration of the Saugus Public School District. Many individuals assisted in making sure the students received their bags each week. Veteran’s Early Learning Center— Mike Mondello and Diane Corton. Belmonte STEAM Academy—Tracy Ragucci and Roberta Dean. Saugus Middle High School-Brendan Sullivan and Maureen Leuke. • To the businesses, groups and organizations that have provided donations, volunteered, held a food drive etc. Whitsons Culinary Group, Saugus High School Student Council, Saugus High School National Honor Society, St. John’s Episcopal Church, WIN Waste Innovations, Macy’s, General Electric Employees Good Neighbor Fund, North Shore Hellenic Women’s Guild, SalemFive, American Occupational Therapy Association, Everybody Fights Hilltop, DentaQuest, North Shore Stars Hockey League, Girl Scout Troop 62858, Boy Scouts Troop 62, Grace Ministries Food Pantry Everett. FUN-damental Basketball Camp Open to Boys and Girls in Local Area T he FUN-damental Basketball Camp, open to boys and girls in local area cities and towns, will be held July 25 to July 29, 2022 at the Immaculate Conception Parish Center, located at 51 Summer Street in Everett. The camp will be held between the hours of 9:00 am and 1:00 pm for boys and girls entering grades 3 thru 8 as of September, 2022. The cost of the camp is $100. Tony Ferullo, boys’ varsity basketball coach at Mystic Valley Regional Charter School in Malden, will be the Director of the camp. The purpose of the camp is: • To provide all campers with the fundamental tools to help them become better basketball players; • To create a positive atmosphere where the camper will learn and have fun at the same time; and • To instill the spirit of the game into all campers, and inspire them to continue playing the game either competitively or just for fun. Each camper, who will receive a T-shirt and certificate, will participate in various drills, scrimmages and individual contests. Special guests will speak and share their personal basketball tips. An awards ceremony will take place on the last day of the camp, and parents and friends are welcome to attend. For more information about the FUN-damental Basketball Camp, please contact Camp Director Tony Ferullo: 857-312-7002 or tferullo@ suff olk.edu. HS2 will be back for the 2022-2023 school year. We appreciate the partnership with everyone in our community that assisted to end food insecurity in Saugus. Send us an email for more information HS2Saugus@gmail.com. If you would like to donate to help HS2 feed those in need, go to: https://givebutter.com/HealthySaugus. Sincerely, HS2 Board of Directors: Julie Cicolini, Jeannie Meredith, Jamie Osgood, Anna-Ellen Lenart, Alexandra Sweet, Eric Sclafani, Eddie McCray, Jennifer Mann, Melissa Tilton and Alondra Pearl $$ CASH FOR YOUR CAR, TRUCK OR SUV! $$ GET YOUR VEHICLE SUMMER READY! AC SPECIAL $99.95 TRADES WELCOMED! $7,995 Easy Financing Available! 2008 BMW 535xi 2006 PONTIAC G6 GTP TRADES WELCOME! $8,995 (781) 321-8841 • (617) 571-9869 1236 EasternAve • Malden EddiesAutotech.com Vehicle! We Pay Cash For Your
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