THE SAUGUS ADVOCATE – WEDnESDAy, nOVEmbEr 23, 2022 Page 3 ASKS | FROM PAGE 2 late husband was a Marine who passed away in 2016. Her grandson is a Marine who was wounded in Syria. He recently graduated from college with a master’s in Cybersecurity. She worked in Washington in 1957 when Eisenhower was president. Milano: I’ve been doing this for about six years. I do the Veterans Food Bank, too, at the Saugus Senior Center the third Sunday of the month. I have a whole military family. I have two brothers who were disabled who served in Vietnam. I like to talk to veterans because I have something in common. I want to help people who need help. That’s my joy. Stephen Manley, 72, a 1969 Saugus High School graduate who served overseas in Germany. He’s a retired automotive technician who had his own shop. He’s a lifetime member of the Eastern Massachusetts Soccer Association and has worked in Essex County for more than 30 years as a referee. He began working in the Food Pantry in 2017. Manley: I worked for this church as a kid. I have been involved with fi ve to six Thanksgiving food drives here. I worked with the late Wendy Reed, who headed up the Food Pantry for a long time. I got involved in the Food Pantry after the death of John Patrick Denahy, who was married to my cousin, Joanie. I took his position. I just get the satisfaction of helping people. And I’m glad we got the food to hand out. Brenton Sullivan, a Saugus High School senior who plays defensive tackle on the Saugus High School football team. Sullivan: This is my first time at the Food Pantry. I just came to help people move their food to their cars. Dolores Barry, daughterin-law to the late Dick Barry. She likes to volunteer at the Food Pantry. Barry: It’s wonderful seeing all of the volunteers here. Saugus is a great place to live. I’ve lived here 40 years, and it’s a great community with a lot of wonderful volunteers who like to give back to the community by helping people who need assistance. And we appreciate all of the donations and support we receive so we can help people. Michael Fiscale, 86, a member of Cliftondale Congregational Church who has been involved with the Food Pantry’s Thanksgiving food drives for seven years. Fiscale: We’re like family here, and we like to help people. Mitch Boyer, 62, who has lived in Saugus since he was three years old. He joined Cliftondale Congregational Church in 1978 and has worked for 27 years as a volunteer in the Food Pantry. Boyer: I love coming over here, making the coff ee. I enjoy giving back to the community. I also enjoy knowing that I’m able to help somebody else. David Odgers, 44, from Lynn, who has been a member of Cliftondale Congregational Church since 2014. Odgers: This is my fourth time helping out on the Thanksgiving food drive. And I get the satisfaction of just helping people. They always tell me “Thank you” and “You’re doing a good job.” I just like helping people. That makes me feel happy.” Jessika Rodriguez, the mother of two Saugus High School football players: freshman Jordan Rodriguez and junior Isaiah Rodriguez. Jessika: This is our fi rst time doing a Thanksgiving food drive. We’ve done toy drives with youth groups. I like it when the younger people in the community are involved in a project to give back to the community. I think it’s very important for younger people to do this. It’s very humbling. Sometimes, we as a society don’t do a very good job in teaching our youth to get involved in helping people. Cliftondale Congregational Church Pastor Joe Hoyle, who organized his second Thanksgiving food drive during the four and a half years he has been offi ciating at the church. Pastor Hoyle: This is a welloiled machine. And they make sure this runs smoothly – not just on Thanksgiving. The regular volunteers make this work all year round. They’re here every week, giving of their time to help fi ght food insecurity in Saugus. And we’re following the protocol of the way it’s been done in the past. We’re still following the same protocols that Wendy Reed left in place. Her absence is still felt a couple of years later. But her spirit lives on here. (Reed, who passed away suddenly in February of 2021, was the longtime clerk of the Saugus Board of Selectmen and also served as interim director of the food pantry, overseeing the core of volunteers.) Debbie Hoyle, wife of Pastor Hoyle: We’re really impressed every year with the number of volunteers and businesses coming togethASKS | SEE PAGE 18 AUTOTECH DRIVE IT - PUSH IT - TOW IT! Cold Hard Cash for Your Vehicle! RIVE IT - PUSH IT - TOW IT $$ CASH FOR YOUR CAR, TRUCK OR SUV! $$ Get your vehicle Winter Ready! 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