Community Newsletter
November, 2018
How you've helped your neighbors in need on their road to self-sufficiency.
Helping relieve hunger

We recently met Doug,* a retired Army Veteran, outside our building. After a moment of conversation, Doug explained that due to overcrowding he was unable to secure a spot in one of our local homeless shelters the day before and was unsure of what he was going to do for the upcoming week. When asked about his potential plans, he mentioned that a friend of his who frequents our Food Pantry and he were teaming up for now and working together they would ‘manage.’

That day we were able to help Doug and his friend by providing food to relieve their immediate need of being hungry. Doug has seen better days but through his raspy voice one can still hear a hint of optimism and hope for an improved situation.

Because of your support we are able to help address immediate needs, such as hunger, as well as with longer term solutions to help clients reach self-sufficiency.

*name changed for privacy
Have you seen our newly redesigned website?

We are proud to announce that our new website launched last week. It is now mobile friendly, much easier to navigate and find what you're looking for, and beautifully designed to make it a pleasure to view. Thank you to Single Source Marketing for all their hard work!

If you haven't already, take a peek here .

You can teach your kids about giving back with a holiday giving basket

Whether you celebrate Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa or any other tradition, this is typically the season of giving. And it’s also a great time to teach children about giving back.

We’d like to suggest creating a giving basket (or box) and putting a non-perishable food item or a toiletry item in it for those less fortunate every day of your holiday celebration. An Advent basket could collect 24 items, a Hanukkah basket could collect 8 items, a Kwanzaa basket could collect 7 items, and so on.

For more info, click here .

Helpful tips for donating to the Food Pantry

At this time of year, so many are interested in donating to the Food Pantry. To make it even easier for you, please read our helpful tips by clicking here .
108 snack bags

Thank you to EBSCO  who packed 108 bags filled with healthy snacks for the children of our Food Pantry clients. When delivering the bags on Halloween, they had the opportunity to meet Kevin Bacon!
Project Bread grant

Thank you to Project Bread who recently awarded us a grant to support our Food Assistance programs.
8-year old birthday donation

Thank you to Noah Deschamps for asking guests at his birthday party to donate food and clothing to Beverly Bootstraps in lieu of birthday gifts!
Captain Dusty's last day of the season
Monday, November 12
642 Hale Street, Beverly Farms

Visit Captain Dusty's on their last day of the season before they close for the winter. 50% of your purchase will be donated to Beverly Bootstraps!


North Shore Food and Gift Emporium Food Drive
Sunday, November 18, 10am-4pm
3 Manor House Lane, Ipswich

Visit the North Shore Food & Gift Emporium to find some great gifts for friends and family. Give back while you're there by bringing a non-perishable food item of two to donate to the Food Drive to benefit Beverly Bootstraps.


Gift of Giving
Fri 11/23 - Sun 11/25
The Paper Store, 53 Dodge Street, Beverly

While holiday shopping at the Paper Store, purchase the 2018 Gift of Giving ornament to get 20% off your entire purchase. Proceeds from sale of ornaments will be donated to Beverly Bootstraps.


Beverly Holiday Parade and Food Drive
Sunday, November 25, kicking off at 1pm
Along the parade route

Beverly Bootstraps will be walking in the Holiday Parade again this year and holding our walking food drive. Keep an eye out for the big box of mac & cheese and the volunteers pushing shopping carts. Just drop your food donations in the cart as it rolls by!
To learn more about Beverly Bootstraps visit our website by clicking below:
35 Park Street, Beverly, MA 01915 • 978-927-1561 • BeverlyBootstraps.org