‘The best of Worcester’: City comes together to extend expiring program that delivered 73 tons of food to help the community
Updated May 05, 2021;
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Volunteers wheeled dozens of boxes filled with food around the side entrance of the Belmont AME Zion Church in Worcester.
In the basement of the church, not far from a small mountain of boxes, Rev. Clyde Talley praised the efforts by the community to continue the Farmers To Family program despite federal funding ending by the later this month.
“This is Worcester,” said Talley, who is also the president and CEO of Yes We Care. “This is the best of Worcester.”
The Millbury-Sutton Chronicle
MILLBURY Dec. 8 and 9, both Millbury s and Sutton s senior centers received dozens of brand new winter jackets, warm socks and protective masks courtesy of Sheriff Lew Evangelidis and a non-profit organization.
Worcester County Sheriff Lew Evangelidis along with the sheriff s office annual winter coat drive co-sponsor, the Central Massachusetts Agency on Aging (CMAA), donated and delivered hundreds of brand new winter jackets, warm socks and protective masks to help elderly residents throughout Worcester County stay warm this winter season. Especially during the holiday season, it is vitally important to remember those who may be struggling during this challenging time, said Evangelidis. Instead of cancelling our annual winter coat drive due to the constraints and concerns of COVID, our department doubled down on our commitment to help those in need during the cold winter months. After months of hard work securing community grants and donat
Danielle Ray
Special to The Landmark
STERLING Worcester County Sheriff Lew Evangelidis, in conjunction with his office and the Central Massachusetts Agency on Aging, donated and delivered hundreds of new winter jackets on Dec. 8 that will be distributed to seniors in the region.
Their first stop was a special delivery to Sterling Senior Center Director Veronica Buckley, who had requested one extra large jacket for a senior in town. Buckley said the center usually participates in the sheriff’s annual coat drive, but due to COVID restrictions, they were not able to this year. I would like to thank Sheriff Evangelidis and CMAA for thinking of us during this challenging time,” Buckley said. “We appreciate how much they care about seniors, not only with their coat drive, but all year long. We look forward to working with them in the future.”