March 29, 2024

Doorways says “Thank You” to Seekonk Neighbors

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The volunteers and clients of Doorways food pantry would like to express our appreciation for the incredible support we continue to receive from the community of Seekonk. “There is nothing more uplifting than witnessing neighbors helping neighbors” said Paul Hodge of Doorways. “Hardly a week goes by without some local resident pulling up, popping their trunk for us to unload a trunkful of groceries, and then driving off with a wave of their hand without even leaving a name.” The generosity of our donors is breathtaking.

Today, inflation is pushing more and more families to seek food support - Doorways has enrolled more new shoppers in the last twelve weeks than in the previous twelve months. We remember when the pandemic hit, and we thought we would surely run out of food and funds; instead, we experienced a surge of giving on the part of the community that kept our doors open. That surge of community support has remained, giving us the resources to handle the newest crisis.

We have seen a great many food drives by schools, churches, private businesses and civic organizations, as well as countless private individuals stopping by to make donations large and small. Our public library accepted food in lieu of fines for the food pantry, and the Newman Avenue Stop & Shop maintains a drop-off table for food donations. This year, over seventy families enjoyed Thanksgiving dinner, feasting on turkeys donated by a local businessman and his family and from a local church. We have received hundreds of monetary donations – some quite modest, some quite substantial – that have combined together to keep food on the dinner tables of homes throughout our community. And at Christmas, we were able to distribute toys to parents and grandparents, thanks to the continuing efforts of a local family and a local Girl Scout troop. Over fifty children were delighted by the gifts they received.

Doorways is an all-volunteer organization. Over the course of the last twenty-one years, over seven hundred families have received necessary support, and close to two million pounds of food has been distributed – all at no cost to our clients, and all made possible by the generosity of the people of Seekonk. Our gratitude is boundless - we are humbled by your support, awed by your generosity, and hopeful for the future. May God bless us all as we close out the Christmas season and look forward in hope to the New Year. Thank you again. We are very grateful for your support.

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