NORTHBOROUGH – The Northborough Helping Hands Association, Inc., held its Annual Holiday Outreach the weekend before Thanksgiving.
A complete Thanksgiving meal as well as grocery cards and gift cards were available for the participants. Helping Hands members Pam Hodge and Erica Zeiger coordinated donations of 110 new coats for children.
The distribution was held in the Town Hall gym, allowing Helping Hands to serve 124 Northborough households.
“We had an action-packed day receiving food and filling the bags provided by Central One Federal Credit Union in the morning,” said event co-chair Colleen Lupien. “A team of volunteers helped our recipients collect their gifts, food and turkey. It was an amazing day, full of smiles, good wishes and sincere gratitude all around.”
Member Diane Savarese coordinated the senior citizen gifts sponsored by the Northborough Patrolman’s Association. Bags filled with personal care items and a poinsettia were given to 61 seniors.
“It really takes a village,” said event co-chair Marcia Roman. “We are grateful for our many returning sponsors, but are excited to have new groups step in to lend a hand.”
For more information on the Holiday Outreach event and other Helping Hands efforts, visit https://www.northboroughhelpinghands.org/.
