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You can help feed our neighbors

A group of good elves on Reynard Street in Gloucester are doing their part to make sure everyone has a holly, jolly holiday season this year.  

Every December, neighbors on the street have decked their homes with festive lights for years, to encourage members of the community to drive by to see the beautiful displays. Recently, the group also started leaving out a box for food donations for The Open Door too. 

“For as long as I can remember, growing up on Reynard Street, my family has always decorated our house with lights,” said Leah Carlson, a Reynard Street resident.  

The Open Door has tips and tricks for staying healthy, while making affordable, fun and tasty dishes for yourself, your family, and your guests this holiday season: 

Elbow-to-elbow in a well-worn and well-loved kitchen, The Open Door’s five-member culinary team prepares and packages 200 meals to-go daily, more than double the number served pre-pandemic—in addition to preparing more food and meals for other programs.

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Haga clic aquí para leer en español Carolina, a food pantry assistant at The Open Door, knows first-hand how hard it can be for people learning English as a second language to navigate day-to-day life on Cape Ann.  Born in the Dominican Republic, Carolina moved to the United States several years ago. She holds a bachelor's degree in Law, from Universidad Autónoma de Santo Dom ...

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