MACC Minutes February 2, 2023

February 2, 2023.

We hope it will inspire you to get involved.

Beth Stafford

Executive Director/CEO

Almost 300 people gathered to celebrate MACC’s 50th Anniversary. Our staff works with many volunteers each day to feed, clothe and shelter our neighbors in need. However, it is hard to see the army it takes to support our work, but they got to see that on January 19th. More importantly, they enjoyed the smiles, stories, warm hugs, and the sound of thunderous applause for them and their work. Thank you to all of our community that came together to celebrate MACC. I could not have asked for more.

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Shannon Baldassario

Assistant Executive Director

Join us Saturday, February 11th, 2023, as we tackle food insecurity one bowl at a time! Pre-order now and get your Pick of the Game Soup. We have a Chicken Stew w/ Parmesan Pastina or a Vegetable Lasagna Soup. Both options come in a 32oz container for $20.00 each. Call now to pre-order yours before we are all sold out! Ordering closes Wednesday, February 8th, by 5pm.

Chef Ferdinand Cruz

Community Kitchen Head Chef

Meet Linda Roy! She volunteers at the Community Kitchen on Mondays to assist in preparing meals and picks-up food rescue from BJ’s Wholesale Club. Whether we get a large or small donation, we receive all sorts of goodies like muffins, cakes, pies, cupcakes, pastries, donuts, sliced bread, and dinner rolls. Thank you, Linda, for all your efforts.

Phil Leggett

Pantry Manager

It takes many hands to accomplish the day-to-day tasks necessary to operate the MACC Food Pantry. On any given Friday, we organize and plan for many essential tasks, including deep cleaning and sanitizing, stocking shelves, shopping and packing grocery bags, and calling to make appointments for the week ahead. All the while, we enjoy each other’s company, so blessed with the opportunity to help our community.

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Patti Thurlow

Operations Manager

If you have ever visited Community Threads Thrift Shoppe, you know our wide variety of clothing. We find different clothing goes faster at different times of the year, but we always seem to need jeans! We are especially low on men’s jeans! If you have any gently used or brand new jeans that you would like to donate, WE CAN USE THEM! Please donate them today so we can keep our racks stocked with good men’s jeans!

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Timothy Bohr

Community Outreach and Emergency Services Manager

Are you in need of help with your mortgage, rent, or utilities? Please take a moment and check out these programs that may be able to assist you if you are eligible. Click the button for a list of available resources in Connecticut. You are also always encouraged to contact me at 860-647-8003 .ext 31 with any questions or assistance I can provide.

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MACC Charities Social Media and Systems Specialist

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