The Franklin Food Pantry says "Thank You"

In the spirit of Thanksgiving, Gratitude Hugs to our many supporters who touched our hearts and shelves this past year – With you we are able to make a difference. Thank You.

Thank you:

Linda, Dave, Michael and Tony for your extraordinary dedication in keeping the shelves stocked and clients satisfied 

Vicki, Karen, Amy, Linda, Maureen, Paul and Steve for bringing your talent and collaborative spirit to our new Board

Rockland Trust

Susan and Pat for your support during this transition

75+ volunteers who helped us unload, sort and stock over 8,000 lbs of deliveries and donations this month

Volunteers for helping us assemble more than 200 Thanksgiving bags

Interfaith Council for working together to collect food donations to fill our Thanksgiving bags

Davis Thayer Bobcat Buddies and Mrs. Wayne for organizing, assembling and delivering 65 Thanksgiving bags

Mayflower trucking for picking up our turkeys from the Greater Boston Food Bank

Tony M for donating turkeys in memory of your wife Dora

Panera, Elizabeth's Bagels and BJ's bakery for your weekly bread and pastry donations

Lisa for your time, mentoring spirit, generous resources and connections

Stop and Shop for hosting a collection bin for the Franklin Food Pantry resulting in more than 6,000 lbs of donations this year

Rich Brachold, Bigelow Station and 3 restaurant for organizing a wonderful evening of friends, fundraising, great food, music and dancing

Legacy Place for including us in your inaugural event

Tangerini's Farm for your generosity and fresh, local produce which made Mondays our favorite day for 20 weeks

Amy and Tony for meeting us at the Farm every week to help with UPick and loading 15 CSA shares

Brenda for helping us back at the pantry every Monday for 20 weeks of free, fresh produce distributions

Backyard gardeners who donated their garden harvest to those in need

Acorn Animal Hospital and Vet Med for keeping our pet food shelves stocked

Andrew Wilson (& Wilson family) for Eagle Scout project organizing and completing more than 130 hours developing our Salesforce.com database

Annie Sullivan Middle School

Benjamin Franklin Classical Charter School

Berry Insurance

Birthday celebrations who collected Food Pantry donations instead of presents

BJ's Franklin

Boston Sports Club

Boy Scout Troops

Caritas Norwood Hospital

Chestnut Dental

Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints

Church of the Redeemer

Circle of Friends Coffeehouse

Clients for your gratitude and patience

Cost Cutters

Covidien

Curves Franklin

CVS

David Thayer Elementary School

David & Pat

Dean Bank

Dean College

Define by Design

Digital Federal Credit Union

Donations of gently used refrigerators and freezers

Dr Mark Valle DDS

Dr William Koplin DDS

Dynisco

ElemenTree House

Elizabeth's Bagels Franklin

Emma's Quilt Cupboard

EMC

ERA Key Realty

Fallon Community Health Plan

Families who collected food while trick or treating this year

Feed the Need

Feet in Motion School of Dance

Ferguson

First Universalist Society Franklin

Franklin Alden Club

Franklin Art Association

Franklin Chargers

Franklin Childrens School

Franklin Community

Franklin Country Day Camp

Franklin Downtown Partnership

Franklin Elks

Franklin Federated Church

Franklin High School

Franklin High School National Honor Society

Franklin Interfaith Council

Franklin Library

Franklin Lions Club

Franklin Newcomers

Franklin Postal Workers

Franklin Rod & Gun Club

Franklin Rotary

Franklin School for the Performing Arts

Franklin Schools and PCCs

Franklin Senior Center

Franklin Skilled Nursing

Franklin Sons of Italy

Franklin United Methodist Church

Franklin VFW

Franklin Youth Hockey

FranklinCommunityGardens.org for bringing a Giving Garden closer to reality

Friends of Franklin

FX ORegan ECDC Preschool

Girl Scout Troops

Greater Boston Food Bank

Gutter Gals

Harriet

Harvard Pilgrim Health Care

Helen Keller Elementary School

HMEA

Hockomock YMCA

Horace Mann Middle School

HP angel who helped us stay within our technology budget

Integrated Defense Solutions

Jefferson Elementary School

Keller Williams Realty

Kennedy Elementary School

Kimberly Clark

Legacy of Giving

Liquor World

Longobardi Construction

MA Track Coaches Association

Metrowest Community Healthcare Foundation

Middlesex Savings Bank

Milford Daily News for Gifts of Hope and helping us share our stories

Mom's Clubs

Next Generation

New England Chapel

Oak Street Elementary School

Obers Express

Panera Bread Franklin

Parmenter Elementary School

Paul A Longobardi Trucking

Pierce Aluminum

Prospect Hill Country Day School

Random Smile

Remax Executive Realty

Remington Middle School

Ricks Restaurant

Rockland Trust

Santa Foundation

Shaws Supermarket

St Johns Episcopal Church

St Marys Catholic Church

St Vincent de Paul

Stop and Shop

Sunrise Montessori School

Tangerini's Farm

Team Fitness

Temple Etz Chaim

Thermo Fisher Scientific

Town of Franklin

Tri County High School

United Regional Chamber of Commerce

United Way of Tri County

Vendetti Motors

Vet Med

Walgreens

Weight Watchers

WGAO 88.3 FM (Dean College)

WMRC 1490 AM (Milford)

Women's Success Network

to the many individual donors who we are unable to mention by name

to the many neighbors who support us anonymously

Gratitude Hugs to All - Happy Thanksgiving

Please forward our Thank You to anyone associated with those listed above.

in gratitude,
Anne Marie
--
Anne Marie Bellavance
Franklin Food Pantry
43 West Central Street
PO Box 116
Franklin, MA  02038
(508) 528-3115
www.franklinfoodpantry.org

Thanks for outstanding students at FHS

Continuing the theme of giving thanks this week for all we have, here is the photo from the School Committee meeting last week with two outstanding Franklin High School seniors getting MASS Excellence Awards in Math.



Left to right: Principal Peter Light, Kimberly Takahata, Christopher Anderson, School Committee Chair Jeff Roy and School Superintendent Maureen Sabolinski

The photo was also added to the live reported meeting notes

thanks for the holiday decorations

Thanks to the Franklin Downtown Partnership for the holiday decorations throughout downtown

Thank you!

thank you for taking the time to return my running wallet containing my ID and e, originally uploaded by shersteve.

To whomever picked this up downtown and took the time to return it to me. This is much appreciated.

I had dropped it when running last Thursday morning. I know I had it in my pocket at the corner of Summer and East Central. When I checked again on Wachusett it was gone. I completed my run, got into the car and retraced my route. As I went along Union, I was dismayed to find that the DPW crews were out street sweeping. Good for them and cleaning up the town but that also meant that if I had dropped it on Union, I had no chance of getting it back. It would have been gobbled up in the sweeper.

With it returned, it must have fallen out somewhere along East Central before I turned on Union.

Anyway, my thanks to the person who picked it up and was kind enough to return it. Franklin does have fine people living here. Don't let anyone say otherwise!

Franklin: Autumn Color

Franklin: Autumn Color, originally uploaded by shersteve.

The forecast doesn't seem to have bright and clear skies for this Thanksgiving Day so a picture from a recent 'good' day is appropriate.

We have so much to be thankful for in Franklin.

We can work through our problems, we can continue to be a Top 10 community to raise a family, a Top 100 community to retire, and continue to be a place to be thankful for!