Serving Up Summer LunchRemember the joy of freedom that came with those glorious first days of a brand new summer vacation? That same happy spirit took hold on Friday, June 15, at The Open Door’s Summer Lunch Kick-Off Picnic.

Under sunny skies and picnic tents, volunteers and staff cooked up a healthy and festive barbecue to feed 120 children in their Riverdale Park neighborhood. Kids lined up for grilled hamburgers and hot dogs served on whole-wheat rolls, fresh veggie sticks, and ripe slices of juicy watermelon.

“The Open Door connects people to good food,”said Julie LaFontaine, The Open Door’s executive director. “Summer Lunch is important to growing healthy minds and bodies.”

When children weren’t munching on delicious food, they raced through the colorful corridors of an inflatable obstacle course and hip-hopped with DJ Johnny K to the beat of Pure Energy Entertainment’s musical stream while The Open Door’s four summer interns painted happy faces with everything from butterflies and hearts, to mustaches and bananas.

Food education found a place on the menu with the interactive Good Food Farm. Manned by volunteer and School Committee member, Val Gilman, and her son Jared, kids quickly learned how to pick apples, dig for potatoes and gather eggs.

With the help of Project Bread and Share Our Strength, The Open Door has included table-top salad bars at three of its Summer Lunch sites this year so kids can choose the fruits and vegetables they pile on their plates.

“We have a maxim for our programs,” said Jen Perry, Nutrition Development Coordinator for The Open Door. “Good nutrition begins with choice.”

Summer Lunch sites are located at Riverdale Park, Willowood Gardens, Art Haven,Veterans Memorial, Gloucester High School, the Clean Team, Chill Zone, Rockport Teen Center, Beeman Memorial, YMCA Camp Windward, and The Open Door.

NewS, FOOD & HospitalityA Publication of The Open Door • Spring/Summer 2012

OUR MISSION

The mission of The Open Door is to

alleviate the impact of hunger in our community.

We use practical strategies to connect people to good

food, to advocate on behalf of those in need, and to engage others in the work of building

food security.

wHAT we DOFood Pantry

Community Meals

Summer Lunch

Mobile Market

Senior Market

Holiday Baskets

SNAP Application Assistance

Nutrition Education and Outreach

Second Glance Thrift Store & Furniture Annex

Job Training Advocacy

Community Service

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Second Glance is open for shopping and donations

Monday through Saturday from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m.

Store is located at2 Pond Road, Gloucester.

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Perfect Storms and brutal Nor’easters are no strangers to Gloucester— nor are the power failures that often accompany them. For most residents, an outage poses an annoying inconvenience, but for Cape Ann’s most vulnerable it can mean the difference between eating and going hungry.

Thanks to private grant funding and an interest-free public facility loan from Gloucester’s Community Development Block Grant division, The Open Door contracted with Roy Spittle Associates last spring for the installation of a natural gas powered, commercial-grade generator at its Emerson Avenue building.

Now, in case of a major power disruption, The Open Door is positioned to act as an emergency center for the community.

Pictured: Community Meals Manager Kenn Taber (right) and Bill Stevens, Food Pantry Manager (left) standing alongside the transfer switch that will keep programs at The Open Door humming in all kinds of weather.

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SAVE THE DATEJoin us to kick-off the Thanksgiving Food Drive

Autumn Breakfast

Thursday, October 25, 2012 Cruiseport Gloucester 7:30 a.m. to 9 a.m.

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r Tuna, chicken and turkey r SunButter (nut-free)r Breakfast cerealr Snack-size fruit cupsr Juice boxesr Pretzels, crackers, and raisins

Back-to-School Items Needed

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Shopping Spree Raffle to benefit the Food Pantry Prizes: 1 winner: Market Basket 3-Minute Shopping Spree* 10 winners: $10 Gift Card to Market Basket

Tickets: 6 tickets for $5, or 1 ticket for $1

Drawing: The Open Door Autumn Breakfast on Thursday, October 25, 2012 Cruiseport Gloucester, 6 Rowe Square, Gloucester

For your chance to win, fill out the ticket stubs and return them in the envelope provided along with your donation. (See coupon below.)

*Shopping Spree will be held at the Gloucester Crossing Market Basket on

Saturday, December 8, 2012, at 6:30 a.m. Rules can be found at foodpantry.org.

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978-283-4298Have large furniture items to donate to Second Glance? We can come to you.

Donate. shop.2 POND ROAD IN GLOUCeSTeROpen for shopping and donationsMonday through Saturday from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m.

The Building Center Triple-Threat Road Race Series August 5, 2012

Register for the Half Marathon, 5K race, 1-mile - or all three! www.yukanrun.com

Enjoy spetacular views as you race along Cape Ann’s scenic coastline in Rockport and Gloucester. Portions of the race proceeds will help support The Open Door Food Pantry.

Plus, bring a jar of peanut butter on race day as a donation for The Open Door Food Pantry and we’ll reward you with a FREE 13.1 sticker!