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Holliston Pantry Shelf Receives $1,000 Grant

The Foundation for MetroWest granted Holliston Pantry Shelf $1,000 as a part of their program to give to food pantries across the region.

Foundation for MetroWest announced today that it distributed a $1,000 grant to  in Holliston. The grant was a portion of $55,000 awarded to food pantries throughout the MetroWest region from the Foundation’s English Family Fund and Herbert and Esther Atkinson Fund.  

“Food pantries and service organizations from around Massachusetts continue to face unprecedented challenges,” said Judith Salerno, executive director of Foundation for MetroWest.  “The MetroWest region is no different and we are proud that we have been able to support Holliston Pantry Shelf as they work to fulfill the growing number of requests by families to help put a balanced meal on their tables.”   

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Foundation for MetroWest recently announced more than $160,000 in grants to family support, environmental, and arts organizations throughout MetroWest.  In 2011 the Foundation for MetroWest distributed approximately $600,000 throughout the region and has distributed more than $6.5 million since its inception in 1995.  For more information, visit Foundation for MetroWest online.   

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