Boot Camp, Foodmaster Donate to Melrose Emergency Fund

Submitted by Mayor Rob Dolan's Office.

Members of the Melrose Boot Camp donated $500 to the Melrose Emergency Fund last week. The money was raised in a special Fitness Fundraiser on December 3.

“Melrose is a community that is increasingly focusing on fitness, and the Melrose Boot Camp is a big part of that,” said Mayor Robert J. Dolan. “I think it’s great that as we take care of ourselves, we also focus on helping those who need help during this holiday season.”

Johnny’s Foodmaster also donated $300 worth of gift cards to be distributed to local families. “The Emergency Fund addresses basic needs—primarily food and heat,” said Dolan. “We can’t solve all people’s problems, but supermarket gift cards make it possible for their holidays to be a bit more festive.”

Donations to the Emergency Fund total $24,578 so far. “I continue to be impressed with the generosity of the people of Melrose, even in these uncertain times,” said Dolan. “It is heartening to know that so many people are looking out for their neighbors in need this holiday season.”

Here is a list of recent donors to the fund:
 
James and Mary Timmons
Ellen Crocker
Herb and Nancy Schurian
Ahern Painting Co.
Dorothy Bowman
Deanne and Judy Hasselbrack
Susan Rhodes Sorrenti
Dr. Robert Angorn and staff
Mike Mahon, in memory of Edward and Alice Mahon
George Hickey
Maureen Buzby
Mary Burns
Donna and Kevin Keohane
Marianne and Brian Long
James and Ellen Herrington
Stanley Smiley and Jean Robinson
Lynda Morgenroth
Martin and Mary Robichaud
Mark and Mary Frances Josephson
Dorothy O'Connor
Bartholomew Galvin and Kathleen Sherman
Joseph and Cynthia O'Donnell
Michael and Sue Anne Kostur
Peter and Maurine Garipay
Chris Sutherland
Barbara Leedham
William Ahern
Frank and Michelle Wright
Linda Matarazzo
Jeff Berlin
James Renier and Ursula Soritsch-Renier
Mary Dowd
Ruth and Samuel Covino
Anthony and Judy Pecci
Craig and Sar Brandon
Jan and Lou Crafts
Enrico and Nelaine Vinciarelli
Gale and Fred Babin
Andrea Taffe
Robert and Frances Lombardelli
Paula and Glen Emelock
Susan Wood
Nicolino Quinci and Tina Aiello
Katherine Linhares
Arnar and Christine Thorsteinsson
Alysia and Michael Fullerton
Margaret and James Driscoll
Cory Anne Beebe-Morris and Matther J. Morris
Joy Fay
Craig Foster and Estee Dorfman Foster
Melrose Ladies' Book Club
Sheila and James McArdle
Barbara A. Perry
Attorney James A. McAvoy
Cosmo and Gail Infurna
Richard and Evelyn Mallon
Russell Priestley
Shelley Draper
Georgie and Kevin Lewis, in memory of Mayor James E. Milano

To make a donation, send a check to Melrose Emergency Fund, Mayor’s Office, 562 Main St., Melrose, MA 02176 or bring it directly to the Mayor’s Office on the second floor of City Hall. Checks should be made out to the City of Melrose, with “Melrose Emergency Fund” in the memo line. For more information about the fund, call 781-979-4440.