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September, 2015
To Our Friends & Neighbors
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Back-to-School Program Gets Kids Ready
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We recently held our Back-to-School Bonanza back pack distribution. Once again, we gave out over 700 fully stocked backpacks to children in Beverly and Manchester-by-the-Sea.
These children will be totally prepared for school thanks to the generosity of the community as well as the following organizations who held drives to collect supplies:

Enzymatics, Inc, Doonan, Graves & Longoria, LLC, Axcelis Technologies, Congregational Church of Topsfield, CSL Americas, Electric Insurance Co., Institution for Savings, Edward & Winifred Moseley Foundation, Paul Russell and Company, Second Congregational Church, St. Peter's Episcopal Church, UBS Financial Services, Windover Development, LLC, Single Source and Greater Beverly YMCA.

Thank you!
 
Exciting News!
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Our After-School Homework Club program is about to start and this year, we've got some changes in store. The children will be separated into smaller study groups and in the middle school club there will be a higher teacher to student ratio. This is all in an effort to further enhance each child's learning experience and give them an opportunity to succeed beyond their own expectations. 

To make this possible, we are looking for more volunteers for the After-School programs. If you enjoy working with kids and want to give back, contact Leslie Colten, Volunteer Coordinator at volunteering@beverlybootstraps.org or 978-927-1561 or click here for more information.
 
Thank you!
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Great Fun at Resolve I.T.'s BBQ & Brew

Thank you to Resolve I.T. for holding their annual BBQ & Brew networking event. It featured Pat's home made pulled pork, and a dunk tank! And they donated their proceeds to Beverly Bootstraps!

 Shaw's Helps Stock Food Pantry Shelves

This summer, Shaw's ran and in-store food drive where customers donated money with which Shaw's purchased food to donate to our Food Pantry. They donated 2875 pounds of staple foods that will enable us to fill many food bags! Thank you to Shaw's and all who participated.

8-Year Old Gives Back

For Max's 8th birthday, he requested that his friends bring sports equipment to be donated to Beverly Bootstraps instead of gifts for him. How amazing is that? Max is shown here, with his sister Anna, making his special delivery! Thank you Max!
Happenings

Market Basket 
Food Drive
Saturday, September 19th
9:00am-12:30pm

Stop by our Food Drive at Market Basket on Endicott Street in Danvers, and pick up an extra item (or a few) to toss in the donation basket on your way out.  


Shore Country Day School 
United In Service Day
 Food Drive
Saturday, September 26th
9:00am-12:00pm
Crosby's, Manchester 

Students from Shore Country Day will be holding a food drive to benefit Beverly Bootstraps as part of their United in Service Day. Come by to support these kids and help fill our Food Pantry shelves!


Bogie's Oktoberfest Craft Beef and Food Festival
Saturday, September 26th
1:00pm-5:00pm
Cove Community Center, Beverly

Celebrate the first official day of Oktoberfest! Sample beer from local breweries, eat authentic German food while listening to live Oompah music. There will be raffles and contests throughout the day.  All profits will be donated to Beverly Bootstraps
 All attendees must be 21+
Click here for more information and to buy tickets.


Archived Newsletters
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Contact Information
Beverly Bootstraps
  
Office & Services
371 Cabot Street
Beverly, MA 01915
Phone: 978-927-1561
Fax: 978-927-1553
  
Thrift Shop
198 Rantoul Street
Beverly, MA 01915
Phone: 978-921-4710 
How To Help
Volunteers play an integral role at Beverly Bootstraps.   
 
 Current Volunteer Openings 

For more information, please call our office to speak with our Volunteer Coordinator.  
  
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At Beverly Bootstraps we are always thrilled to witness community support. When local businesses, restaurants, or schools fund raise on our behalf, we are extremely grateful. Consider attending an event that benefits the programs and services of Beverly Bootstraps.