Community Newsletter
February, 2018
Keeping you up to date on the many ways Beverly Bootstraps provides critical resources to families and individuals so they may achieve self-sufficiency.
A day in the life

Can you imagine having to decide between buying groceries to keep your children fed and paying rent to keep a roof over their heads? Or if your kids were considering dropping out of high school to help pay the bills? Or sleeping in your coat all winter because your heat got shut off? Or if you had to get a third job because the two you already have still don't cover the bills? 

These are the kinds of thing our clients deal with day in and day out. And that is why we're here. Thanks to your support, we can alleviate some of the tough choices for your neighbors in need. And you can feel good knowing you've helped.


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Exciting news:

Calling all florists!
Are you a florist or a member of a garden club, or do you know someone who is? Enter our Floral Design Competition at the Boots and Blooms Gala! Part of the entertainment for the guests at this event with a garden party theme, will be voting for their favorite of the floral arrangements displayed on each table. The name of your company or club will be displayed with your arrangement, and as guests mingle, your work will be the topic of their conversation! Winners will be chosen in both the florist and garden club categories. 

Proceeds from the event will help us continue to provide critical resources to local low-income individuals and families. Please join us in helping to support families in need and give hunger the boot.

For more information, to enter or to purchase tickets,  click here.  

How to help:

Open a Your Community Rewards account at Beverly Bank
The Your Community Rewards Savings Account earns you a competitive interest rate while Beverly Bank helps Beverly Bootstraps*.
Each year Beverly Bank will make a donation equal to a percentage of your annual average balance. The more you save, the more they give back to Beverly Bootstraps - at no cost to you.

For more information, click here.

*you must indicate Beverly Bootstraps as your non-profit of choice when opening the account.

Thank you!

United Way supports EITC
United Way provided a grant to enable us to provide tax preparation services to those who may qualify for Earned Income Tax Credits. Thank you!

Ebersole Construction puts in kitchen
Thank you to Andre Ebersole and his crew for installing our employee kitchen as well as the bathrooms in the Thrift Shop this past year. He did beautiful work! Check out his new website here.
5 year old gives back
Five year old Sara recently donated to our Gift of Heat program. She didn't want people to be cold in this bitter winter, so she decided to sell her original art to family and friends and earned $54 to donate! How wonderful is that!!!
Happenings

Wedding Dress & Accessories  Sales Event
Friday, Febuary 23, 9:30am-4:30pm
Beverly Bootstraps Thrift Shop
Calling all brides to be! The Thrift Shop will be setting up a wedding dress shop inside the store. There will be lots of dresses and accessories at bargain prices for the bride-to-be. If you know of any one who is recently engaged, pass along the word!

Boots and Blooms Gala
Friday, April 6, at 6:30pm
Cruiseport Gloucester, 6 Rowe Square, Gloucester
Dust off those winter blues! Its time to smell the roses and give hunger the boot! Join us for cocktails and hors d'oeuvres, a live auction and raffle, a local floral competition, and dinner and dancing the night away! (for more info, click here )


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