by Sue Miyamoto Hannaford’s on Rt. 7, in Shelburne, had one of their dairy refrigerators shut down today. Bri Garcia, a manager at Hannaford called the Vermont Food Bank which called the food shelves connected to them, including Aunt Dot’s Place. One volunteer, Kitty Daly drove there and quickly filled up her car with cheese,...Read More

by Sue Miyamoto Aunt Dot’s Place has a change jar at River Road Beverage. The owner has been putting the change from the jar in their safe. Our volunteer went to collect the money and was stunned to pick up $358. Lisa, at All About Hair, in Essex, has sold masks to her clients and...Read More

by Sue Miyamoto A Memorial Day parade organized by Darrell Langworthy, accompanied by Matt Lumsden and Errica Sherrod, remembered those who gave their lives during military service and collected food for our community to be distributed by Aunt Dot’s Food Shelf. A hard-working group of volunteers immediately went to work weighing the food, sorting it,...Read More

by Sue Miyamoto On Memorial Day, we remember and honor the men and women who died serving in the military. In Essex Junction, there is a parade today, with proper physical distancing organized by Darrell Langworthy of Mark BBQ. Along with the flags and cars, folks from Matt Lumsdon Real Estate are picking up donations...Read More

by Sue Miyamoto On this lovely spring day, Aunt Dot’s Place received a wonderful donation – bags and bags of fresh greens. We received 15 pounds of greens from Growing Possibilities. Growing Possibilities is a family farm in Underhill, Vermont that grows nutrient-dense produce using organic and sustainable practices and then donates a lot of...Read More