by Sue Miyamoto At Aunt Dot’s Place, we have four Super Hero Back Packs which were donated, as well as some pencil boxes. If there are a few children who don’t yet have a backpack or pencil box yet, please ask for one. Meanwhile, the number of clients coming to Aunt Dot’s Place is increasing....Read More

by Sue Miyamoto Whether children are going to school with the hybrid method, or learning remotely, all children need school supplies. A fantastic duo, a grandmother and granddaughter, prepared a thoughtful gift. They made school bags and put school supplies in each bag. In this brave new world of schooling during a pandemic, this kind...Read More

By Sue Miyamoto This September, Hannafords in Essex is again supporting Aunt Dot’s Place. Each time, a shopper purchases the $2.50 Fight Hunger Bag, Aunt Dot’s Place will receive $1.00 to support our mission of fighting food insecurity in Essex, Essex Junction, Jericho, Underhill, and Westford. Now that we can’t use plastic bags, these reusable...Read More

by Sue Miyamoto In August, Sammie Beebe, with the help of many hard-working volunteers, held a garage sale to raise money for Aunt Dot’s Place, for several weekends in August. They raised about $5,500 dollars! Thank you to all who donated goods, organized items, and worked the sale! Amazing!Read More

by Sue Miyamoto As we were sorting fresh vegetables from Hannaford and Price Chopper today, I saw bags and bags of canned goods that included beans, fruit cocktail, and peaches. I found out that a single volunteer orders items from Hannaford most weeks, and donates them to Aunt Dot’s Place. Today she donated 140 pounds...Read More