Aunt Dot’s Place needs a volunteer immediately to pick up produce at 8:15 am each Thursday at Price Chopper in Essex. The boxes are heavy so it is important that you can lift without injury. It is a great activity to do with a friend. If you are interested please call 878-0639 for more details.Read More
Every spring, I look out my window to see if all the snow has melted. Afterward, when the weather warms up, I rake out my garden. I am always so happy to see my perennials. These are the plants that I depend on – my hosta, pachysandra, and others. Because of them, I can spend...Read More
Gertrude Stein said “Silent gratitude isn’t much to anyone.” So I want to say a loud and clear thank you. Thank you to those who read the blog or follow Aunt Dot’s Place on Facebook. I wrote a post on our need for kid-friendly cereal, and someone donated some. It makes my heart happy to...Read More
According to A. A. Gill “Breakfast is everything, the beginning, the first thing. It is the mouthful that is the commitment to a new day, a continuing life.” Yet today, at Aunt Dot’s Place, I noticed that we only have Shredded Wheat and Wheat Flakes cereals. Don’t get me wrong – I love Shredded Wheat...Read More
On Thursday, April 11, volunteers put together 35 vacation bags, totaling over 652 pounds of food for the children of our community. Food insecure kids count on their free or reduced breakfast and lunch that they get at school. To meet the need for our communities’ children, Aunt Dot’s Place volunteers pack vacation bags with...Read More
