Dear Volunteers, I’d like to begin by introducing our new board member, Aimee Cronin. She is a long-time shift volunteer who has now decided to join our board. She is a paralegal specialist in the Criminal Division of the US Attorney’s Office. We are so glad to have her as both Jennifer Lovell and Richard...Read More

Hi fellow volunteers, I recently read that the best gift you can give others and your community is your time. Thank you for giving your time to Aunt Dot’s Place and our important mission. It feels at times like a miracle to me that people keep volunteering and people keep giving so that we can...Read More

Dear Wonderful Volunteers, Don’t you love all the community support Aunt Dot’s Place receives? Our Milk Matter campaign raised $12,000. Our goal was $10,000!  We’ve received a $20,000 grant from the Hoehl Family Foundation and $20,000 from the Town of Essex. We also received $4500 from 100 Plus Women who Care. The Because Craft Fair brought...Read More

Dear Aunt Dot’s Place Volunteers, Last night at our board meeting, I talked about advocacy which is the act of pleading or arguing in favor of something or someone. As a non-profit organization, we can’t take any part in endorsing a political candidate or get involved in partisan election activities. But there is a lot that...Read More

Dear Volunteers, The weather is warming up, we are approaching a new season, and we continue in our important mission of fighting food insecurity. I’m happy to announce that once more Robert Kurth will be planting a garden for us with money he raised. We will be looking for a small crew to help at...Read More