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Summer 2022 Newsletter

Sophie Drozd,
FNSP Program Coordinator

I’m a student and musician at Berklee college of music studying media scoring. My favorite hobbies are drawing, cooking, and being in nature. I love FNSP because it strives to strengthen our community while valuing inclusivity for all individuals." Sophie manages the FNSP Clothing Closet and assists the Program Director during Friday meal service.
Welcome Sophie to the FNSP team!

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June 2022 Newsletter

The kitchen has been buzzing at FNSP this June! It has been great to welcome back some of our volunteer groups. The Boston Society of Civil Engineers brought a group inon Friday, May 20, to help out with the delicious meal that was sponsored and prepared by the Westin Copley Place Hotel. We also want to send a shout-out and big THANK YOU to all of our regular volunteers and board members who have been instrumental in keeping the kitchen up and running while we search for a new Kitchen Manager! They have jumped in on short notice, put together some amazing menus, and solved unexpected issues.

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March 2022 Newsletter

Lots of exciting things are happening at FNSP this month! With the waning Covid-19 infection rates, we have returned to in-person dining for our guests and will be increasing our dining room capacity incrementally in the weeks to come. We have lots of volunteer opportunities for individuals and groups, and an in-person Spring Trivia Night on May 14, 2022, to build social connections and raise critical funds.

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October 2021 Newsletter

Fall has finally arrived along with shorter, cooler days and delicious cooking from the FNSP kitchen! We are excited to spotlight some of our volunteers in this month's newsletter. Volunteers are crucial to the operations of FNSP- without them we couldn't make, serve, and deliver hundreds of hot, nutritious meals each month for our neighbors in need. Volunteering at FNSP is also fun and a great way to connect with the community!


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September 2021 Newsletter

Jenny’s hopes for FNSP

FNSP may be a small organization, but it is mighty thanks to the brilliance and efforts of the Staff, Board Members, and Volunteers. As we look into the next year, I hope to see FNSP continue to grow offering new services to our guests and building partnerships in the local community to further support our mission "to provide a warm nutritious meal to anyone in need in a safe and dignified environment every Friday night".

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Summer 2021 Newsletter

The summer is passing quickly in Boston and we have lots of news to share since our June newsletter. We had a very successful reopening for in-person dining starting on June 25th! Our staff and volunteers have been thrilled to welcome guests back for in-person dining which allows for more community building. We even reinstituted "ice cream night" sponsored by Ben & Jerry's on the last Friday of the month.

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June 2021 Newsletter

We also received some very exciting and generous funding news this month! FNSP was selected to receive a $100,000 grant from the Cummings Foundation paid over 10 years! We also received a $5,000 grant from the Cabot Family Charitable Trust. AND, one of our former volunteers, Peter Zalewski, donated funds to purchase a new food warmer for the kitchen.

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FNSP Partners with Rescuing Leftover Cuisine

As a result of the Covid-19 pandemic and the economic crisis, the number of individuals facing food insecurity continues to rise. Here at FNSP we have been looking for ways to increase the number of people we are able to feed. While we’ve had the volunteers and resources to make more food, we didn’t have a way to get it to more individuals in need. So in February, FNSP started partnering with Rescuing Leftover Cuisine of Massachusetts (RLCMA) to increase our reach and feed more hungry people.

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