Project Bread
Over 50 participants from 6 faith organizations in the Westwood area gathered on Sunday, October 23, 2022 and raised over $14,000 to support hunger solutions in Massachusetts.
Clouds were full in the sky, but there were sunny smiles all around at last week’s Interfaith Mini-Walk for Hunger in Westwood. Co-chaired by Connie Rizzoli and Jeff Greenwald, the Interfaith Walk kicked off it’s thirteenth year with young adult volunteers leading people to make care packages for individuals experiencing homelessness and collecting food for local food pantries. People gathered from all over to learn about food insecurity and walk to raise funds and awareness.
Before starting out on the 3-mile neighborhood walk, opening remarks were delivered by:
Jeff Greenwald, Co-chair
Lou Rizzoli, Co-Chair
Kellie Vehlies Beretta, Project Bread
Rabbi Karen Citrin, Temple Beth David
Pastor JT Hills, First Parish of Westwood
Dr. Mazen Duwaji, The Islamic Center of New England
Afterward, the teams set out and came back to have snacks and chats at Temple Beth David. With the Walk completed and 15 bags of food in hand, the Interfaith Mini-Walk for Hunger was able to raise $14,098 through sponsorship and peer to peer fundraising, all of which heads back to our efforts here at Project Bread.
We are proud to be able to provide food and nutrition resources to Massachusetts residents through our FoodSource Hotline and direct work with clients, and we will continue to advocate for long-term, scalable solutions to ending hunger at the state and federal levels.
Your support is what makes that possible, and you can still contribute to the Interfaith Walk for Hunger fundraiser by donating until Thursday, November 24, 2022.