The Feinstein Foundation Challange

I truly believe that hope is something that comes from changing what is to what is possible. When Gathering Change, Inc. first found out that the Feinstein Foundation would match a percentage of all food and funds collected during the months of March and April, we hoped it would help our Mission. After all, Alan Shawn Feinstein says: "The Feinstein Foundation Challenge is the most successful Hunger Fundraiser in America."

These past two months have not been without its share of muscle strains, long visits to the SaugusBank coin counter machine, which I want to name "Buddy" for being such a loyal and helpful friend, speaking engagements, submitting numerous publicity articles to local newspapers, sorting, loading, delivering food, writing thank you notes to all those that helped us with this Challenge, meetings, presentations and fundraisers, as well as another appearance on the Total Woman Cable Show. All this so that together we could make a difference in the lives of our neighbors.

With your help, and you all know who you are, we are able to send funds and food, with more to follow, to Melrose, Reading, North Reading, Wakefield, Lynnfield, Peabody, Everett, Beverly and Stoneham Food Pantries. Our final tally for the Feinstein Foundation Challange is $13,660.89.

Thank you from all of us at Gathering Change, Inc., for far exceeding our expectations and for making what we hoped was possible no longer a dream but a reality!


Dorothy Goodwin, President