Tewksbury Community Pantry, Inc.

"People Helping People"

Board of Directors

The Pantry is governed by a Board of Directors and one Pantry Director, who meet approximately eight times a year. In addition to board members and director duties, board members and pantry director also work as volunteers, do pantry maintenance, track food supplies, order and pick up food, shop for needed food items, collect food at food drop-off places and run fundraisers as well as paperwork, advertising and finances.

The board is comprised of professionals in various fields such as law, finance, technical, administration, education, various other professional occupations, and retirees. All members reside in Tewksbury and are non-paid volunteers. All Board members and the Director strive to maintain confidentiality.

Volunteers

The Pantry is able to continue because of the dedication and hard work of approximately 96 non-paid volunteers. Volunteers sort and check food for expiration dates, fill boxes, bags of can goods, pick up food at The Lowell Food Bank and work on the three distribution days. Volunteers also deliver food to clients who are elderly or do not have transportation.

At all times, our volunteers provide confidential assistance to everyone who receives food and client information is never given out. All volunteers strive to maintain anonymity of clients and preserve the dignity of all those who come to the pantry. Please call the Pantry at (978) 858-2273 to inquire about volunteering.