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51 JUNE + JULY 2020 Powers had photographed more than 250 families who have collectively donated more than $20,000. "I'm amazed by the response that I got," she says. "People want to give back." erinnkileyphotography.com 2 . D O N AT E TO E M M AU S In addition to monetary donations, Emmaus, Inc., in Haverhill is looking for specific in-kind donations to help respond to its shelter needs during the pandemic. The most important step? Call before you come to make sure your donation meets their needs, says Denise J. Arnold, volunteer and gifts in-kind manager. Ideas might include donating freezable main dishes to feed 30 people and newly purchased, individually wrapped, self-service foods like fruit cups, juice boxes, and single-serving cereals. emmausinc.org 3 . S A I L I N G H E A L S M E A L S With its sailboat outings for cancer patients temporarily halted, the Salem-based nonprofit Sailing Heals has joined the Martin Richard Foundation to launch Sailing Heals Meals, which feeds frontline workers meals from local restaurants. "In the past three weeks, we have already fed nearly 700 hospital workers," at institutions like North Shore Medical Center Salem, Chelsea Mass MGH, and Lynn Health Center, says Sailing Heals cofounder and executive director Trisha Gallagher Boisvert. Donate online: Just $30 pays for two meals and $250 pays for 15 meals. sailingheals.org/event/sailing-heals- meals/ 4 . B AG E L S F O R A C AU S E Front-line healthcare workers are hungry, and Hunter Tuccio, owner of The Bagel Shop, with locations in Beverly Farms and Wenham, is feeding them, thanks to a program where customers buy a bagel sandwich and bag of chips for frontline workers at local hospitals. As of early May, he'd delivered more than 1,000 meals to workers at eight hospitals, and expanded the program to include pizza from Panini Pizzeria in Danvers and cookies from Flour(ish) Bake Shoppe in Beverly. "What people really love is that they're able to provide to the hospital at a time when hospitals can't accept donations from random people," Tuccio says. Follow the "donate" tab online or add a donation onto your own order. thebagelshop.co 5 . M A K E M A S K S SPUR, the volunteer action group in Marblehead, has mobilized North Shore volunteer sewers who created and distributed more than 400 hand-made masks for frontline workers in just over a month. Recipients include staff at Lafayette Rehabilitation in Marblehead, seniors at the Swampscott Senior Center, home health aides, and many others, says SPUR founder and executive director Jocelyn Cook. spur.community/help-sew-masks