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Danvers teen’s 10th ‘Grace Gives Back’ drive delivers 6,156 items to People to People Food Pantry
Summary
Freshman Grace Burnett told the Human Rights and Inclusion Committee she collected 6,156 items this year through her 'Grace Gives Back' drive and urged donations; longtime volunteers and a board member described the pantry’s rising demand and partners that stretch donations.
Grace Burnett, a freshman at Danvers High School, told the Danvers Human Rights and Inclusion Committee on Nov. 20 that her decade-running food drive, Grace Gives Back, collected 6,156 items this year, surpassing a 4,000-item goal and contributing to more than 20,000 items she says she has collected over time.
"This was my tenth year running the drive and truly the most incredible yet," Grace said, describing an Amazon wish list the drive uses for direct deliveries to her home and a local collection bin for hand donations. She urged community members to volunteer, donate or spread the word and provided the drive’s…
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