Photos of just some of our incredible community members who make the annual Empty Bowl Circus a tremendous success. Thank you Open Door for the invitation to photograph; it was my joy <3
This evening’s Open Door’s Empty Bowl Circus was a magnificent success. It is such a joy to see the community come together to help support the tremendous work done by Julie LaFontaine and her team. Lots of photos to come but in the mean time, the following is a short video of some of the marvelous Seaside Circus performances.
Seaside Circus Cape Ann was founded by Eileen Little. Performers include Joel Hart, Erin DeMay, Kylie Rose, Katelyn Beaudoin, Judith Ngari, Soni Razdan, Ky Bernard, and Jessica Guilmain.
Music obtained from the Internet Archive of Royalty Free Music. Sway (Quien Sera) by Bob Carroll, Frank DeVol
Let’s have some fun! We can’t meet for Empty Bowl Dinner this month, but you can #ShowUsYourBowls Take a picture with your favorite empty bowl (or bowls!) and share them with your friends and family. Get creative and crazy! Bowls are not just for soup–what’s in your bowl? Set the table. Strike a pose. Don’t forget to tag us with @theopendoorma #MyBowlAtHome #CommunityStrong
We don’t need to remind our readers what a truly amazing organization is the Open Door, and how they have fed, supported, and uplifted countless members of our community. The Open Door really needs our financial help. Nicole Duckworth shares that the food pantry is already serving more people. The Open Door has lost 40 percent of its revenue due to the Second Glance temporarily closing. And they cannot at this time take food donations because of corvid-19.
Please consider donating money to the Open Door. You can either write a check or click through to Network for Good:
Financial Contributions by Check:
If you would like to help us feed hungry families here on Cape Ann, please send a check, made payable to The Open Door:
The Open Door, 28 Emerson Avenue
Gloucester, MA 01930
Donate here through Network for Good 
NEW WAY TO PICK UP FOOD AT THE OPEN DOOR
Beginning Wednesday, March 18: We will move to curbside pick-up; clients are asked not to enter the building. Pull up to the front of our building on Emerson Ave., and a volunteer or staff member will bring you food prepacked for your household size.
If you work during this time, or are quarantined and unable to pick up groceries, please call 978-283-6776 or email gethelp@foodpantry.org.
This change will help to keep our staff and volunteers healthy and able to serve our clients. These measures are, of course, temporary during the COVID-19 coronavirus crisis, and we look forward to returning to our full-service, full-choice model as soon as it is safe to do so.
Thank you for your cooperation and support.
My friend Nicole Duckworth is part of the Open Door’s Turkey Team, a group of individuals collectively raising funds for the Open Door’s Thanksgiving drive. Nicole has raised $1,250.00 towards her $1,500.00 goal. Please help Nicole help local families. Thirty dollars buys a family a turkey dinner, complete with all the fixings. You can donate by clicking here. Thank you!
Nicole writes:
“Join me making a real difference.
Even a small donation will go a long way to helping me meet my fundraising goal for The Open Door — and we’ll be making the holidays so much brighter for our neighbors in need. Every $30 provides a basket, so whether you give $10 or $100, we’ll be helping local families set their holiday tables.
Thank you!”
There are more people than ever this year who need our community’s help with Thanksgiving. Working with all the Turkey Team members, the Open Door’s goal is to raise $10,000.00. Read more about how you can help here:
We’re asking a few of our key partners to rally their friends, family, and networks to help us provide Holiday Meal Baskets to families who struggle to make ends meet.
We invite you to help us collectively raise $10,000 for Holiday Meal Baskets this season. Set your own fundraising goal to help us get there. When you join The Open Door’s Turkey Team, you can help these families uphold their own family traditions by preparing their own home-cooked holiday dinners — and you’ll help your friends feel good about doing good!
Starting a meal-basket fundraiser is easy to do — and it’s fun. We’ll give you all the tools you’ll need. With your help, we’ll be able to make the holidays so much brighter for our neighbors in need.