Grace Center of Gloucester

10/31/2024

Thanks to Farmer Bob at Marshall's Farm Stand & Greenhouses, guests were able to celebrate the season with pumpkin decoration!

Happy Halloween everyone!! 🎃🍂👻

(Bonus pictures of Nannie, hidden in plain sight, who was very proud of her pumpkin art contributions).

10/28/2024

Grace Center benefits enormously from its dedicated volunteers. To celebrate the volunteerism that boosts this program every day, we are beginning a series that will profile and acknowledge some of our longest serving volunteers.

We begin with the dynamic duo of Maureen O’Kelly and her husband Michael Kassner, commonly referred to as “M&M.”

M&M have been volunteering at the Grace Center since 2012 after hearing about the new program from their friend Anita.

Maureen studied English & Irish literature and loved her 33 years of teaching in Boston, Cambridge, and Rockport. In addition to her career as an educator, Maureen has spent 22 years as a bereavement counselor for Care Dimensions in Danvers. Maureen is an attentive and active listener and she has built an enduring rapport with many of our guests.

Michael is a retired civil engineer. He worked in sales for Ingersoll Rand, a Boston-based manufacturing company, and is a proud father and outdoorsman, often returning to his home state of Wisconsin to hunt and fish with his U. Wisconsin college buddies. Michael finds his volunteer commitment stimulating and enjoys playing cribbage with our guests.

M&M love to travel and find adventure. They proudly boast about their 58-day transcontinental camping trip from Rockport, MA to Alaska in a Ford Explorer along with their beloved Golden Retriever.

Thank you for all of your support and all of the adventures, M&M!

09/18/2024

We are tremendously grateful to Ray Johnston and Kelly from the Beauport Hospitality Group, as well as Cape Ann Museum President Oliver Barker for serving lunch this afternoon. Guests were treated to baked haddock, rice, green beans, stuffed peppers, apple crisp, Italian cookies, and chocolate mousse from the Seaport Grille.

Since 2020, Together Gloucester, Inc., Cape Ann Museum, and the Beauport Hospitality Group have collaborated to provide nearly 1900 baked haddock meals to our guests!

Thank you for all of your support over the years.

05/09/2024

04/29/2024

🎉Last chance alert! The Springing Hope online auction ends TOMORROW! Don’t miss out on your chance to bid on amazing items for a great cause.

How To Bid: https://one.bidpal.net/springinghope2024/custom/custom3

04/25/2024

Car enthusiasts! Come bring your car or stop by to see cars from all over the region from exotics, collector, vintage, special, and muscle!

There is no cost to attend for your car or as a spectator, but donations are encouraged to the Solomon Fund! The Solomon Fund will disburse all proceeds to Lifebridge, Amirah, Inc, Beverly Bootstraps, and Pelican Intervention Fund!

https://solomonfundcarshow.com
Solomon Private Wealth

04/19/2024

💐 Lifebridge North Shore’s Springing Hope online auction is NOW OPEN! The community and local business superstars came forward and donated more than 60 incredible items to bid on, from restaurant gift certificates and gift baskets to hotel stays and sporting tickets!
For a full listing, visit

https://one.bidpal.net/springinghope2024/welcome

Thank you for supporting Lifebridge and happy bidding!!

03/19/2024

So grateful for a special St. Patrick’s Day lunch last week, courtesy of Better Together for Cape Ann, Inc., Classic Cooks, Ruth E. Pino, RE/MAX 360, and Rent the Pretty !