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A S
IMPLE
GESTURE
P.O. BOX 822
NORWELL, M
A 020
61
ASIM
PLEGESTURE-N
ORWELL.ORG
EMAIL: INFO@
ASIM
PLE
GESTURE-N
ORWELL
.ORG
ASim
ple
A S
IMPLE
GESTURE is
an
all-volu
nteer,
501(c
)(3)
non
-profit char
ity
dedicated
to f
eeding
the h
ungry.
IMAGIN
E
Imagine the poss
ibilities of
what your “s
imple gesture”
can do.
If only 10
% of our neigh
bors boug
ht one
ex
tra no
n-perisha
ble fo
od item
eve
ry
time they
wen
t gro
cery sho
pping, w
e would add an ex
tra 40
tons
of food per
year to
our fo
od pan
try.
BUILDIN
G
COMMUNITY
BY S
HARIN
G F
OOD
With your help:
• W
e can m
ake it easier for
individuals to share food.
• W
e can help food pantries
pro
vide m
ore food to those
in need.
• W
e can help strengthen
neighborh
oods.
ASim
ple
Dear
Neigh
bor,
Natio
nally, the
deman
d at
foo
d ba
nks
continue
s to g
row. H
ere
in N
orwell,
an o
ften
uns
een
but eq
ually n
eedy
grou
p of
our
neig
hbors
stru
ggle
to
feed
the
mse
lves
or their child
ren.
Is the
re a
way
the
citi
zens
of
Norw
ell can
becom
e the
key
sour
ce o
f fo
od f
or its
needies
t?
We
think
so! T
hink
coo
l, gr
een
bag
you
see
in this
brochu
re.
We
will
give
you
a
really
cool,
green
bag
. Ju
st f
ill it
with
non
-pe
rish
able
items—
a simple
gest
ure—
and
we
will
pick
it up
.
This
prog
ram h
as a
lread
y pr
oven
su
cces
sful in
numerou
s commun
ities
ac
ross
the
cou
ntry: it's
a simple
prog
ram, ru
n en
tirely
by
volunteers
, that
help
s ou
r ne
ighb
ors
in n
eed.
We
are
conf
iden
t that
man
y of
our
cit
izen
s will
help in
this s
ystemat
ic fo
od collectio
n pr
ogra
m.
Plea
se con
tact u
s an
d we
will
bring
a cool,
green
bag
to
your
hou
se. Y
our
simple
gest
ure
will
mak
e a
diff
eren
ce
to the
needies
t am
ong
us.
Tha
nk y
ou f
or y
our su
ppor
t!
A S
imple Ge
stur
e-No
rwell
Steerin
g Committ
ee
Sim
ple
YOU W
ANT T
O
HELP...
WE W
ANT T
O
MAKE IT E
ASY!
A S
IMPLE
GESTURE is a door-to-d
oor
food collection pro
gram that will
pro
vide a steady supply of food to
the neediest families in N
orw
ell and
surrounding communities.
Thre
e S
imp
le S
tep
s:
1. E
ach wee
k whe
n yo
u go
sho
pping,
buy
one
extra non-
perisha
ble fo
od
item.
2. S
tore it in
your cool, gree
n bag
.
3. O
n a des
igna
ted Saturday
of ev
ery
other m
onth, a voluntee
r will pick
up th
e bag
, lea
ve ano
ther bag
in its
place
, and
take
the filled bag
to th
e Norw
ell F
ood Pan
try.
It's
that
sim
ple
: Yo
u buy
one
extra
non-
perisha
ble fo
od item
; we take
care
of the rest.
HOW T
O J
OIN
A S
IMPLE G
ESTURE
There are three w
ays to help:
Share
Fo
od
Ask
for a co
ol, gree
n bag
. We
estim
ate that fo
r ev
ery 30
0 peo
ple
who
partic
ipate, w
e will colle
ct one
ad
ditiona
l ton of food a m
onth. And
it
all s
tarts with
you.
Invit
e y
our
neig
hb
ors
Ask
neigh
bors if th
ey w
ould like
to get a
cool, gree
n bag
and
join th
is pro
gram
.
Help
tra
nsp
ort
fo
od
Onc
e ev
ery tw
o m
onths
, on a Sa
turday
, he
lp pick up
the gree
n bag
s an
d bring
to th
e food pan
try.
Co
nta
ct
us
asim
ple
gestu
re-n
orw
ell
.org
• Complete a sign-
up fo
rm
• Email u
s at in
fo@
asim
plege
sture
-norw
ell.o
rg
• Visit us
at a
simplege
sture-
norw
ell.o
rg