The project came about as the result of a connection by St Jerome’s parishioner Trish Carlson with the food pantry and coordination with Mary Ellen Cassani, parish faith formation director. The generous parishioners of St Jerome’s covered the costs of the paint and materials used on the project as well as a lunch for the volunteers. At the conclusion of the project, and the clean-up completed, Father Bob celebrated .Mass for the volunteers.

Tim and Barbara Donovan were the St. Jerome’s volunteer planners for the project breaking the group down into smaller teams with individual assignments such as washing baseboards, cleaning windows, dusting door frames, applying masking tape, cutting in edges and rolling on paint. Tim and Joe Striano, of Jackson Square Paint, (whose painting knowledge and assistance throughout has been invaluable) prepared the area the previous day laying down drop cloths and initially masking areas not to be painted.