{"id":1060,"date":"2025-12-06T14:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-12-06T14:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/currents.bigelow.org\/?p=1060"},"modified":"2025-12-08T19:01:55","modified_gmt":"2025-12-08T19:01:55","slug":"caring-for-our-community","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/currents.bigelow.org\/?p=1060","title":{"rendered":"Caring for Our Community"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;6a0958785a92e&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"6a0958785a92e\" class=\"wp-block-image size-large wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" src=\"https:\/\/currents.bigelow.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-12-05-Food-Drive-2025-Compressed-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1061\" srcset=\"https:\/\/currents.bigelow.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-12-05-Food-Drive-2025-Compressed-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/currents.bigelow.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-12-05-Food-Drive-2025-Compressed-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/currents.bigelow.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-12-05-Food-Drive-2025-Compressed-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/currents.bigelow.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-12-05-Food-Drive-2025-Compressed-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/currents.bigelow.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-12-05-Food-Drive-2025-Compressed-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/currents.bigelow.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-12-05-Food-Drive-2025-Compressed.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><button\n\t\t\tclass=\"lightbox-trigger\"\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\taria-haspopup=\"dialog\"\n\t\t\taria-label=\"Enlarge\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-init=\"callbacks.initTriggerButton\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--right=\"state.imageButtonRight\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--top=\"state.imageButtonTop\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>This holiday season, the <strong>Bigelow Laboratory<\/strong> team pitched in to help community members facing food insecurity.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Bigelowians brought donated pantry staples and essential items to the lab. Yesterday, Chief of Staff <strong>Valerie Young<\/strong> (left), Research Technician <strong>Lydia Pinard<\/strong> (right), and Administrative Assistant <strong>Abby Jones<\/strong> (not pictured) took donated items to the <strong>Community Fridge<\/strong> in Boothbay.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Thank you to our team members for showing up to support neighbors in need, and special thanks to Valerie, Lydia, and Abby for dropping off these items during the holiday season!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This holiday season, the Bigelow Laboratory team pitched in to help community members facing food insecurity.\u00a0 Bigelowians brought donated pantry staples and essential items to the lab. Yesterday, Chief of Staff Valerie Young (left), Research Technician Lydia Pinard (right), and Administrative Assistant Abby Jones (not pictured) took donated items to the Community Fridge in Boothbay. 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