Aunt Dot's Place

06/05/2026

Thank you Lawrence Family Farms , for the incredible donation of $1,000 to our 2026 Milk Matters campaign. Your generous gift helped us reach—and even exceed—our fundraising goal!

And thank you to everyone who contributed to this campaign to support our annual milk budget. Together, YOU raised over $11,000 to help ensure that all our neighbors have access to an important source of nutrition, especially children and families.

Thank you to our community for helping make Milk Matters a success! 🥛💙

05/30/2026

June is Oral Health Month, and this week Alder Brook Dental Associates just donated a supply of toothbrushes. Aunt Dot's Place needs toothpaste and dental floss. Did you know that teeth are the only part of the body that can't heal itself?

Can you help by donating much needed dental products?

05/26/2026

Heart-felt thanks to Matt Lumsden Real Estate for another successful food drive for Aunt Dot's Place this Memorial Day! Matt and Erica delivered 276.6 pounds to us! As you can see, they were supported by Essex Rotary Club, Essex cheer squad, and their famous Homey the Hamster mascot. Thanks too to Aunt Dot's Place volunteers who marched with our banner, and thanks to Rocky's Pizza who donated gift certificates for creemees.

05/15/2026

Thank you to the wonderful Essex Middle School community for organizing an "empty bowl" fundraiser to benefit Aunt Dot's Place, featuring delicious soups and beautiful ceramic bowls made by students at Essex High School. Thank you for helping feed our community!

05/14/2026

Matt Lumsden Realty is doing a food drive for Aunt Dot's Place at the Memorial Day Parade in Essex Junction on May 23. The parade starts at 10:00am. Bring a non-perishable food item, and receive a Rocky's Creamie coupon.

05/08/2026

Bag healthy non-perishable food items and place near your mail box this Saturday, May 9th and your letter carrier will do the rest. Letter carriers will be bringing your donations To Aunt Dot's Place.

05/04/2026

Aunt Dot's Place is raising $11,000 to cover the cost of milk for one year. We are 75 percent of the way to our goal! Can you help us reach this important goal? Go to www.auntdotsplace.com to donate.

05/02/2026

At the Essex High School Multicultural Night, a staff member came up to the Aunt Dot's Place table, and said "You have been a lifesaver to some of the students I work with, and their families."

04/26/2026

Please give to the Milk Matters Campaign! Go to auntdotsplace.com to give.

04/24/2026

We’re just over halfway to our $11,000 goal to fund this year’s milk budget! Will you help us get the rest of the way before the end of April?
Every dollar you give helps ensure local families have access to this essential staple.
Thank you for your support—because milk matters. 🥛💙🥛

Nourishing Children, One Donation at a Time