On Saturday, November 20 the Dwelling House of Hope, led by Executive Director Levenia Furusa, passed out more than 700 Thanksgiving food boxes to families that needed food for the Thanksgiving holiday. The food pantry is one of the largest in Lowell and is open every Saturday from 9:00 AM to 11:30 AM. Joining the volunteers to help give out the Thanksgiving food boxes on Saturday were State Senator Ed Kennedy, Zoe Dzineku and Dominik Lay from Senator Ed Kennedy’s staff, State Representative Vanna Howard and Mai Nagabayashi from Representative Howard’s staff.