2007.500.265

Address: 72 Davis Rd., Methuen, MA 01844
Phone: (978) 687-4395
Date of Birth: October 14, 1937
Occupation: Retired Teacher, Nurse, Executive Director of Neighbors in Need, Foster Parent
Ethnic Background: French-Irish
Interviewer: Joan Kelley
Summary: Rejeanne Keeley was a Sister of Mercy and working as a nurse in a nursing home when she was asked to begin Neighbors in Need, a food program for the needy, in 1983. She continued for 21 years, during which time she left her Order when she became an adoptive parent. She describes the organization of the pantries as they were established in Lawrence and Methuen, along with warehousing the food to be distributed.

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