Ponnie Halstead organizes hair care products and other items Tuesday as Bestowing the Basics celebrates opening in a brick-and-mortar building. The nonprofit that has served the community through pop-up events, the local food bank and community center is now housed in a former coffee shop at 6101 E. Highway 54, Unit B, Athol.
October 8, 2025
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October 8, 2025 1:08 a.m.
Bestowing the Basics opens resource center in Athol
Bestowing the Basics opens resource center in Athol
Opening for the first time in a brick-and-mortar space on a sunny Tuesday morning was as exciting as it was humbling for Bestowing the Basics founder Corilynne Smith. "I don't have words, really," she said, wearing a pink Bestowing the Basics sweatshirt and a green fanny pack of handy items around her waist.