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Bread of Life spreads mission to feed the needy

By Kathy Shiels Tully

 |  Globe Correspondent  

  March 15, 2012

With exquisite orchestration that rivals the Boston Pops’ Keith Lockhart, the Malden-based Bread of Life conducts a gracious web of over 500 volunteers and 35 partner organizations, all contributing to ensure the ministry continues its mission to provide “food for the body, nurture for the soul.’’ Since the first two homeless men appeared in 1980, the number served Tuesday through Friday has grown to 75 to 125. Another 180 meals are delivered to those living in nearby motels.

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