Bright and Bountiful, Fill The Hall Was a Success!
This year’s Fill The Hall was a colorful sight! Bags in a rainbow of colors sat full in the balcony while a team of volunteers expertly sorted, collected, moved, and filled throughout the orchestra. Kids lead other kids through the steps (when they weren’t building forts in the banana boxes), and adults hooted and hollered when trucks loaded with groceries drove up the brand-new street. Portsmouth showed its love to the tune of over $5,000 in cash donations, and several tons of food. The end of the day photo captures a full hall, but there were many more bags on the stage, ready to head to Gather’s pantry for the Summer Meals 4 Kids program.
A huge thank you to the dedicated and kind group of volunteers from both The Music Hall and Gather. Thanks also to the individuals, businesses, and entire neighborhoods in the area for collecting and contributing to this year’s event.