Joey Ciaramitaro Receives Outstanding Community Builder Award
Highlights from this morning’s The Open Door Autumn Breakfast ~
Joey received the “Outstanding Community Builder Award”–so well-deserved, as anyone who is involved with GMG knows. His love for the people of Gloucester and for our community is evidenced a hundred times a day through his commitment to Good Morning Gloucester. We who are GMG contributors are blessed to share in his passion.
The Open Door Award Recipients
Nicole Duckworth and Family
Amanda Donovan
Joey and Mom ~ She’s so Proud!
Felicia, Joey, Pat, Sefatia,
Sista Felicia, Joey, Pat
Julia LaFontaine, The Open Door Executive Director and Senator Bruce Tarr
Ed Collard, Joey, and Pat
About Kim Smith
Currently creating documentary films about the Monarch Butterfly, Black Swallowtail Butterfly, and Gloucester's Feast of St. Joseph. Landscape designer for the Gloucester Harbor Walk Gardens. Designer, lecturer, author, illustrator, photographer. Visit my blog for more information about my landscape and interior design firm- kimsmithdesigns.wordpress.com. Good Morning Gloucester daily contributor.
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Congrats, Joey! Very cool
Congrats!! well deserved
Great! Wish I could of been there. Thanks for invite anyway.
Sorry you weren’t there Paul–wonderful event.
Great morning for Joey and GMG! Congrats!
What a great event this morning, very inspiring and Congrats Joey
So good to see you Donna–as always-did you get a good photograph of Amanda Donovan?
nice job! is that ed with you eatting?
It was a really nice event this morning! Julie, Sara and the entire Open Door staff are very special people…. our community is very lucky to have each and every one of them….Still thinking about that amazing women who shared her personal story….Wow…I think every person in the room was moved by that…
Many people had tears in their eyes after Amanda Donovan spoke–her story is sadly universal. I think what you wrote–that our community is very fortunate to have the Open Door, and all the people involved, could not be truer.
I had such a great time today! Congratulations to all the award winners. It was an event I was honored to be a part of. Thanks everyone.
Amanda, I rushed to get this post up by 2:00 and didn’t think i had a photo of you–just added the above photo now. Your words touched many people today. Thank you for sharing.
Congratulations Joey! I haven’t lived in Gloucester long (2 years) but if it hadn’t been for GMG, you and the GMG contributors I would still be in the dark about amazing places on Cape Ann, where to eat, events, and all of the special people that live here. I thank you for that and I hope one of these days to be able to tell you that in person.
Congratulations Joey!
Last picture in the set- Ed focused on eating- CLASSIC!!!!!!

Joey cleans up nice. I didn’t recognize him!
Congratulations to Joey and all the recipients on this well-deserved honor. And thanks Julie at the Open Door. Recognizing community builders in our community with this award is such a great idea. Tremendous.
Congrats to Joey and all recipients. I love the Open Door, what a wonderful organization.
Congratulations, Joey!
Fantastic, so well deserved, keep up the great work
Congratulations, Well deserved!