When the the late Marie Auld's sought to raise 500 jars of peanut butter for a local food pantry in her honor, they never expected the turnout they would receive.

With a total of 1,034 jars donated to Damien’s Food Pantry in East Wareham, her family's expectations were blown clear out of the water.

The inspiration behind the project came to siblings Ken Metivier, Megan Greene and Kristen Murphy when Metivier stumbled across the organization “Feed America.”

"I went online, and it said a jar would feed a kid for five days," said Metivier.

Their mother, Marie Auld, died in 2011 at the age of 66 after a 28-year fight with lung cancer. Every year since, her family members have collected money and donated to a nearby organization that was close to her heart. The family also holds a cancer walk after Labor Day every year. They charge nothing for the walk but put out a bucket for donations. This year on top of all that, her family decided there was more to be done and so the peanut butter drive was created.

When they’d received 100 jars after just one month, they knew this endeavor would be special. One thousand jars later and Metivier, Greene and Murphy were proud to say that their mom lives on through the legacy they built in her honor.