FARMINGTON — The Good Shepherd Food Mobile was in town Wednesday, Oct. 10, to supply emergency and supplemental food to under-served community members. Many volunteers were on hand to help with the distribution, which took place at St. Joseph’s Parish Hall. By the time volunteers were in place and ready to begin dispersing food, a long […]
Care and Share Food Closet
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Care and Share Food Closet receives food contributions
The Farmington Rotary contributed excess food to the Care and Share Food Closet in Farmington after hosting a breakfast for participants in Bike Maine. Care and Share Food Closet volunter Greg Rackliffe, second from left, receives the donation. He is pictured with Rotarians, from left, Glenn Kapiloff, Terri Winslow and Barb Larson.
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Food closet doing well in Farmington after financial loss
FARMINGTON — Volunteers unloaded cases of peanut butter, cereals, juices, canned vegetables and stew from a truck Friday at the Care and Share Food Closet. Volunteers stacked shelves in the closet at the Fairbanks School Meeting House on Route 4. The nonprofit organization is growing and feeding about 500 families a month. It is also […]
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Ex-treasurer pleads guilty to stealing $306,000 from Farmington food closet
FARMINGTON — The ex-treasurer of the Care and Share Food Closet in Farmington pleaded guilty Tuesday to stealing $306,000 from the nonprofit organization over a period of nearly 10 years. Mary O’Donal, 74, of Farmington was the sole handler of finances for the organization from the 1970s until she resigned in November 2015. The embezzlement […]
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Speakeasy party raises over $5,000 for food closet
FARMINGTON — Over $5,000 was raised for the Care and Share Food Closet during the sixth annual Speakeasy Benefit Dance Party. Organizers gathered Monday to share the results of the Nov. 5 event held at the Homestead Kitchen, Bar and Bakery. Ticket sales and donations totaled $3,509 this year. Franklin Savings Bank added $1,500, Doug […]
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Ex-treasurer of Farmington food closet pleads not guilty
FARMINGTON — The former treasurer of the Share and Care Food Closet pleaded not guilty Tuesday to stealing more than $10,000 from the program between Jan. 1, 2010, and Jan. 30, 2015. Defense attorney Christopher Berryment entered the plea to the felony theft charge on behalf of Mary L. O’Donal, 74, of Farmington who stood […]
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Former treasurer of Farmington food closet indicted
FARMINGTON — A grand jury indicted the former treasurer of the Share and Care Food Closet on Thursday. Mary O’Donal, 74, of Farmington is accused of stealing more than $10,000 from the closet between Jan. 1, 2010, and Jan. 30, 2015. A conviction on the charge of felony theft by unauthorized taking is punishable by […]
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Former food closet treasurer accused of stealing over $10K
FARMINGTON — The former treasurer of the Share and Care Food Closet is accused of stealing more than $10,000 from the Farmington Area Ecumenical Ministry on Fairbanks Road, police said. Farmington police Detective Marc Bowering charged Mary L. O’Donal, 74, of Farmington by summons on a felony count of theft by unauthorized taking in late […]
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More than $100 of food stolen from Farmington pantry
FARMINGTON — Police are investigating a break-in at the Care and Share Food Closet at 508 Fairbanks Road, where more than $100 worth of food was stolen, Deputy Police Chief Shane Cote said. Sgt. Michael Adcock is investigating the burglary, which was reported Monday. Entry into the pantry was forced. The pantry is on the […]
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Care and Share Food Closet seeing more clients, fewer donations
FARMINGTON — Fewer donations and more clients has the Care and Share Food Closet looking even harder for ways to ensure people have necessary nutrition. “We are going to have to reach out to the community and area churches to help us meet the need during this time of transition,” Executive Director Leiza Hiltz Scerbo […]