LEWISTON — Kaydenz Kitchen began with a giving couple and their 9-year-old daughter who wanted to help families in the community. Kayden Boilard, with the help of her parents, Kevin and Kristie, started a food pantry for local families in need and in over an month they’ve delivered 25 packages. When the Boilards asked her […]
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Community Credit Union donates $250 to three food pantries
LEWISTON — Community Credit Union this year has presented three local food pantries with $250 to help their efforts in ending hunger in Maine. They include Leeds Food Pantry, Poland Community Food Pantry and High Street Food Pantry in Auburn. Community Credit Union participates in the Maine Credit Union League’s Maine Credit Unions’ Campaign for […]
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Retired educators donate to local food pantries
Members of the Franklin County Retired Educators recently donated $50 to each of eight area food pantries. Retired educators Karen Mitchell, Eva Henry, and Arline Amos received a tour from Financial Secretary Linda Ouellette of the Tri-Town Ministerial Food Cupboard in Jay, which was recently renovated and enlarged with more freezer and shelf space. From […]
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V. Rogers: A disservice to food pantries
This is in response to a Sun Journal story, “HIV/AIDS patients ‘angry,’” printed Sept. 2. I sure hope someone takes Jim Pombriant to task for his description of food pantries as providing “40-year-old dented food cans and stale bread.” He does all food pantries a disservice, as well as sounding ignorant and hostile. From his […]