Eleven businesses team up to collect food and cash to help soup kitchen and food pantry at Lewiston shelter.
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A family affair: Volunteers deliver food to shut-ins
LEWISTON — On the bitter-cold, wind-swept streets of Lewiston on Thursday, Brindie Gaul and her family discovered a new Thanksgiving Day tradition. Along with her husband and three children, Gaul delivered meals from Hope Haven Gospel Mission to those who couldn’t get out for the holiday. “Everybody was smiling and happy to see us,” said […]
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Lisbon Community FCU raises funds for Ending Hunger in Maine
LISBON — Fundraising efforts by the Lisbon Community Federal Credit Union produced a total of $9,370.63 for the Ending Hunger in Maine campaign. Fundraisers this year included the annual summer basket raffle and autumn bake sale, as well as a holiday 50/50 raffle. Funds were also raised through ongoing yearly sales of candy bars, vending […]
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Helping to feed those in need on Thanksgiving
Lisa Tibbetts-Beaudoin of Lewiston, her daughter Sophie, 13, and her son Mason, 14, gather seven Thanksgiving meals-to-go at the Hope Haven Gospel Mission in Lewiston on Thursday. The Beaudoin family helped make sure that 250 people in need had meals on Thanksgiving. Chef Arnaldo Cruz started cooking 26 turkeys on Tuesday evening to feed the […]
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Hope Haven loses state, federal funding for shelter
LEWISTON — Hope Haven Gospel Mission, which runs the largest homeless shelter in Lewiston-Auburn, has lost state and federal funding — about 20 percent of its overall budget — after it submitted an incomplete application weeks past the deadline. The head of the shelter, which serves hundreds of people, doesn’t want to talk about it. […]