Sebago Lake - End Hunger NE
Sebago Lake Rotary Club
END HUNGER NE
Over 60 Rotarians, families and friends from the Sebago club, along with other Rotary Clubs in District 7780, gathered at the Maine Mall on Saturday, Sept 27th, to package over 31,000 meals which will be distributed to food pantries in each of the participating clubs' region: Saco Bay, South Portland, Cape Elizabeth, Wells, and Seacoast Portsmouth.
Rotary District Governor Lawrence Furbish dedicated the day as a Rotary Work Day to help impact the food insecure across Southern Maine and portions of New Hampshire.
In Maine, 1 out of every 4 children experience hunger and Maine's "food insecure" rate is 15.5% of all families.
The Sebago Lake Rotary Club also hosted the Feet for Food Walk on Sunday Sept. 21st where almost $2,000 was raised, which will be given to the Sebago Lakes Region Chamber of Commerce Community Coin Challenge. Money from that event will be shared by the 13 local food pantries in the Sebago Lake Region where pantries can purchase $4 worth of food with a $1 donation.
In preparation of the End Hunger food packaging event, Sebago Lake Rotary Club raised $2,500 and was awarded a matching grant from Modern Woodman of Windham. The $5,000 allowed the purchase of ingredients to package 20,000 meals. As the event was going on a challenge came from a similar event being held in Buffalo, NY to package 31,000 meals. The local volunteers gladly accepted that challenge. At the end of the day, 31,252 meals were packed which also broke the state of Maine’s record for a single event.
In preparation of the End Hunger food packaging event, Sebago Lake Rotary Club raised $2,500 and was awarded a matching grant from Modern Woodman of Windham. The $5,000 allowed the purchase of ingredients to package 20,000 meals. As the event was going on a challenge came from a similar event being held in Buffalo, NY to package 31,000 meals. The local volunteers gladly accepted that challenge. At the end of the day, 31,252 meals were packed which also broke the state of Maine’s record for a single event.
Donations are still being accepted to help with this challenge and can be mailed to the Sebago Lake Rotary Club, PO Box 1941, Windham, Maine 04062, or made through a secure web page at www.gofundme.com/add9p8