Stuff-The-Bus Food Drive

November 14, 2015, is the FOOD DRIVE Market Basket and Hannaford in Biddeford

Club Members:  Look I get it, you really don't need another email from me, but I feel I have to make a pitch for volunteers for the food drive on Nov. 14.  Again, I understand that people do not want to give up part of their Saturday, but we have not done a food drive for years and the need is greater than ever.  Believe it or not 15.1% of households in Maine have food insecurity, a nice way of saying they are hungry.  Over 64,000 of our children in Maine go hungry.  Both of those statistics rank us #1 in New England for something for which we do not want to be on top.  Yet, 40% of the Maine's hungry make too much money to qualify for food stamps and therefore have to rely on food pantries and other private non-profit assistance for help.

So perhaps taking a couple of hours out of our Saturday to help out our local food pantries might not seem so bad when that effort could help hundreds of children and adults in our area who simply don't have enough to eat.  Next week, please sign up for a shift or two.  It will really help those who need a hand and I guaranty it will make you feel good at the same time.

Thanks again for helping out.  Bill