SACO & OOB FOOD PROGRAM - The last time Don spoke with Saco Food Pantry they had sufficient funding
- Volunteers are still needed, particularly on Friday mornings for donation pick-up
- The sign-up spreadsheet has been simplified - please leave your name and contact information in the appropriate time slot, and Brenda will forward to her contact at the food pantry
- Link to doc: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1_6Jz8MuaZlVS8IcDnGTkMlCkD8l3k4Hriekq8fRSDjA/edit?usp=sharing
- City of OOB has no immediate need but does anticipate need in the future
MASKS & SANITIZER - About 550 masks remaining from bulk donation
- Don recommends holding onto them for now
- The City of Saco administrator says that first responders, police, etc. have enough masks
- Bon Appetit and Youth Full Maine received mask donations
- We should plan to check in with smaller nursing homes on their mask needs
- Don will stop by the MacArthur Home to see if they could use any
- 3 bottles of hand sanitizer remaining - different groups stop by and pick up as needed
- St. James School funding request is substantial ($288 x 10 months) - to be decided by board
GARDENING PROGRAM - Recommended size for raised beds - 3 ft x 8 ft
- Individual (visible) gardens are recommended rather than community garden
- Available to Saco, Biddeford, and OOB communities
- An application should be created to determine who receives garden donations
- Boxes, soil, seedlings to be donated to recipients
- The subcommittee could also follow up with families to assist with maintenance
- Duties for next meeting: Kaitlin creating pamphlet/Ken working on application/Joe putting together budget
Thank you, Kaitlin Tito |
