Join
us in giving a very special THANK YOU to the
dedicated volunteers who each day share their time and
talent to support our communities. We couldn't do this without
you!
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May 9, 2008 -
Good Shepherd Food-Bank is pleased to announce our first
Annual Humanitarian Award Event, to honor outstanding
community leaders working to advance our mission here in
Maine.
 This years award will be presented
to Ron Hodge,
Chief Executive Officer of Hannaford Supermarket and
Pharmacy, on Friday evening, May 9th in Auburn,
Maine.
This celebration of Ron's leadership will
also serve as a signature opportunity to raise much
needed funds to help eliminate hunger state-wide. We
are committed to a fundamental stand that no one should go hungry in
Maine.
This fun and exciting evening will
include music, dancing, and many surprises... a night to remember in every
sense of the word! 
To learn how you can
participate in this event, please contact Kim Brown by
email: kbrown@gsfb.org.
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 Saturday,
May 10th
Seashore
Trolley Museum, Kennebunkport,
ME
Come and visit the largest
museum of mass transit, where you get to relive history
and follow the footsteps of generations past. Spend an
afternoon or a day riding trolleys through the Maine
countryside and meet Good Shepherd Food-Bank's NEW
Mascot "Goody". This is sure to be a fun-filled family
day!
 The
National Association of Letter Carriers (NALC)
food drive, the nation's largest one day food-drive,
will be held on Saturday, May 10, 2008.
You can support your local community by placing a bag of
nonperishable food next to your mailbox.
Your donation of nonperishable
food will be delivered to hunger relief agencies in your
local area and used to feed hungry children,
families, seniors, and the working poor.
Thank you for your help
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A
Gift from Eastern Maine Medical Center
Federal
Credit Union
  EMMC FCU recently made a generous
gift of more than $3,600 to help GSFB provide food to
residents in the Bangor community. Funds were
raised through various credit union events in support of
the Maine's Credit Unions' Campaign for Ending
Hunger.
On Tuesday, April 2nd, local agencies
were invited to the Brewer facility to receive food that
was acquired with this donation.
Many agencies,
including Seeds For Hope Pantry, Living Word Food
Cupboard, and dozens more were thankful to fill vans and
trucks with loads of products such as ham, meat, and
other frozen food, canned vegetables, hearty soups, nice
stuffed shells and much more.
"Our clients will benefit
directly from this generosity," said Pastor Tom
Bruce from the Living Word Food Pantry. "It's been a tough winter for
so many. This food is badly needed and is appreciated
tremendously."
 TD Banknorth's Audit and Reconciliation Control
Unit  volunteered
recently at our Auburn Warehouse.
The day was spent helping to
sort hundreds of boxes and thousands of food items. Vice
President, Linda Croteau said; "Our team had a great time at
GSFB! We all left pretty exhausted and with deeper
appreciation for the volunteers and staff members who
work so hard each day to feed Maine people. This was
definitely a win-win
event."
Pictured from
Left:TD Banknorth's Rita Stevens, Edmund
Ricker, Sandra Caron, Linda Croteau, and Elizabeth
Emery.
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Celebrating National Volunteer Month
JoAnn E.
Pike Humanitarian Award
Annual Fund Drive Against
Hunger
Partnership
Matters
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The skyrocketing costs
of fuel and food are dramatically impacting a growing number
of hard- working Mainers whose low-income jobs simply do
not provide enough money for food in addition to all their
other living expenses.
Your most generous gift at this
critical time of year will enable GSFB to
provide needed food for thousands who are
struggling to recover from this years long hard
winter.
NOW through
April
30, 2008!
All gifts received
will be
matched by the Betterment Fund, Bank of America Foundation,
the
Ladd
Foundation, and the Feinstein
Foundation.
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Receipt Rewards
5th
Graders Work Together to Reach Goal!
In the
beginning of the school year, Mrs. Dufour's 5th Grade class at
Trinity Catholic School set a goal to raise
$1,000.
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