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Food
Mobile Turns Two!
Come join us on
Monday, Oct 1st
10:00am at our 3121
Hotel Rd, Auburn facility
Our Food-Mobile's major sponsor,
Maine's Credit Union's
Campaign for Ending Hunger, along with food bank
friends and partners to celebrate the 2nd
Anniversary of the GSFB Food-Mobile!
Two years ago, the refurbished
beverage truck, donated by Federal Distributors,
turned into a mobile food pantry with the help of
co-sponsor Hannaford
Supermarkets. The Food Mobile has since proven to
be a valuable resource in helping partner agencies and
food pantries increase their distribution capacity in
order to supply sufficient amounts of food to the people
in need.
Visit www.GSFB.org to learn how your company
can sponsor a food mobile delivery to your own
community!
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Agency Spotlight - Aroostook
County
In the heart of the St. John Valley lies the town
of Madawaska, the most French-speaking area of the
country. With an exceedingly hardworking and dedicated
labor force, Madawaska is also the industrial center of
the St. John Valley and home of Fraser Paper, where a
majority of the population
works.
So, what happens in
Northern Maine
when the major employer
downsizes?
A ripple effect is sent through the whole
community. In Aroostook County specifically, 8 people
will be affected for each person who is laid-off. That's
twice the national
average.
What can the Good Shepherd Food Bank and it's
partners do for a community 351 miles away? Well, we
load up a truck with 6,556 lbs of product and we drive... 6
hours!
At 6am on Wednesday, August 22 we began distributing
cereal, canned vegetables, soup, beans, laundry
detergent and other supplies to 72 households. We didn't
stop until noon when all the families were
served.
Each year, Good Shepherd Food-Bank makes multiple
Food Mobile and
other special distributions in every county throughout
the state. The
transportation costs are significant but the
benefit to the local communities are well worth
it!
Thanks to the
combined generosity of our many partners, Good Shepherd
Food-Bank will continue to be ready to respond to crisis
situations as they
arise.
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Partnership
Matters
 Mainely Tubs' recent sales
promotion offered their customers matched dollars off on
tubs and supplies for each donation made to Good
Shepherd Food-Bank. Dedicated
staff members and generous customers helped make the
fundraiser amazingly successful!
A total of $5,487 was raised for GSFB, exceeding
last year's total, and becoming the food bank's largest
single-location fundraiser in Maine!
This
donation will equate to nearly $70,000 in retail value
of food & will certainly make a difference to the
children, families, and elderly we serve!
Our
deepest appreciation goes to these valued partners!
Anthem
Blue Cross Blue Shield goes
Beyond Being a Health
Care Company in
responding to last spring's Patriot's Day storm
which
left many people without power, resulting in the loss of
personal food supplies.
In keeping with their commitment to improving
the health and lives of Maine people, Anthem Blue Cross
Blue Shield of Maine recently made a generous gift of
$2,500 to Good Shepherd Food-Bank to replenish shelves
in Southern Maine areas. Member food pantries in the
area were taxed during this time as more families and
people were in need of help.
Good Shepherd
Food-Bank sent truckloads of food and supplies and also
provided food to shelters that housed Army National
Guardsmen and rescue workers. Thanks to Anthem BCBS gift,
we can
provide a week's supply of food to 137
families!
 Acadia
Insurance recently
made a generous donation of
$3,000 to Good Shepherd Food-Bank through funds provided
by the Charitable Foundation of parent corporation W. R.
Berkley.
Each
year, the company's Charitable Contribution Committee,
made up of representatives from each of Acadia's six
branches, allocates funds to be distributed to local
non-profit organizations. Their 2007 goal was to choose
organizations that provide a variety of services to the
extended community.
Good
Shepherd Food-Bank was highly recommended and chosen
because of our diverse reach in communities throughout
all of Maine. We are extremely grateful for the
partnership of Acadia Insurance in meeting such a
critical need!
Combined with the
efficiencies of food banking, these funds will go a long
way for the needy in Maine's
communities.
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Receipt Rewards -
The
Sky's The Limit!
Everybody has to shop for food,
but now grocery shopping means you can also help raise money
for Good Shepherd Food-Bank and help those who struggle to get
food! Shaw's Receipt Rewards Program will return 1% of your purchases to
our organization!
No limit to the amount of register
receipts you can collect and submit!
Just mail
us your complete, original receipts dated after January 30,
2007. Please do not cut off the bottom of the receipts
(where the date is printed) You may black out any debit or
credit information that may be printed.
Tell your
family, friends, business associates, relatives, neighbors,
and anyone who shops at a Shaw's or Star
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