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Next Generation Foundation Awards $1 Million to Good Shepherd Food Bank
Good Shepherd Food Bank has received a $1,000,000 grant from Next Generation Foundation to help fund significant improvements to the organization’s Hampden distribution center. Once renovations are complete, the Food Bank will have the capacity to distribute an additional 10 million meals per year across the state, including nourishing perishable food.
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Oakhurst Dairy Makes $50,000 Matching Gift to Good Shepherd Food Bank’s Capital Campaign
Oakhurst encourages others to donate by matching gifts dollar-for-dollar Hampden, ME –Oakhurst Dairy has pledged a generous matching challenge gift to Good Shepherd Food …
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Meeting the Need Where You Least Expect It
Guest post by GSFB Board Member and Kennebunkport Festival Committee Member, Jim Darroch Located within a forty-minute drive of Portland and less than two hours …
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The News Center Maine Telethon | Behind the Scenes Facts Everyone Needs To Know
Guest post by: Jim Darroch GSFB Board Member From PBS to Jerry Lewis, I’ve seen my share of telethons but I’ve never once thought about …
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Hampden Distribution Center
Groundbreaking Ceremony & Campaign Announcement May 23, 2018 – 10:00 a.m. Good Shepherd Food Bank 11 Penobscot Meadow Dr., Hampden, ME Good Shepherd Food …
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Gregory’s Story
Gregory worked in non-profits for 40 years helping others, and he has the stories to prove it. He lets out a hearty laugh while …
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News Center Maine’s Feed Maine
NEWS CENTER and Good Shepherd Food Bank began a partnership more than 10 years ago with an annual Feed ME one-day food drive. …
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As Told By Zoey
Eleven-year-old Zoey uses the free lunch program in Bangor during the summer. When school starts, she receives free meals at school, the lunch program helps her mom stretch their tight budget further.
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More locally grown food will go to individuals at risk of going hungry through Hannaford Helps
Scarborough, Maine – Hannaford Supermarkets today announced more than $400,000 in donations to strengthen the connection between local food producers and organizations that serve …
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Ocean State Job Lot Donates Tractor-Trailer Load of Food to Good Shepherd Food Bank
AUBURN, ME. (September 14, 2017): Ocean State Job Lot, a discount retail chain headquartered in North Kingstown, R.I., made a donation to Good …
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Hunger on the Rise Again in Maine
AUBURN – While the nation as a whole has continued to make progress against hunger, a new report released this week from the US …
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Smithfield Foods’ Helping Hungry Homes® Partners With Shaw’s to Donate More Than 35,000 Pounds of Protein to Good Shepherd Food Bank
AUBURN, Maine, July 18, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Today, Smithfield Foods’ Helping Hungry Homes® initiative, a program focused on alleviating hunger and helping Americans become …
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