by maineseacoast | Jun 18, 2020 | Downeast Campus, Food Pantry, Maine Seacoast Mission, News, Thank You Thursday, Weald Bethel Community Center
CHERRYFIELD, ME — It’s Thank you Thursday and today’s shout out of Mission Love goes to the Vazquez family, owners/operators of Vazquez Mexican Takeout Restaurant in Milbridge.
The Vazquez family was instrumental in connecting and coordinating our Food Pantry’s recent delivery of food for the Latinx community. In partnership with Mano en Mano, together we were able to arrange a big distribution of many foods that Latinx families love to have in their pantries but that are largely unavailable in our area.
Vazquez children are EdGE alumni! And, in another happy shout out, Mission staff love ordering take-out from their wonderful restaurant!
This is what community looks like.
On the web: https://www.facebook.com/vazquezmex/
by maineseacoast | Jun 11, 2020 | COVID-19 Updates, Downeast Campus, Food Pantry, Maine Seacoast Mission, News, Scott Shaw
BAR HARBOR, ME — It’s Thank you Thursday and today’s shout out of Mission Love goes to Shaw’s and Walmart in the City of Ellsworth. Both stores continue increasing their donations of fresh, nutritious food to keep pace with the increase in demand at the Mission’s Food Pantry. Walmart and Shaw’s meats, dairy, and other foods are always appreciated at the Food Pantry.
“They have made a big impact on us,” said Mission Downeast Facilities Manager Scott Shaw. “We’ve seen a 100-percent increase in Food Pantry use. Walmart and Shaw’s significantly increased their donations after the coronavirus pandemic started.” So much so, said Scott, he’s had to use a bigger truck with more helpers loading boxes when picking up donations from the two Ellsworth stores.
Walmart’s Feeding America program, and Shaw’s Nourishing Neighbors program are helping many people, many families.
This is what community looks like.
by maineseacoast | Jun 10, 2020 | Downeast Campus, Food Pantry, Maine Seacoast Mission, News
CHERRYFIELD, ME — Maine Seacoast Mission Food Pantry is open today, June 10, 2020, from 3:30 – 6:00 pm.
To make the Food Pantry more accessible to patrons we are opening for evening hours every other Wednesday. Please call 207-546-7424 to make an appointment or fill out our online order form: http://ow.ly/xyrQ50A3Tbn .
by maineseacoast | Jun 5, 2020 | Downeast Campus, Food Pantry, Maine Seacoast Mission, News, Scott Shaw
CHERRYFIELD, ME — Scott Shaw, Mission Downeast Campus Facilities Manager, earlier this week emailed a photo of a welcome sight in the back of a Mission delivery truck.
“Received big donations of meat, produce and bread this morning from Shaw’s and Walmart. Should be well stocked on everything for this coming week,” said Scott.
Learn more about the Mission Food Pantry.
by maineseacoast | Jun 5, 2020 | Food Pantry, Maine Seacoast Mission, News, Weald Bethel Community Center
L-R: Joe Ocampo, Levi Shaw.
CHERRYFIELD, ME — We would like to honor our two high school graduates Levi Shaw and Joe Ocampo. Since Covid 19 happened they have been a wonderful asset to our food pantry. Thank you for your all hard work and we here at the Mission wish you luck in all you do.
Megan Smith
Interim Food Pantry Manager
Community Resource Coordinator
Maine Seacoast Mission
by maineseacoast | May 31, 2020 | COVID-19 Updates, Food Pantry, Island Health, Maine Seacoast Mission, News
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Nonprofit Gets Creative to Deliver Food to Maine Islands
May 29, 2020
BAR HARBOR, Maine – Demand for emergency food from food pantries is up around 50% in Maine since the COVID-19 outbreak. And when you live on an island, it can be that much harder to get.
The Maine Seacoast Mission has gotten creative to deliver groceries to people on the islands who need them.
They had to stop using their boat for deliveries when the shutdown began in March. Instead, they quickly coordinated with Penobscot Air to fly the food in.
Sharon Daley is the director of Island Health for the Mission, and also an island resident. She describes what many islanders have been facing.
“They’ve got a double issue with food,” says Daley. “First of all, people not working – lobstering being bad, sternmen not being able to earn any income right off. Then, there’s also the issues of getting the food out to the islands.”
The Maine Seacoast Mission also has helped set up food pantries on Matinicus and Frenchboro islands with the support of the Area Interfaith Outreach or ‘AIO’ Food Pantry and the Bar Harbor Food Bank.
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