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  November 26, 2023
  

  Richmond teenager has a goal to donate 3,000 lbs. of food to the local food pantry by end of year — and he’s close

  Koleman Kroesser, 17, has donated food and his time to the Richmond Food Pantry since he was in 8th grade and as he nears the end of the year, he wants to donate 3,000 lbs. of food.

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  October 4, 2023
  

  Waterville City Council urged to take action as need for food grows

  An administrator for the Waterville Area Soup Kitchen told the council Tuesday the kitchen is serving 250 to 300 meals a day and demand for food is growing.

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  August 24, 2023
  

  Farmington-based food pantry receives $10K donation

  UMF professor Dr. Steven Quackenbush and the Tyngtown club of Wilton have teamed up to give a donation to the RSU 9 Food Pantry to continue support the pantries backpack program.

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  August 24, 2023
  

  RSU 9 food pantry to receive $10,000 donation

  In a collaboration between the RSU 9 food pantry, the Tyngtown Club and Dr. Steven Quackenbush, the pantry will rename their backpack program "Anita's Hope", in honor of Quackenbush's mother.

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  August 3, 2023
  

  Bowdoinham Community School to open food pantry for students

  Bowdoinham Food Pantry has teamed up with the elementary school to open a school market after Mid Coast Hunger Prevention Program ended its backpack food assistance program.

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  June 6, 2023

  There are options for food insecurity in Franklin County during the summer months

  During the summer months when children are not in school, food insecurity becomes a greater problem for some families.

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  May 30, 2023
  

  Extension Homemakers donate homemade tote bags to RSU 9 Food Pantry

  The Franklin County Extension Homemakers donated homemade tote bags to the RSU 9 Food Pantry to better facilitate their backpack program.

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  January 19, 2023
  

  Winslow food pantry goes mobile, serving hundreds of central Maine households

  The Winslow Community Cupboard used an $86,000 grant from Good Shepherd Food Bank to buy two refrigerated trailers, allowing it to take its services on the road to Clinton, Fairfield, Oakland, Skowhegan, Vassalboro and three locations in Waterville.