WHAT:
Good Shepherd
Food Bank’s Food Mobile will be distributing food, including fresh produce,
meat and non-perishable items to people in need in the greater Rangeley area.
WHO:
Anyone in need of emergency food assistance in
Rangeley and the surrounding area is welcome to attend. The only information
required is the number of people in the household. People are encouraged
to bring their own box or bags.
WHEN:
Wednesday, September 11th
from 10:30 a.m. to noon
WHERE:
Rangeley Family Medicine, 42
Dallas Hill Road, Rangeley
WHY:
Good Shepherd Food
Bank's Food Mobile program allows us to expand our outreach to Maine's neediest
and most underserved communities. Designed to be a low-barrier distribution,
our Food Mobile visits communities with a demand for emergency and supplemental
food that has outgrown the capacity of local food pantries.
For more information, please
contact Rangeley Family Medicine at (207) 864-3303.
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About Good Shepherd Food Bank
As the largest hunger relief
organization in Maine, Good Shepherd Food Bank provides for Mainers facing
hunger by distributing nutritious foods to more than 400 partner agencies
across the state, including food pantries, meal sites, schools and senior
programs. Together with its network, the Food Bank leads a statewide effort to
combat the root causes of hunger by engaging in advocacy, nutrition education
and strategic partnerships. In 2015, the Food Bank distributed 19 million meals
to families, children and seniors in need throughout Maine.
Website: www.feedingmaine.org; Phone: (207)
782-3554; Facebook: www.facebook.com/feedingmaine;
Twitter: www.twitter.com/feedingmaine.
Rangeley Family Medicine is part of HealthReach Community
Health Centers, a group of eleven Federally Qualified Health Centers in Central
and Western Maine. Rangeley offers a range of services including family medical
care, counseling and care management to residents of Rangeley,
Dallas and Lincoln Plantations, Madrid, Magalloway, Sandy River and surrounding
towns. A reduced fee program is available to uninsured and underinsured
residents.
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