BAR HARBOR — Bar Harbor Bank & Trust concluded its 25th annual Community Food Drive on Nov. 22. More than 2,700 food items and more than $1,300 were collected for and delivered to local food pantries prior to the Thanksgiving holiday.
“On behalf of the bank, I would like to thank everyone who donated to the food drive. These contributions are greatly appreciated,” said Margie Gray at Bar Harbor Bank & Trust. “I would also like to thank the five local grocery stores that participated in the live radio broadcasts: Hannaford in Bar Harbor, Shaw’s in Ellsworth, Tradewinds Marketplace in Blue Hill, Bayside Supermarket in Milbridge, and Tobey’s Grocery in South China.”
Each of Bar Harbor Bank & Trust’s 15 branches collected donations for the food drive and delivered them to their local food pantry for distribution.
The food pantries that received donations included: Bar Harbor Food Pantry, Westside Food Pantry, Emmaus Center, Loaves and Fishes, Tree of Life, Maine Sea Coast Mission Food Pantry at Weald Bethel, Island Pantry, Thomaston Interfaith Fellowship Food Pantry, Lifeline Food Pantry, Machias Food Pantry, China Community Food Pantry, Augusta Food Bank, Mid- Coast Hunger Prevention Program and Whiting Food Pantry.
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