As if it’s not tragic enough that the Winthrop food pantry is closing, especially after 22 years of feeding the poor and needy, the reason why it is closing is inexcusable. According to the recent news article about the closure, the “… Maine-based supermarket that provided most of its food is changing way it makes donations.”
The new policy by Hannaford Supermarkets is to limit donations to food pantries affiliated with Good Shepherd Food Bank. This means the church’s food ministry will lose its source of food and will have to close.
And I quote, “Hannaford spokesman Eric Blom tells the Kennebec Journal that the Scarborough-based supermarket chain made the decision in an effort to reduce the amount of meat and produce going to waste.”
Going to waste? Since when is feeding the needy wasteful? I am appalled at this comment and it certainly changes my opinion of Hannaford.
-Cheryl Graveline,Biddeford
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