RICHMOND
The Dresden Swap Shop and Richmond Area Food Pantry will be honored with community citizen awards Sunday at the Enterprise Grange No. 48 in Richmond.
The awards are in recognition of outstanding service to the community and mankind. Attendees will have an opportunity to speak about the recipient groups and volunteers.
The event will start at 3 p.m. Sunday at the grange, located at 15 Alexander Reed Road in Richmond. There will be free refreshments and non-perishables and money will be accepted for the food pantry.
The Richmond Area Food Pantry began in May 2011 with the support of the towns of Richmond and Dresden, its residents, churches and businesses. Initially, it was housed in the DRUM Church. Two years later in December of 2013, the pantry relocated to the St. Mathias Church in Richmond where it serves over 100 families per month (over 230 individuals) from the Richmond, Dresden and Bowdoinham areas.
The RAFP is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization and is run solely on the donations it generously receives from local residents, businesses and grant money. It is partnered with the Good Shepherd Food-Bank in Auburn and the USDA Emergency Food Assistance program where it receives most of their food.
The Dresden Swap Shop, connected to the Dresden Recycle Center has been active for 20 years doing their share to keep our earth green and expenses down, serving Dresden and Richmond. Two of the volunteers have been involved since the beginning. Everything is free and many people swap many kinds of items — such as clothes, shoes, puzzles, books, CD’s, movies, small appliances and holiday items. Right now, they are in need of children’s clothes for warmer weather.
Awards Day is an annual event that celebrates Grange Month. Enterprise Grange bestowed the first award upon Bob Sidelinger more than 20 years ago.
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