Editor,

“The purpose of life is not to be happy. It is to be useful, to be honorable, to be compassionate, to have it make some difference that you have lived and lived well.” Ralph Waldo Emerson

The Saco Food Pantry thanks the following individuals and non-profits for their support: Greg and Pam Adamian; James Audiffred; Dr. Ronald and Joyce Bissell; Ron and Rachel Bolduc; Karen Carey; Dorothy, Hugh and Linda Carver; Erika Chambelain; Citizens for Saco Education; Burnadette Coulombe; Nellie Davis; James Farrell; Helen Fecteau; Lloyd and Sue Hunt; Ann Marie Kenney; Mignonne Lamb and Joane Brooks, Priscilla and Jean Rachel Lamb, Leeward Charitable Foundation, Paul Lozier, Bob Mills, Pam and Bob Mohlin, Karin Olson, Marian Orr, Melodie Provost, Clifford and Joyce Purvis; Lucille Reed and Donna Gordon; John and Marsha Reynolds; Mark Russell; Rita Shaw and Dianne Hill; Norman and Doris Simard; Richard and Susan Sirois; Jennifer Strickland; Claire and John Thurber; Judith White; Martin and Elaine Wiemert; and Maureen Zayac.

We also thank the following businesses: Gartland Distributors, Maine Repertory Theater, Pension Professionals, Peoples Federal Credit Union, and Saco Valley Credit Union.

We thank the following houses of worship for their continued support: Trinity Episcopal; First Parish Congregational; North Saco Congregational; Unitarian Universalist in Saco and Biddeford; Cornerstone United Methodist; Bible and United Baptist; Most Holy Trinity; St. Demetrious; St. Augustine; The Rock Church (Scarborough);The Vineyard; and Hope Churches.

We honor the memories of Bob Therrien and our own Robert Nichols.

Happy birthday to Kevin Simard!

Thanks to your generosity, in April, we were able to help 489 individuals from 216 families (about 7,335 meals).

We join everyone in hoping this long winter is over and warmer weather appears soon.

John Reynolds

Saco Food Pantry