Editor,

“We make a living by what we get. We make a life by what we give.” ―Winston S. Churchill

The Saco Food Pantry wishes to thank all those who made a donation to help the needy of Saco. We thank all the generous folks who gave food or cash donations at our Aug. 24 Food Drive at Shaw’s. In August, we were able to help 199 families.

We thank all houses of worship: Trinity Episcopal, First Parish Congregational, Unitarian Universalist is Saco and Biddeford, Cornerstone Methodist, Bible and United Baptist, Most Holy Trinity, St. Demetrious, St. Augustine, The Rock Church (Scarborough), The Vineyard and Hope Churches.

We thank the following individuals, businesses and non-profits: Deborah Ashley, Liam Balfour, Biddeford-Saco Rotary Club, Ron and Rachel Bolduc, Erika Chambelain, Citizens for Saco Education, Burnadette Coulombe, Cecilia Dibella, Glenn Dunne, Joy Elsner, Family Eye Care (Dr. Juliann Kandra), Lenora and Peter Foley, Gartland Distributors, Margaret Grant and Brenda Robbins, John & Maria Hughes, Janson Bookkeeping (Jess Janson), Shannon Kashinsky, Ann Marie Kenney, Sandra Kress, Marcel LaBrecque, Grace Lashua, Luce and David Loper, Diane Meeks, Joey Menard, Karin Olson, Marian Orr, Elena and Carl Reminga, Rita Shaw and Dianne Hill, Silver Springs Campground, Susan and Richard Sirois, Jennifer Strickland, Kim Thomas, Town & Country Federal Credit Union, Bruce and Serena Wood, and Eleanor and John Zappia.

We honor the memory of Robert Dumas and Alice Finnegan.

John Reynolds 

Saco Food Pantry