“If you’re not making someone else’s life better, then you’re wasting your time. Your life will become better by making other lives better.” — Will Smith

As the clock on the wall indicates the time of day, the reaching out of a supportive hand to those in need also gives the recipient of your gift time “to go that extra mile.”

Each of those outstretched hands have names like: Don Sandos, Andre’ Poisson, Gloria Marquis, Alana Ireland, the Hall Family, Maureen Flynn, Marian Orr, Ann Marie Kenny, Ron and Patti Harwood, Ron and Rachel Bolduc, Joseph and Doris Buonomo, Sue Hillman and Bev Haid, Al and Bernadette Coulombe, Karin Olson, Grace Lashua, Rita Shaw, Valerie Scanlon, Anne king, Lorraine Jones, Sylvia Searle, Germaine Dumas, Lucille Reed, Alice Finnegan, Jane Orciani, Dorothy Waeiko and Jeanne Cartier.

We also thank our supporters in businesses, organizations and schools: Leeward Landing Thrift Store, Thornton Academy Honor Society, Old Orchard Beach Chamber of Commerce, the third-grade classes at C.K. Burns School, and Saco Book Discussion Group.

We thank all at our houses of worship; Trinity Episcopal, First Parish and North Saco Congregational, Unitarian Universalist of Saco and Biddeford, Cornerstone Methodist, Bible and United Baptist, Most Holy Trinity, St. Demetrious, St. Augustine, Hope Churches.

Sure Winner Foods, Shaw’s Saco, Saco Hannaford, Gartland Distributers LLC., Hair Works, Fernleaf Bakery, Little Wonders Day Care and this newspaper.

As we stand to honor Marsha Reynolds, with heads bowed we also remember Michelle Morraty and Fran Church.

By the concern shown for last month’s 571 people in need, another mile on the road they travel has been made straighter and smoother. To all those mentioned, those who stand in the shadows and wish to remain anonymous, and on behalf of the over 50 volunteers acting in your stead, thank you. May all and your families find good health, sunshine and God’s blessings.

Bob Nichols
Saco Food Pantry