Editor,
Thank you for September and October
“The opposite of love is not hate; it’s indifference.” — Elie Wiesel
The Saco Food Pantry wants to send its heartfelt thanks to all those who were not indifferent. Our wonderful donors include Jessica Blanchette, Ron and Rachel Bolduc, Elsie and Harold Boudreau, Patricia and David Brountas, Kenneth and Heidi Byrd, Brian Callahan, Don Camire, Rae Clark, Jason Cote, Jeanne & Raymond Dogon, Priscilla Donahue, Sarah and Robert Duquette, Carmen Duross, Douglas and Joshua Ellis, Martha Barrett and A. Thomas Erwin, Jackie Fontaine, Robert Gay, Michael Godkin, Lloyd Hunt, Ann Marie Kenney, Sandra Kress, Marie and Ronald LaBreque, Grace Lashua, Mary Lou Lemaire, Paul Lozier, Karin Olson, Marian Orr, Barbara Prentiss, Dorothy and Vincent Pribish, Sandy Putnam, Lucille Reed, Patricia and Eduardo Reyes, Marsha and John Reynolds, Rita Shaw, Richard and Veronica Sheehan, Anne Sirois, Jennifer Strickland, Katherine Theodore, Michael Tremblay, R.S. Barrett and Alan Trenda, Mary, Sue, Roxie, Carolyn, Evie, Sally and Jordan (Tuesday morning volunteers), Judith White, Betty White, James Audiffred, Burnadette Coulombe, Grace and James Farr, Helen Fecteau, George Gagnon, Elizabeth Goodwin, Ronald and Patricia Harwood, Dorothy Jarry, Lorraine and Earl King, Tim Leary and Laurie Mygatt.
We thank schools and organizations, such as Eastern Trail Alliance, Food Fight 2018, AMTDARD Food Fight, Leeward Industries, Rotary Club of Biddeford-Saco, Young School, Little Wonders Day Care, Elks Club and the York County Jail.
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 businesses Beach House Market, Casella Waste Systems, Robin’s Confections, Saco & Biddeford Savings Charitable Foundation, Silver Springs Campground, Inc., AT&T Store, Bayley’s Camping Resort, Gartland Distributors, Len Libby’s, Powder Horn Family Camping, Saco Valley Credit Union, Saco Valley LLC/ c/o Boulos Asset Mgmt, Town & Country Federal Credit Union, Vinegar Hill Music Theater, Wr Promotions LLC, and Ricker Farm.
We honor Marguerite Dumas for her support, and we honor the memory of Alice Finnegan, Ray Boughner & Glenda Mccarron and Flora Nichols.
We share the sadness and express our deepest sympathy with the victims in Pittsburgh and Thousand Oaks and our concern for all those affected by the wildfires in California. To all those mentioned here, those that wish to remain anonymous, by standing in the shadows and on behalf of the over fifty volunteers acting in your stead, thank you.
May all of you and your families, always find good health, sunshine and God’s blessings.
Bob Nichols
Saco
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