For more information about how to participate, please contact Tracy Shaffer at 973-287-9926 / ttlshaffer@aol.com.
On Friday, September 15, Loaves & Fishes Food Pantry will host its second annual Fill The Grand food and funds drive to benefit the pantry’s clients. This “second act” was inspired by the success of last year’s fundraiser and will take place during The Grand’s 85th anniversary.
“The pantry is asking the community to fill every seat in the historic Grand theater with bags of food and funds to support our mission: ending food insecurity in Hancock County,” says Tracy Shaffer, Loaves & Fishes Board Co-President.
Individuals can sponsor a bag for $25, which will fill one seat in the theater, online at loavesandfishesellsworth.org/donate anytime, including the day of the event; financial donations and nonperishable food can be dropped off at The Grand (165 Main Street in Ellsworth) on Friday, September 15, between 11 AM and 7 PM. The public can watch as the seats fill up and can also support the theater by purchasing concession food and beverage.
Loaves & Fishes hopes the event will raise $10,000, which will let them purchase and distribute more food to more families. “Since moving to our new facility last October, the number of families we serve has increased significantly – and keeping the shelves filled and the doors open now costs us $1,200 a day,” adds Shaffer. “But thanks to the generosity of the local community, we know we can prevail.”
Local businesses and individuals can support the event by becoming an event sponsor, or by holding a food drive to benefit the pantry.
Loaves & Fishes thanks its media partner, Star 97.7 and The Grand, our host organization.
About Loaves & Fishes
Loaves & Fishes Food Pantry feeds and serves neighbors in need from their community campus at 137 Downeast Highway (Route 1 - North) in Ellsworth. The pantry is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that receives funds and in-kind donations from individual donors, businesses, municipalities, foundations and community fundraising events. Loaves & Fishes seeks to end food insecurity in Hancock County, and treats everyone with respect, so families leave the pantry with dignity and hope as well as groceries.