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FARMINGTON — The Franklin County Chamber of Commerce once again provided holiday food baskets to families and neighbors in need during the holiday season.
The generosity of local businesses and individuals allowed the Franklin County Chamber of Commerce Gerry Wiles Food Basket program to provide 100 food baskets distributed at the chamber office to local families, in addition to donating to local food pantries.
The holiday food boxes including a turkey with all the trimmings and dessert for a family were prepared by four chamber member grocers: Food City, Hannaford, Tranten’s Market and Walmart.
The food baskets were distributed at the chamber office to families who had completed applications.
In addition, the chamber donated to all nine Franklin County food pantries to help them meet the season’s demand. The money donated to the Care and Share Food Pantry in Farmington and the Wilton Area Food Pantry will be doubled through a matching grant. The food pantries are able to make the money go farther by buying food at the Good Shepard Food Bank, where every dollar spent there by the pantries equals four meals for families in need.
The Franklin County Chamber of Commerce would like to thank t hose who contributed to the cause: Androscoggin Home Care & Hospice, Angela Pinkham, Ann Crafts, Azulene Day Spa, Bangor Savings Bank, Becky Davis-Allen, Bee Line Cable, Calzolaio Pasta Company, Central Maine Orthopaedics, Charles & Juanita Crafts, Chrissy & Dave St. Laurent and Coca-Cola of Farmington.
Also, County Seat Realty, End of the Rainbow, Farmington Emblem Club, Foothills Management, Franklin County Children’s Task Force, Franklin Printing, Franklin Savings Bank, Franklin-Somerset Federal Credit Union, Friends of Wilson Lake, Glenn Kapiloff, In Memory of Keith Newhall, Katharine & Joshua Wojcik, Larry Karno, Main-Land Development Consultants.
Also, Mills & Mills Attorneys, Norman & Leona Leavitt, Otis Federal Credit Union, Patricia Ridley, Paul Mills, Platinum Tanning, Renee Whitley, Rob Elliott Excavation, Senior Planning Center, Skowhegan Savings Bank, Steve & Cheryl Bunker, Susi Pearson, Tents for Rent, The Wiles Family.
Also, Turner Publishing, United Insurance Shiretown Agency, Western Maine Wireless, Western Mountain Financial Services and Wilson Lake Inn.
In addition, the Franklin Memorial Hospital cafeteria’s annual Meal for a Meal raised money to support the Franklin County Chamber of Commerce’s Gerry Wiles Holiday Food Basket Program.
