Limerick, Buxton, and Waterboro Food Pantries Receive the Partners Bank Hopeful Holidays Donation Program (original) (raw)

William Wood, Market Manager for the Partners Bank locations in Limerick, Buxton, and Waterboro, personally visited each of the seven food pantries in the area to deliver the Partners Bank  Hopeful Holidays Donation: (left to right, top to bottom) Limington Orthodox Presbyterian Church Food Pantry, St. Matthew Food Pantry, Buxton Community Service Food Co-Op, Hollis Center Church Food Pantry, Community Cupboard, Waterboro Community Pantry, and It Takes a Village 207.

Buxton, ME – The holidays are a time of cheer, joy, and togetherness. While a lot of us will get to experience the pleasures of the holidays, Partners Bank wants to remember those who are not as fortunate. To some, the holidays are a sad reminder that their dinner table will be short on turkey, ham, vegetables, bread, and other holiday favorites. That is where the Partners Bank ♥ Hopeful Holidays Donation comes in.

Partners Bank is spreading hope to those experiencing food insecurity by donating a total of $30,000 to local food pantries in the communities they serve: Sanford, South Sanford, Springvale, Limerick, Waterboro, Buxton, Wells, York, Portsmouth, Rye, and Kingston.

Partners Bank President & CEO Blaine Boudreau shares, “With the Partners Bank ♥ Hopeful Holidays Donation, we want to give hope to those who could use a reminder that they are not alone and that someone cares about them.”

Market Managers at each of the 11 Partners Bank locations selected local food pantries to receive the $30,000 donation. In the Waterboro, Limerick, and Buxton region, the list of food pantries and the amount donated are:

The Waterboro Community Food Pantry is in the Waterboro Town Hall at 26 Townhouse Rd. On the first Tuesday of the month, they are open between 4 p.m. and 7 p.m. On all other Tuesdays, they are open between 1 p.m. and 4 p.m. Those who need assistance should call (207) 247-7789 for more information.

The Hollis Center Church Food Pantry provides food for Hollis, ME, residents and those connected through the Hollis Center Church. They are located at 388 Hollis Rd. People in need of assistance must place a food order online by Tuesday of the week as food pick-up is on Thursdays between 10 a.m. and 11 a.m.

Helping nearly 3,000 people every year who are experiencing food insecurity, the St. Matthew Food Pantry serves the towns of Limerick, Newfield, and Parsonsfield in Maine and parishioners of St. Matthew Church. They are located at 19 Dora Lane, Limerick, ME. The Food Pantry is open on Tuesdays from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. and on the first Monday of the month from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. No appointment is required.

The Limington Orthodox Presbyterian Church Food Pantry is located at 302 Sokokis Ave, Limington, ME. They are open between 8:30 a.m. and 11 a.m. on the second Saturday of each month to the residents of Limington. Some paperwork is required for people who are receiving assistance from the Food Pantry for the first time.

Beginning as a mother-daughter team, It Takes a Village 207 was founded in 2020 and quickly united with Maine Homeless Veterans Alliance. Not only does It Takes a Village 207 provide resources for families struggling with food insecurity, but they also help those experiencing financial hardship, homelessness, substance abuse, domestic violence, and more life challenges. Those in need of assistance should contact them directly for more information.

The Community Cupboard is in the little, white house behind the parsonage of the Buxton Centre Baptist Church located at 938 Long Plains Rd, Buxton, ME. They are open Fridays from 9:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. They rely on food donations from Buxton residents, businesses, and schools. All cash donations are spent on food items.

The Buxton Community Service Food Co-Op is in the brick building across the street from the church parking lot at 939 Long Plains Rd. The Food Co-Op is open 9 a.m. to 10 a.m. on Tuesdays, Fridays, and Saturdays.

Throughout the month of December, Partners Bank will be distributing checks to these important organizations, so those who are experiencing food insecurity are not left behind during the holidays.

But that’s not all, the generosity does not end there. Partners Bank gifted a turkey to each employee for Thanksgiving, and a group of those employees wanted to double the kindness by donating their turkeys to the YCSP Food Pantry. On November 15th, Partners Bank employees drove a total of 70 frozen turkeys to the YCSP Food Pantry located at 5 Swetts Bridge Road, Alfred, ME.

Last year, Partners Bank employees donated 40 turkeys to the YCSP Food Pantry for Thanksgiving. The volunteers at the Food Pantry work diligently to meet the growing demands of the community every year, so the Bank employees wanted to make a bigger impact this year. Seventy 10-lb turkeys will feed approximately 700-1,050 people in the community who receive services from the YCSP Food Pantry. This donation also relieves the stress the volunteers feel to gather enough food for the recipients.

“Partners Bank is The Bank That Listens for a reason. We hear the struggles that some people are having with the rising cost of everything, especially food,” says Boudreau. “The holidays should be a time of hope and joy. As the leading bank in Southern Maine and Southern New Hampshire that pours back into the community, we created the Partners Bank ♥ Hopeful Holidays Donation to instill hope and joy to the community.”

About Partners Bank:

Partners Bank was founded in 1933 and is headquartered in Sanford, Maine, with additional Maine branch locations in Springvale, South Sanford, Limerick, Buxton, Waterboro, Wells and York, as well as New Hampshire branch locations in Portsmouth, Rye, and Kingston. Partners Bank is a mutual savings bank that operates solely for the benefit of its deposit and loan customers and is focused on giving back to the communities where it serves. Deposits are insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. Partners Bank is an Equal Opportunity Employer and Equal Housing Lender. For more information, please visit their eBranch at partners.bank, Facebok page at Facebook.com/PartnersBankOnline or call 1-888-226-5747.