10th Annual Hancock County Food begins April 3
ELLSWORTH Partnering organizations and businesses across the county will kick off the 10th Annual Hancock County Food Drive on Saturday, April 3, with a county-wide food collection and fundraising event. From 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., volunteers dressed in costume as fruits and vegetables will be stationed outside of 10 grocery stores across the county collecting nonperishable food items and monetary donations.
The project aims to raise $40,000 by the end of April, which will provide 120,000 meals to community members experiencing food insecurity. All donations will directly support 20 food pantries, meal programs and school backpack programs in Hancock County.
Community service acknowledged at Hancock selectmenâs meeting
HANCOCK â Members of the Hancock Board of Selectmen took time at their Dec. 16 meeting to recognize and listen to reports of community service efforts in the town, including work with the Hancock Volunteer Fire Department and efforts to combat food insecurity at Hancock Grammar School (HGS).
Board Chairman George Colwell presented Chief Chris Holmes with a certificate from the town that acknowledged all the hard work the department does and for being a 2020 recipient of the Spirit of America Award.Â
The Spirit of America Award, issued by the Spirit of America Foundation, an organization out of Augusta, honors volunteerism.Â