Maine’s Credit Unions Celebrate National Co-op Month By Helping to “Fuel” Ending Hunger Efforts!

On Monday, October 1, at the Good Shepherd Food-Bank in Auburn, the Maine Credit Unions’ Campaign for Ending Hunger, in partnership with Good Shepherd Food-Bank, celebrated the seventh anniversary of Maine’s first “Food Mobile,” by contributing $7,500 to ensure the continued success of this important tool in ending hunger in Maine. Since its inception in 2005, the Food Mobile program has distributed 2,693,000 lbs of food throughout the state. The event also kicked off National Co-op Month, which takes place each October.

The event also served as an opportunity to prepare for upcoming Ending Hunger initiatives, and to share ideas on how to raise even more funds in the year ahead. Additionally, Ending Hunger Representatives volunteered at the food-bank, and were addressed by a Brenda Swan, a representative from Servant’s Heart Food Pantry, who shared how the Food Mobile has benefited her community.

Since 1990 the Maine Credit Unions' Campaign for Ending Hunger has raised over $4.3 million to help end hunger in Maine including $447,000 in 2011. 100% of all money raised stays in Maine and goes directly to the cause of ending hunger.