York Town News
VAN OF PLENTY. When Hap Moore of Hap Moore Antiques-Auctions decided the time had come for a new van, it didn't take him long to decide where his soon-to-be-retired full-size van should go: the York Community Food Pantry. On Thursday, Dec. 7, Co-Directors Frances Koerschner and Marianne Quinn, pictured here with Moore and several pantry volunteers, were hailing him as "Santa Claus" for giving his van to fill a need the pantry has had for quite some time. A typical passenger van cannot hold the approximately one ton of food the pantry's volunteers pick up from the Good Shepherd Food Bank each week, or the other staples purchased from or donated by York's Hannaford Supermarket here in town. And, demand is up over last year already, Quinn said, so the need is not going away. As she put it, "Last week we had 46 families. We rarely get 46 families until March or April." In praising Moore's generosity, Quinn said she and Koerschner also would like to thank the community for its response to the pantry's need for donations in recent months. In addition to nonperishable foods, there is always a need for personal care items and cleaning and laundry supplies. Funds donated to the pantry will be used to purchase those items needed most. To make a donation, write to York Community Food Pantry, P.O. Box 243, York, ME 03909.
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A TURKEY IN EVERY POT. For nearly half a century, the York Community Service Association has worked to help ensure no one goes hungry for the holidays. To achieve that goal, however, takes the support of individuals and businesses from across the community. Pictured here, Jim Hager of ReMax Realty One's Partners in Sharing Program presents York Community Service Association Director Lorna Ryan with one of 150 turkeys for YCSA's Holiday Food Basket Program. The program has provided families in York with food and gifts for both the Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays for the past 40 years. Ryan recently announced that YCSA is in special need of groups, businesses or individuals interested in sponsoring families in town for this holiday season. Anyone who is interested in helping is asked to call YCSA at 363-5504.
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