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Putting Food on the Table: Fighting Local Hunger, with Don Morrison of Wayside Food Programs

Tuesday, January 23 -- 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm

Wayside Food Programs has been increasing access to nutritious food for our neighbors in Southern Maine since 1986. Wayside’s hunger relief efforts include free weekly Community Meals, Mobile Food Pantries, and Kids’ Healthy Snacks programs. Their Food Rescue program provides nearly all the food that they share with 70+ partners throughout Southern Maine, including food pantries, soup kitchens, shelters, and other social service agencies. This rescued food not only feeds people, but also keeps millions of pounds of food waste out of landfills each year. Join us as at the library we welcome Don Morrison, Operations Manager of Wayside Food Programs. He’ll walk us through what it takes to keep Wayside’s multi-faceted day-to-day operations running smoothly to not only fight local hunger, but also to use food as a tool to strengthen community. Come learn how Wayside increases access to nutritious food in our community, what makes their approach unique, and how you can help. 

This program will take place in person at the library and will be streamed simultaneously on Zoom, for those wishing to attend virtually. If you plan on attending, please register for this program below so that we can send you a reminder on the day of the event, as well as an optional Zoom link to join us. All are welcome!

Please register by filling out the form below
and we’ll send you a reminder on the day of the event!


 About Wayside Food Programs
 

Wayside uses food to reduce waste, fight hunger and strengthen community through volunteer-driven programming and a collaborative, cross-industry network of partners in Southern Maine. Our work is rooted in partnerships utilizing approaches that reinforce social connection, individual dignity and limiting our impact on the natural environment. Wayside believes that the health and vibrancy of our community depend upon the physical, social and economic well-being of all community members. 

Wayside has been increasing access to nutritious food for our neighbors in Southern Maine since 1986. Wayside’s hunger relief efforts include:
  • 9 free weekly Community Meals
  • Other programs and partnerships, including:
    • Pop Up Picnics
    • Catering Collective
    • Kids’ Healthy Snacks
    • New England Enteral Exchange Distribution Solution (NEEEDS)
    • Dairy Buying Cooperative
    • Maine Harvest for Hunger
    • Maine Hunters for the Hungry
    • The Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP)
    • Commodity Supplemental Food Program (CSFP)
    • Wayside’s Pollinator Garden

 

Details

Date:
Tuesday, January 23
Time:
6:30 pm - 8:00 pm
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