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All five of Maine’s Agencies On Aging Meals On Wheels’ Programs received contributions to combat hunger among Maine’s seniors from the Maine Credit Unions’ Campaign for Ending Hunger. Pictured at a presentation at the Maine Association of Area Agencies on Aging headquarters at Spectrum Generations in Hallowell are (-r): David Moyer of Seniors Plus in Androscoggin, Oxford and Franklin Counties; Lynda Johnson of Spectrum Generations (Central Maine’s Area Agency on Aging); Diana Dionne of the Maine Credit Unions’ Campaign for Ending Hunger; Jessica Maurer, Executive Director of the Maine Association of Area Agencies on Aging; and Rob Crone of the Eastern Maine Area Agency on Aging. Maurer accepted the contributions on behalf of the Southern Maine and Aroostook Area Agencies on Aging.

Maine’s Credit Unions Highlight Hunger Among Seniors During National Older Awareness Month

By Jon Paradise on May 16, 2013, at 3:06 p.m.

(Augusta, ME) – On Thursday, May 16, Maine Credit Unions’ Campaign for Ending Hunger, which has raised and contributed more than $4.8 million to help end hunger in Maine since 1990 including a record-setting $471,000 in 2012, distributed some of those funds in the form of five checks for $300 ...

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A New ‘Record’! Well-known musician, Jonathan Edwards, was part of another kind of record when he was the keynote speaker at the Maine Credit Unions’ Campaign for Ending Hunger Results Celebration. He is pictured here unveiling the big check with the record-setting amount of $471,744.42 the Campaign raised in 2012. He is pictured with John Murphy, President of the Maine Credit Union League, and Luke Labbe, Chair of the Maine Credit Union League’s Social Responsibility Committee.

Maine’s Credit Unions Announce New Fundraising Record Of $471,744.19 For Ending Hunger In 2012

By Jon Paradise on Feb. 15, 2013, at 11:36 a.m.

(Portland) – On Wednesday, February 13, at South Portland’s Marriot Hotel Ballroom, Maine’s Credit Unions made a major announcement before a packed crowd of about 100 people on the success of their efforts towards “thawing” out hunger in Maine in 2012 at the Thaw to End Hunger Results Celebration Event. ...

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Representatives from Maine’s credit unions hold a check representing a contribution to help food pantries across Maine purchase nearly 7,000 Thanksgiving meals for Mainers in need this Thanksgiving. Pictured at the event, held at Good Shepherd Food Bank in Brewer, are (l-r) Clara McConnell, Public Relations Manager for Good Shepherd Food Bank, Dave Stanhope, Rick Kaul and Dave DeFroscia, all of Brewer FCU, and Lindsay Cooper of University CU.

MAINE CREDIT UNIONS’ CAMPAIGN FOR ENDING HUNGER GIVES THANKS WITH CONTRIBUTION THAT WILL PROVIDE NEARLY 7,000 THANKSGIVING MEALS

By Jon Paradise on Nov. 16, 2012, at 3:12 p.m.

On Thursday, November 15, the Maine Credit Unions’ Campaign for Ending Hunger, which has raised and contributed more than $4.3 million to help end hunger in Maine since 1990 including a record-setting $447,000 in 2011, in partnership with Good Shepherd Food-Bank, celebrated the seventh anniversary of Maine’s first “Food Mobile,” ...

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