AUGUSTA, Maine —  Good Shepherd Food Bank will hold its first statewide conference for partner agencies focused on ending hunger in Maine 8 a.m.-5:15 p.m. Thursday, June 7, at the Augusta Civic Center, 76 Community Drive.

Patrick Colley of Feeding America, the nation’s largest hunger relief charity, will give the keynote address at 4 p.m.

The Beacon of Hope Award will be presented at 4:45 p.m.

For information, contact Clara McConnell, communications manager, Good Shepherd Food Bank,  207-761-0542, 207-272-3865 or cmcconnell@gsfb.org.