ELLSWORTH — The 13th Annual Hancock County Food Drive will kick off with a county-wide food collection and fundraising event on Saturday, March 30 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Keep an eye out for food drive volunteers, dressed in fruit and vegetable costumes, who will be stationed outside grocery stores across the county to collect food donations, raise funds, and rally excitement for the Food Drive, which runs through April 30.
The Hancock County Food Drive is an annual collaborative campaign that raises funds and food donations for local food pantries, meal sites, and school backpack programs. This year, seventeen partner organizations are collaborating to raise $50,000, which will provide 100,000 meals for Hancock County residents. Community members can support the Food Drive through online donations at www.hcfooddrive.org, and by donating food at one of the sites listed online.
In addition to the kick-off event on March 30, the food drive is hosting two month-long fundraisers: the Read-a-Thon, a reading challenge for K-8 readers to secure pledges for every minute they spend reading, and Miles for Meals, a movement challenge for walkers, runners, bicyclists, swimmers, and climbers of all ages and abilities to raise funds for each mile covered during April. Other events will include a Climb-a-Thon at Volta on April 12 and a storytelling event at Open Table MDI on April 17.
For more information about these events and how to contribute to the Hancock County Food Drive, visit www.hcfooddrive.org or contact Rachel Emus at [email protected].
