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Front row: Dottie Sines of the Aroostook Agency on Aging’s Meals on Wheels program, Fr. Jean-Paul Labrie of St. John Vianney Parish Food Pantry, Adrienne Lamore of Greater Fort Kent Ecumenical Food Pantry, Jeff Daigle of First Assembly of God Food Pantry, Mary Caron of Ashland Food Pantry. Back row: Guy Mathieu of Notre Dame du Mont Carmel Food Pantry, David Desjardins—President/CEO of Acadia FCU, and Ronald Gervais of Notre Dame du Mont Carmel Food Pantry.
Acadia FCU made a sizable donation to help feed Maine’s hungry on June 23, during the credit union’s Annual Meeting and Member Appreciation Picnic. Acadia FCU provided over 450 members and friends from the community with a free meal and presented $25,219 to representatives from area food pantries and food assistance programs.
“I am extremely proud of our staff for their dedication to fundraising throughout the year,” said David Desjardins, President/CEO of Acadia FCU. “One hundred percent of all the funds we raise go back to our communities.”
Desjardins presented donation checks to representatives from area food pantries and food assistance programs including First Assembly of God Food Pantry, St. John Vianney Parish Food Pantry, the Aroostook Area Agency on Aging’s Meals on Wheels program, Ashland Food Pantry, Greater Fort Kent Ecumenical Food Pantry, and Notre Dame du Mont Carmel Food Pantry were on-hand to receive checks at the annual meeting. Representatives from Our Lady of the Valley, MSAD 33 Take Home program, Seeds of Hope Food Pantry, Bangor Area Homeless Shelter, Brewer Area Food Pantry, The Salvation Army of Bangor, and Manna Ministries Food Pantry received contributions offsite.
“It is incredibly satisfying to be able to significantly impact our local communities in this way,” said Desjardins.