A VICTORIAN AFTERNOON TEA recently took place to benefit the Bowdoinham Food Pantry. From left are guests Priscilla Brown and Grace Anderson, tea-ser ving maid Joanne Savoie, a maid serving tea and one of the directors of the event; guest Shirley Harmon, Laurie Look, the other event director and the Victorian lady featured in the entertainment, and guest Judy Gray.
A Victorian Afternoon Tea took place at the home of Laurie Look of Bowdoinham on May 21 to benefit the Bowdoinham Food Pantry.
Look and Joanne Savoie were co-directors of this second annual event. They played the parts of maids, along with Kathy Savoie, while Diana Mosher acted as Hostess.
Scones with lemon curd and clotted cream, a variety of tea sandwiches and five desserts were served along with three teas. The entertainment for the afternoon was “ Dressing the Victorian Woman.”
Savoie, lady’s maid, dressed Look in late 19th century Victorian garb, much to the delight of the guests. Fifty-five pounds of food and more than $1,400 was donated to the food pantry.
The Bowdoinham Food Pantry began in May 2013 and is going strong into its third year. It currently serves 53 households — 94 adults and 42 children.
Since January 1, the food pantry has purchased or collected 5,575 pounds of food. From May 2014 to April 30, it purchased or collected 14,303 pounds of food. BFP participates in the backpack program, which provides food for food-insecure children to take home in a backpack for weekend nutrition. It serves seven families, approximately 35 people, through this program.
The townspeople and outside organizations have been hugely supportive of this endeavor. The United Bikers of Maine – Sagadahoc County has been generous and many residents donate money regularly and several of the local farms give fresh produce all summer and fall. One man gives on average 10 dozen eggs a week.
A crew of up to 20 people do the shopping, shelving, distributing and scheduling. The recent U.S. Postal Service’s Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive brought in 500 pounds of food.
Fred Haer generously donates the use of a room at Cathance Landing at 9 Main St., next to Merrymeeting Arts Center. The food pantry is open from 3-6 p.m. Fridays.
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