Cooking for Community, a grass-roots initiative started in response to the coronavirus pandemic, has forged a network of local farms, restaurants and social-service agencies.
The co-owners of a growing cosmetic company have purchased $12,000 worth of goods from local small businesses that will be combined into gift boxes for cancer patients.
Two Portland women decided to donate theirs to charitable causes in the community. Together, they have created a website to encourage others to do the same.
YuJi Smith, 12, of Edgecomb donated 200 surgical face masks to the Maine Veterans' Home in Augusta, courtesy of a relative in China and in honor of a World War II vet.
Professional accordion player Gary Sredzienski has long been playing shows at nursing homes in southern Maine. Since the virus outbreak, he's continued the gigs remotely for free.
Sandy Hill Farm in Eliot provides an alternative to people who are wary of grocery stores during the pandemic, while asking customers to donate money to help with local food donations.
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