FREEPORT
Freeport Community Services will host its 12th annual Freeze Out event Saturday to raise money for those most in need in the community it serves.
FCS staff, board members and volunteers will be outside in downtown Freeport for 12 hours, raising awareness of the poverty and hunger in Maine, and the critical need for services for the most vulnerable residents of Freeport and Pownal. They will collect non-perishable food and personal care items, as well as financial gifts, during the event.
The 12th annual Freeze out is Saturday from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. and will kick off with a performance by the Maine Public Safety Pipe and Drum Band on the lawn of the First Parish Church at 40 Main St., Freeport.
Donations of non-perishable food and financial gifts may be made at the church as well as in locations throughout downtown Freeport. People can also stop by the “Stuff the Bus” event put on by Freeport Rotary Club and other volunteers at Shaw’s Supermarket between 9 a.m. and 2 p.m.
The money and food raised will support vital programs for Freeport and Pownal residents, such as the food pantry, fuel assistance and emergency services.
Volunteers are welcome to participate in the Freeze Out as well as many opportunities are available. For more information or to volunteer, contact Sarah Lundin, Community Services Coordinator at Freeport Community Services, 865-3985, ext. 205 or [email protected].
Support for the event is provided by Lead Sponsors Norway Savings Bank, Royal River Natural Foods, and Mid Coast Hospital, as well as Freeport Woman’s Club, Dead River Oil, Charlie Burnham Heating, Albert Blackstone, Jr. Excavating, June LaCombe Sculpture, New Beginnings Consignment Shop, Mainely Hair, Fielding’s Oil and Freeport Salon.
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