Bar Harbor, Maine – Bar Harbor Bank & Trust concluded their 25th Annual Community Food Drive on November 22. More than 2,700 food items and over $1,300 were collected for and delivered to local food pantries prior to the Thanksgiving holiday. “On behalf of the Bank, I would like to thank everyone who donated to the food drive. These contributions are greatly appreciated,” said Margie Gray at Bar Harbor Bank & Trust. These gifts helped fill Thanksgiving food baskets and stock the shelves of local food pantries for the winter months ahead. “I would also like to thank the five local grocery stores that participated in the live radio broadcasts with Classic Hits I-95: Hannaford in Bar Harbor, Shaw’s in Ellsworth, Tradewinds Marketplace in Blue Hill, Bayside Supermarket in Milbridge, and Tobey’s Grocery in South China,” said Gray. “Our employees enjoy interacting with the community during these events and collecting donations for our local food pantries.”
Each of Bar Harbor Bank & Trust’s
15 branches collected donations for the Food Drive and delivered them
to their local food pantry for distribution. The food pantries that
received these donations included: Bar Harbor Food Pantry, Westside
Food Pantry, Emmaus Center, Loaves and Fishes, Tree of Life, Maine
Sea Coast Mission Food Pantry at Weald Bethel, Island Pantry,
Thomaston Interfaith Fellowship Food Pantry, Lifeline Food Pantry,
Machias Food Pantry, China Community Food Pantry, Augusta Food Bank,
Mid-Coast Hunger Prevention Program and Whiting Food Pantry.
“On behalf of all Bar Harbor Bank &
Trust employees, our gratitude goes out to everyone who donated so
generously to the food drive Thank you for sharing what you have to
help meet the needs of our neighbors,” said Gray.
Bar Harbor Bank & Trust is a
community bank with more than $1.3 billion in assets. Founded in
1887, the Bank offers a full range of financial services for
families, businesses, and non-profit organizations throughout Maine
with 15 branch locations, from Topsham to Lubec. Bar Harbor Bank &
Trust, Member FDIC, is a subsidiary of Bar Harbor Bankshares
(AMEX:BHB) and was named one of the 2013 Best Places to Work in
Maine. For more information call 1-888-853-7100
or go to www.bhbt.com.
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#3086 Left to Right: Debbie
Mitchell-Dow, Amy Blanchard, and Faye Allen of Bar Harbor Bank &
Trust collect donations at Hannaford in Bar Harbor during Bar Harbor
Bank & Trust’s 25th Annual Community Food Drive in
partnership with Classic Hits I-95 to help stock the shelves of local
food pantries.
#3157 Left to Right: Lisa Haskell,
Julie Redman, and Jackie Curtis of Bar Harbor Bank & Trust
collect donations outside of Tradewinds Marketplace in Blue Hill
during Bar Harbor Bank & Trust’s 25th Annual
Community Food Drive in partnership with Classic Hits I-95 to help
stock the shelves of local food pantries.
#3135 Left to Right: Holly Archer and
Jody Warren of Bar Harbor Bank & Trust collect donations outside
of Shaw’s in Ellsworth during the Bank’s 25th Annual
Community Food Drive in partnership with Classic Hits I-95 to help
stock the shelves of local food pantries.
#3164 Left to Right: Jacklyn Sinclair,
Candy Pendleton and Krystal Jordan of Bar Harbor Bank & Trust
collect donations outside of Bayside Supermarket in Milbridge during
the Bar Harbor Bank & Trust’s 25th Annual Community
Food Drive in partnership with Classic Hits I-95 to help stock the
shelves of local food pantries.
#3183 Left to Right: Nichole Lee, Chris
Perry and Julie Mockler of Bar Harbor Bank & Trust collect
donations outside of Tobey’s Grocery in South China during the Bar
Harbor Bank & Trust’s 25th Annual Community Food
Drive in partnership with Classic Hits I-95 to help stock the shelves
of local food pantries.
Catherine M. Planchart, VP
Corporate Communications &
Community Relations
Bar Harbor Bank & Trust
135 High Street
P.O. Box 1089
Ellsworth, ME 04605
E-mail: cplanchart@BHBT.com
