Food Drive 4 Kids helps children finish up the summer healthy and strong

Date: 08/22/2023

Northern Light Mayo Hospital’s summer food drive collected more than 400 items for local kids and families.

The last few weeks of summer vacation is a vulnerable time for children and families who experience food insecurity. In response, Northern Light Mayo Hospital employees came together to hold the Food Drive 4 Kids to collect fruit cups, juice boxes, granola bars, jam and jelly, and other kid-focused food for distribution in our communities.

The Mayo Hospital team exceeded its goal of collecting 400 items, one for each hospital employee.

Items collected during the Food Drive 4 Kids are being distributed by the Piscataquis Regional Food Center (PRFC), home of the Dover-Foxcroft Area Food Center.

“Food donations late in the summer are always welcome,” says Kelly Sirimoglu, executive director, PRFC. “Summer school has ended and families are still trying to replace missing school meals.”

The Food Center serves residents from Piscataquis, Penobscot, and Somerset counties in the Maine Highlands region.