19 Oct 2017 Monthly Meeting Recap | October 18, 2017
Pre-Agenda Call for Volunteers:Â Emily Joy, Maine People’s Alliance. https://www.mainepeoplesalliance.org/seniorcare
FORMAL AGENDA
We heard from several community leaders about how they are fighting Food Insecurity in Lincoln County and how we could help.
Panelists:
- Mary Turner, Food Security Council Coordinator, Mid Coast Hunger Prevention Program https://www.mchpp.org/
- Aaron Greene-Morse, Jefferson Area Community Food Pantry (Serving Jefferson and Somerville) https://www.stgilesjefferson.org/outreach/jefferson-area-community-food-pantry/
- Michael Westcott, Newcastle Ecumenical Food Pantry (Serving Newcastle, Damariscotta, Nobleboro) http://newcastlefoodpantry.org/ | Facebook Page
- Lou Cook, Waldoboro Food Pantry (Serving Waldoboro, Bremen, North Nobleboro) Facebook Page
- Fleet Davies, Boothbay Region Food Pantry (serving Edgecomb, Boothbay, Boothbay Harbor, Southport) Facebook Page
Not in attendance:
- Wiscasset Nazarene Outreach Food Pantry Facebook Page
- St. Philips Help Yourself Shelf, Wiscasset
- St. Denis Hall Food Pantry, Whitefield
- New Harbor Food Pantry, United Methodist Church, Bristol
- Westport Island Cottage Pantry, Helping Hands http://westportisland.us/board-committee/helping-hands
Food Pantry Resources:Â Maine TEFAP Programs in Lincoln County: http://www.maine.gov/dacf/ard/tefap/Lincoln.shtml
We also met another Gubernatorial Candidate Mark Eves. Website | Facebook Page
And lastly, we discussed the November 7 Election and how important it is to GOTV to ensure YES ON 2!
Next meeting: Wed, Nov 15, 2017
Social time before we started the formal agenda.
Chair, Chris Johnson with Gubernatorial Candidate Mark Eves
Gubernatorial Candidate Mark Eves for ME talking with LCDC member
Emily Joy, Maine People's Alliance. Emily asked for election day volunteers to get petitions signed for a 2018 Citizen Initiative: Senior Care for All
Panelists: Fleet Davies, Boothbay Region Food Pantry; Lou Cook, Waldoboro Food Pantry, Mary Turner, Food Security Council Coordinator, Mid Coast Hunger Prevention Program, Michael Westcott, Newcastle Ecumenical Food Pantry, and out of the shot: Aaron Greene-Morse, Jefferson Area Community Food Pantry
More than 35 were in attendance to learn about Food Insecurity in Lincoln County. In 2016, 5,000 people in Lincoln County were helped by our local Food Pantries.
Panelists: Fleet Davies, Boothbay Region Food Pantry and Lou Cook, Waldoboro Food Pantry
Attendees offered suggestions to the Food Pantry Panel like contacting young leaders groups at the Y and Rotary.
Panelists: Michael Westcott, Newcastle Ecumenical Food Pantry and Aaron Greene-Morse, Jefferson Area Community Food Pantry
Although the youngest member of the panel from the newest organization, Aaron Greene-Morse of the Jefferson Area Community Food Pantry echos the other panelists call for younger (under 70 years) volunteers to help with some of the more strenuous tasks at the food pantries. Aaron also needs more marketing help now to spread the word soliciting donations.
And now some words from the candidate Mark Eves
Mark told us a bit about how and why he got into politics. From his first caucus of a handful to State Speaker of the House!
But mostly he wanted to hear from the audience.
Questions from the audience ranged from education to economy to broadband...
Mark says he wants to help Maine keep its children in the state and attract others.
He prides himself on building honest and respectful relationships within and across party lines.
His mantra for the night was about "helping people".
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