Great Wall of Cereal
adds to TAMC’s food drive success
PRESQUE ISLE — The success of the community-wide food drive coordinated by TAMC during National Hospital Week and National Nursing Home Week will greatly benefit those in need across Aroostook County.
Photo courtesy of TAMC
TAMC FOOD DRIVE committee members stand around the “Great Wall of Cereal” and a few boxes to be distributed to Homeless Services of Aroostook, Martha & Mary’s Ministries and Catholic Charities. Pictured are, from left: Shelly Hewitt, Laura Turner, committee co-chair; Kerri Watson-Blaisdell, Carrie Winslow, Lisa Martin, Amy Carlisle, co-chair; and Sherry Beaulieu. Absent when the photo was taken were Vi Belanger and Gene Curtis.
Community members and employees of TAMC came together to collect non-perishable food items as part of an effort to demonstrate the connection between TAMC and the local community during the celebratory weeks.
Following the weeklong collection, donations were distributed to Homeless Services of Aroostook, Catholic Charities, and Martha and Mary’s Ministries.
Over 840 food items were donated, as well as over 320 boxes of cereal. Altogether, the collection resulted in 1,160 total items of boxed foods, cans of soup and vegetables, cereal and other items to stock the shelves of the three charities.
“We are so grateful to our TAMC family and to our community for their generosity in supporting TAMC’s second annual food drive. This year we added the Great Wall of Cereal challenge and this certainly bolstered our efforts,” said Laura Turner, TAMC food drive committee co-chair. “Also, for the first time this year, we were pleased to partner with our local IGA stores and we appreciate their involvement. The TAMC food drive once again is a wonderful success and we are delighted to be able to help Martha and Mary Ministries, Catholic Charities and Homeless Services of Aroostook care for our friends and neighbors in need.
“The TAMC team is delighted with the response from both our employees and the community and are happy to have contributed to the community in this way,” she said.
