$2664 in Food Bank Donations
Posted December 7, 2015 at 5:45 am by Tim Dustrude
Town and customers donate $2664 to local food bank
Town residents demonstrated their generous spirit again this year by contributing $1664 to the Friday Harbor Food Bank through donations made on their utility bills. Town matching funds brought the total donation up to $2664. Each month Town utility customers are encouraged to donate what they can to the Harbor Life Ring–a program established in 2013 to aid residents in need of assistance with paying their utility bills. For the past two years, contributions made in November were matched by the Town up to a total of $1000 and donated to the local food bank to help with the increased need that comes with the holiday season.
“We are clearly a community that takes pride in helping our neighbors,” said Mayor Carrie Lacher. “The Town deeply appreciates the generosity of our residents and welcomes this opportunity to bring attention to the invaluable service our local food bank provides.”
According to the Friday Harbor Food Bank president and former County Sheriff Bill Cumming, the bank supports an average of 170 local families, spending $7000 per month, with all funding coming from donations. Find out how you can help by calling the FHFB at 378-4640.
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