2023 Annual Report - Good Shepherd Food Bank

Our Mission

The mission of Good Shepherd Food Bank is to eliminate hunger in Maine by improving access to nutritious and culturally relevant food for people in need, building strong community partnerships, and mobilizing the public in the fight to end hunger.

We Believe: No one in Maine should go hungry and hunger is a solvable problem. Our society has more than enough food for all, but systemic inequities prevent all our neighbors from having enough resources to meet their basic needs. We believe we can and must work together to solve systemic inequities that are the root causes of hunger.

Land Acknowledgment:

Good Shepherd Food Bank of Maine recognizes that our work and the work of our partner network cannot achieve just and equitable outcomes without acknowledging that we stand on the unceded territory of the Wabanaki people, which includes the tribes of the Penobscot, Passamaquoddy, Maliseet, Abenaki, and Mi’kmaq people, and the impact that colonization, genocide, and displacement has had and continues to have on Maine’s tribal populations.

For our full land acknowledgement, visit FeedingMaine.org/land-acknowledgment.

Board of Directors

Executive Committee:

Ben Sprague, Chair

Scott Maker, Vice Chair

Peter Richardson, Treasurer

Kate Rush, Secretary

Board Members:

John Bennett

Tae Chong

Jim Darroch

Michelle Draeger

Peter Forester

Jason Fournier

Marwa Hassanien

Dora Anne Mills, MD

Frank Pecoraro

Odette Perriel

Victoria W. Rogers, MD

Andrea Sockabasin

Bill Williamson

Mary Wright

Nourishing Today, Strengthening Tomorrow

2023

Thanks to your partnership, we are nourishing our neighbors today and strengthening food security for the future.

2023 was momentous for Good Shepherd Food Bank. Not only did I have the honor of taking the helm as the organization’s new president, but we also marked a successful conclusion to the Campaign to End Hunger in Maine after building the capacity and scale needed to distribute a record 33.6 million meals last year—more meals than we’ve ever distributed to people experiencing hunger across the state.

We also advanced our efforts to ensure food security in the future by continuing to center equity, advocating for increased SNAP benefits, and granting $1.6 million total for capacity building and the expansion of culturally relevant food access among partners.

I am incredibly grateful for the support and dedication of our partners, Food Bank team members, volunteers, and the tens of thousands of donors who contributed to making these achievements a reality.

We have more work to do to ensure that all Mainers have the nutritious, culturally relevant food they need to thrive, especially at a time when many of our partners are reporting a need greater than during the pandemic. But the Food Bank stands in a position unlike any in our history; one of strength and opportunity. Together, we emerged stronger from the challenges of the pandemic, we were united during the tragic shootings in Lewiston, and we helped partners persevere during the widespread power outages from storms that rocked our state this past winter.

I know that with you by our side and through the help of our more than 600 partners, we can build on the momentum from recent successes and move toward a future where everyone in Maine is food secure.

I hope you enjoy reading about highlights from 2023 in this annual report. Thank you for being an important partner in our work and for helping nourish today, while strengthening tomorrow.

With gratitude,

Heather Paquette President

GET TO KNOW HEATHER PAQUETTE

Named president of the Food Bank in September 2023

Background: Grew up alongside the Food Bank during more than two decades in food retailing with Ahold Delhaize Supermarkets, including 22 years with Hannaford Supermarkets

Education: Graduate of Biddeford High School and the University of Southern Maine

Motto: “Always press forward, always give back”

Favorite Food: Sushi—especially salmon avocado rolls

Favorite Memory: Watching my son teach my daughter how to ride a unicycle

Celebrating the Campaign to End Hunger in Maine

2023 marked the end of an unprecedented statewide fundraising movement that fueled transformational growth in meal distribution across Maine

Nearly 10 years ago we set a bold goal that by 2025, all Mainers experiencing food insecurity would have access to the nutritious, culturally relevant food they need, when and where they need it. To measure our progress toward this goal, we aimed to close Maine’s meal gap (the annual number of statewide missing meals) by growing charitable food distribution from 19 million meals in 2015 to more than 30 million meals per year by 2025.

We launched the Campaign to End Hunger in Maine in 2019 with a goal of raising $250 million in donated food and funds to fuel our aspirations.

Every dollar and pound of food raised over the course of the campaign contributed to our success.

With broad and inspirational support from all corners of our state, the campaign successfully exceeded its fundraising goals in June of 2023. At the same time, we reached a record-breaking annual meal distribution of 33.6 million meals, a 75 percent increase from the start of the campaign, effectively building the capacity and scale needed to close Maine’s meal gap for the first time in our history.

While we have more work to do to ensure that every Mainer is food secure, the Campaign to End Hunger in Maine is a testament to what we can do when we work together toward a common goal, and that is cause for celebration!

OUR CAMPAIGN ASPIRATIONS AND SUCCESS

33.6M meals distributed in 2023

GOAL : Grow from 19 million meals in 2019 to 30+ million annually by 2025

$267M raised in food and funds in four years

GOAL : Raise $250M in food and funds in six years

$105M raised in funds

GOAL : Raise $100M in cash, pledges, and bequests

$162M raised in donated food

GOAL : Secure donated food that values $150M

54,766 donors contributed to the campaign

Gifts of all sizes, from all 16 Maine counties and beyond, helped us achieve our bold aspirations

OUR SHARED IMPACT

Campaign donors collectively propelled the Food Bank’s work in innovative and impactful ways, driving progress on the campaign’s four priorities:

Increase access to more nutritious and culturally relevant food

• Distributed a total of 120 million meals over four years, with 80% of the foods categorized as highly nutritious.

• Constructed a new 32,000 sq. ft. distribution center in Hampden to enhance food accessibility in Downeast and northern Maine.

• Granted $12.7 million directly to partners to grow their distribution, which led to an average increase of more than 7 million meals over four years.

Advocate and ensure equity

• Awarded $2.2 million to more than 65 organizations committed to meeting the needs of immigrants, refugees, indigenous communities, and communities of color.

• Collaborated and advocated to ensure all 180,000 Maine students in 569 public schools would have consistent access to free school breakfast and lunch.

Invest in innovative solutions

• Created Harvesting Good, a wholly owned, for-profit public benefit subsidiary that, once profitable, will benefit food banks in the Northeast and strengthen regional food systems.

• Expanded healthcare partnerships, including the addition of three hospital-based pantries in partnership with MaineHealth.

Build a safety net

• Invested over $8 million in our board-restricted endowment to ensure that we can continue to innovate sustainably in times of diminished resources or increased community needs.

We’re grateful for your partnership and the network of people, organizations, and corporations that helped make our campaign a success. Your collective impact has been an honor to witness and is a powerful demonstration of the transformational change we can achieve together.

Expanding food distribution and innovating to meet today’s heightened need

2023 food distribution highlights include:

• The Food Bank distributed a record 33.6 million meals in partnership with more than 600 statewide organizations that provide community food access.

• 3.6 million pounds of local foods were sourced from Maine farmers and producers and $2.7 million invested in Maine’s economy.

• Nearly 80% of meals were nutritious, including whole grains, lean proteins, and fresh fruits and vegetables.

• 477,810 meals were distributed to help meet the needs of different cultures across the state, including over 100,000 pounds of halal meat.

• Nearly 2,500 people participated in 200 Cooking Matters Maine nutrition education courses and grocery store tours.

• 630,000 meals were accessed through more than 175 healthcare partner sites

• More than 11,000 families accessed food through a school food pantry.

Cooking Matters Maine

Many people seeking food assistance aren’t always sure how to prepare meals with the food available to them. This is especially true for people who may be new to Maine or who face other barriers to cooking like time constraints, kitchen access, or physical disability. Cooking Matters Maine helps ensure all Mainers have access to the food they need to thrive by providing participants with grocery store tours and hands-on cooking and nutrition classes led by volunteer chefs and nutritionists.

Partners at Maine SNAP-Ed and Loaves and Fishes, a food access partner in Ellsworth, have expanded the program by incorporating Instapot recipes into classes for people without kitchen access and teaching culturally relevant cooking using local ingredients to support New Mainers and educate the community.

“ In addition to the food, there is community that is built through cooking, collaborating, talking, and engaging together.”

– Courtney Kennedy, director of nutrition

Fresh Food for All Maximizing resources and ensuring everyone has access to the fresh, nutritious food they need

Farm Fresh Rewards

As many people are aware, food prices have significantly increased over the last few years. The Farm Fresh Rewards (FFR) nutrition incentive program helps Maine families stretch limited food budgets and purchase more fresh produce.

Currently partnering with 15 vendor sites—including local markets, co-ops, and corner stores—the program incentivizes the purchase of a wider variety of fresh fruits, vegetables, legumes, and seedlings for SNAP recipients. By providing a 50 percent discount on fresh, frozen, or dried fruits and vegetables at the point of purchase, the program doubles SNAP dollars for produce purchases.

Since taking over the management of the program in May of 2022, the Food Bank moved from paper vouchers to a point-of-purchase discount, resulting in a growth of 137 percent. And it helps farmers, some of whom are Mainers Feeding Mainers partners, reach more customers; so, a win-win for everyone!

“

This program is, on many levels, a lifesaver in that I get to eat good quality food and support my local farmers and vendors… overall, the mental and physical health benefits and the opportunity to get more food are huge for me. It’s a big deal.”

–Farm Fresh Rewards Shopper

Mainers Feeding Mainers

Not only did we distribute more meals than ever before to families across the state, but 2023 also saw a record 3.6 million pounds of produce sourced from more than 95 Mainers Feeding Mainers farm partners. That means nearly 10 percent of the food distributed included fresh, Maine-grown produce like squash, sweet potatoes, and tomatoes. We were also able to provide more culturally relevant crops like amaranth and okra with the help of more than 15 growers from communities of color.

HARVESTING GOOD Now in Hannaford Supermarkets

Launched in 2022 with funds from the Campaign to End Hunger, our subsidiary, Harvesting Good, had a successful growing season and its frozen broccoli can be found on the shelves of Hannaford Supermarkets in Maine and beyond.

This mission-driven effort maximizes Maine’s short growing season by freezing fresh product and increasing the shelf life of locally grown produce. It created a food system unlike any other, with the first product of broccoli florets being grown by Circle B Farms in Caribou, flash-frozen by W.R. Allen in Orland, and packaged and distributed by Jasper Wyman & Son in Cherryfield, for sale throughout the Northeast. You can now find Harvesting Good broccoli in 187 Hannaford locations, several independent retailers, and over 500 institutions in New England and New York.

Health Without Hunger

Investing in improved health outcomes for cancer patients through the Christine B. Foundation

According to the Maine Cancer Registry and the Maine CDC, cancer is the leading cause of death in our state and takes the lives of more than 9,000 people annually. The intricate link between nutrition and health is undeniable, with many studies highlighting that inadequate access to nutritious food can result in various health issues and exacerbate existing problems.

Cancer patients are particularly dependent on healthy foods to support their immune system and advance their care. Due to the disease’s prevalence in Maine, we seized the opportunity to invest in greater health outcomes for cancer patients by partnering with the Bangor-based Christine B. Foundation (CBF) to increase access to healthy food through medically tailored food boxes for cancer patients.

With a slogan of “let’s face cancer with nutrition,” CBF supports people with cancer by extending access to healthy foods, nutrition information, and community connections. With the help of a grant from Good Shepherd Food Bank, CBF expanded nutrition assistance through customized grocery packages centered around patients’ dietary needs and preferences, including fresh produce, meats, and grains. A list of items is created with the patient’s treatment team during the first appointment, then the packages are created and distributed weekly. With an estimated 72 percent of patients served by CBF screening positive for food insecurity, and many living in rural areas of the state, the services provided by CBF are a lifeline to many.

Last year, CBF reached roughly 1,000 Mainers within Piscataquis, Penobscot, Hancock, and Washington counties. They also reached a milestone of 400,000 no-cost meals provided since 2020. Matt Dexter, executive director of the Christine B. Foundation, shared that “Good Shepherd Food Bank has played a very big role in the start of the program, but really helped us sustain it and grow and be a leader in this medically tailored grocery package concept.”

“ For cancer patients, food is the single greatest determinant of health outside of hospital care that needs to be addressed. And that’s what we’re trying to do, one bag at a time.”

– Matt Dexter, executive director of the Christine B. Foundation

Giving Back to the Community

Corporate Partners make an impact through volunteering

Last year, Gorham Savings Bank employees served a total of 150 volunteer hours from a record 36 volunteer employees and donated the equivalent of 20,000 meals. Gorham Savings Bank, a Guiding Member of our Corporate Partners for a Hunger-Free Maine, has been in partnership with the Food Bank since the late 1990s, and long demonstrated the impactful combination of donating funds and time.

One employee of over 30 years, Becky Winslow, director of community relations and development, discussed how she has seen innovations and evolution at the Food Bank and is happy to be a part of it as both a Corporate Partner and volunteer. In her words, “As a community bank, we don’t have the huge dollars [ like other corporations ] but volunteering is meaningful, and I can see the tangible results of what our support is helping to provide.”

Volunteer Impact for 2023

• Total volunteer hours equated to nearly eight full-time employees with an estimated value of nearly $500,000

• A combined 17,143 volunteer hours served by 1,205 volunteers

• 1.5 million pounds of food sorted and inspected

• 599 employees from our Corporate Partners program, alone provided 3,062 hours

With volunteers spanning across the bank’s locations, their time spent in the distribution center has also been a form of team building where connections are formed among staff from across the company and state. Katherine Damon, another long-time employee who heads the residential mortgage team, shared how eager employees are to sign up because they know it helps people in their community and it gives them a sense of accomplishment. She now tries to put together teams on a semi-monthly basis and you’ll often see her sorting food donations at our Auburn Distribution Center.

When asked how to encourage employees to volunteer, Katherine shared, “They are happy to do it and if you set a date, they will come.”

Learn more about how to volunteer or become a Corporate Partner by visiting www.FeedingMaine.org

Good Shepherd Food Bank is officially certified as a Service Enterprise, placing us among the top 11 percent of nonprofits in the country in volunteer engagement.

Certification is through the Association of Leaders in Volunteer Engagement (AL!VE) and Points of Light, which is the national accreditation for strategic volunteer engagement in organizations.

Addressing the underlying causes of hunger so everyone in Maine can be food secure

Working Towards a Food Secure Future

• Over 200 community stakeholders, staff, and board members worked together to create the Food Bank’s 2025-2030 strategic plan that centers around a new vision: Every Mainer is food secure.

• We distributed nearly $750,000 to 56 organizations to fund culturally specific food projects like incorporating halal food into school lunches in the Bangor and Westbrook School Departments

• Granted $900,000 to partner organizations with a focus on building capacity and sustainability

• Engaged with state and federal policy makers to advocate for improved safety net supports for people experiencing food insecurity, including lifeline programs like SNAP and WIC

• Launched Service Insights Meal Connect (SIMC), a comprehensive data collection tool to better understand, assess, and address food insecurity

Advocating for Mainers

In 2023, the same government support that buoyed an unprecedented reduction in hunger rates during the pandemic was rolled back, removing $17 million in benefits to Mainers each month. The rollback rippled through our communities and increased demand on the charitable food network beyond levels seen at the height of the pandemic.

In response, Good Shepherd Food Bank advocated for LD1584, An Act to Provide Funding for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program to Temporarily Restore Benefits Being Reduced by the Federal Government. Former

Food Bank President, Kristen Miale, and several partner organizations testified before members of the Committee on Health and Human Services to share the importance of funding this vital program. They also shared how neighbors experiencing hunger, Food Bank team members, and volunteers were already feeling the pain of these cuts.

While not enacted, our advocacy work on LD1584 helped raise awareness about the importance of SNAP, allowed us to strengthen and build new partnerships, and laid the groundwork for expanded future legislation.

Powering Through the Storm

Building resiliency among partners to endure challenges

Historically, the Food Bank has administered specialized grants aimed at supporting partners’ ability to increase food access in their communities, but this area of our work has grown significantly since 2020. More than $12.7 million has been awarded to help grow the capacity of partner organizations over the last four years. These direct investments have enabled many different organizations— including schools, hospitals, and food pantries—to implement solutions that have the greatest impact in their communities. By honoring local expertise in the challenges facing each partner community, the Food Bank leverages resources for impactful solutions.

In December 2023, when storms battered our state, several partner organizations were able to remain open despite widespread power outages. According to the Maine Emergency Management Agency (MEMA), “many partners experienced minimal or no food loss, thanks in part to the support provided by the Food Bank’s grant program, which facilitated the purchase of generators.”

Helping Partners Grow

Harmony Cares Food Pantry in Somerset County received funding for a generator. Mel Chadbourne, co-director of the pantry, shared that “we would have lost thousands of dollars of food during the aftermath of that storm. That generator, without question, saved all the food in our freezers and refrigerators.”

Somerset County is one of five in Maine that received a disaster declaration from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). For Harmony Cares, whose nearest grocery store is nearly 20 miles away, being able to continue to serve their local community was extremely important.

Nearly half of our partners—including food pantries, meal sites, schools, health care centers, and senior programs—have received capacity building grants. Some of the growth among the grantees includes:

• 564% growth in pounds of food provided since 2019

• 10,000 additional pounds of food provided last year

• 30% more meals distributed over the last four years

“ Good Shepherd Food Bank funding has been a blessing to our pantry. Without their support we would not be able to do what we do. We are a very small community, with a high need. We serve over 200 individuals each month. The Food Bank’s funding of many of our capacity improvements makes it possible for us to continue.”

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Mel Chadbourne, co-director of Harmony Cares: Neighbors Helping Neighbors Food Program

Targeting Hunger

Harnessing the power of data and technology to improve the lives of Mainers facing hunger

Food Pantries are known more for their stacks of banana boxes and smiling volunteers than cutting edge technology. But over time, understanding who is accessing Maine's charitable food network has become critical to ensuring the food keeps flowing to people who need it most.

Last year, the Food Bank launched a new software, Service Insights Meal Connect (SIMC), that aims to collect data respectfully and thoughtfully from people who visit charitable food access sites. This data is then used to better understand who is experiencing hunger in Maine and provide decision-makers and policy advocates with up-to-date food insecurity data.

By collecting this important information, the Food Bank can measure the collective impact of the Maine hunger-relief network, allocate resources more efficiently, and drive social change through data-driven stories. Data from SIMC has been particularly helpful in busting myths like those who seek food assistance are unemployed or that hunger is most frequently found in cities. We now know that most households have at least one working adult and that hunger is common in rural areas.

One partner shared that “the more data that we have at a regional level, the [better] we can hopefully serve our communities and pull the resources we need to serve our community.” Others have reported that it helps break down assumptions about who visits food pantries and will assist them to make a compelling case when requesting funding for much needed services.

The Food Bank also granted funds to help partners begin their datacollection journey with SIMC. In total, the tech grants, including one internet support grant, enabled partners to purchase 11 laptops and five tablets in 2023.

A small sampling of data has already pointed to a 35 percent increase in pantry visits between 2022 and 2023, supporting the trend of heightened need that we are hearing anecdotally from partners across the state.

A Food Bank staff member works with a local partner to train team members and volunteers on SIMC.

Planning for the Future

How one couple is ensuring food security for future generations

Betsy and Heather are grateful people who live a modest and fulfilling life together. Recognizing their good fortune and because they genuinely want to share, they have generously written Good Shepherd Food Bank into their estate plans, making them members of the JoAnn Pike Legacy Circle.

After meeting at Denison University in Ohio in 1976, Betsy and Heather spent their working lives in Jamaica Plain, Boston, and then later retired to Maine, where they are now active in supporting hunger-relief efforts, animal welfare, and the performing arts. Both Heather and Betsy were raised by families who instilled strong values that have stuck with them.

Heather grew up in a parsonage with an American Baptist minister as a father and she saw firsthand the crucial role hunger relief played in the lives of the people in her community. Folks would come to their door at all hours of the day and night with some need and Heather watched and learned as her father and mother helped them. They used to even send folks to a

nearby sandwich shop and tell them to get whatever they wanted and then would later go pay the bill. Heather says she was, “raised on stewardship— where you contribute time, talent, and treasure.”

As a young person, Betsy participated in an organization called Arctic League and would help deliver care packages of food and toys to families in need around the holidays. She says that helping others is “in her family’s DNA” and attributes much of her empathy and compassion to her grandmother who, even in the most challenging of times during the Great Depression, had a mantra of “there’s always room for one more” and would feed whoever needed a meal.

By making a plan to give in the future through their estate, Betsy and Heather are helping to support a vision for a Maine where everyone is food secure. To learn more about how you can add Good Shepherd Food Bank to your estate planning, visit FeedingMaine.MyFutureGift.org.

Fiscal Year 2023 Financials

Support & Revenue

Private

Expenses & Losses

this intentional spend-down of campaign cash.

Sources of Food

Approximate percentages of where we source the food that is pumped into the hunger-relief network

THANK YOU to our Supporters

January to December 2023

We are grateful for the trust and generosity of more than 23,000 individuals, foundations, and organizations, including the nearly 2,200 Thrive365 monthly donors who helped make our work possible last year. Supporters hail from every county in Maine, nearly every state in our country, and five countries around the world.

Our Donors

A History of Generosity

Number of years of support among 2023 donors

Your Cumulative Impact

Foundations and Organizations

$1M+

David F. and Karen R. Haskell

Revocable Living Trust

$250,000-$999,999

The Ludcke Foundation

$100,000-$249,999

Anonymous

The Bingham Trust

Doree Taylor Charitable Foundation, Bank of America, N.A.

Feeding America

John T. Gorman Foundation

Sam L. Cohen Foundation

Sandy River Charitable Foundation

$50,000-$99,999

Anonymous (2)

Center for Health Improvement, MaineHealth

Elmina B. Sewall Foundation

Lillian Lincoln Foundation

Malott Family Foundation

The Tyler Foundation

$25,000-$49,999

Cole Land Transportation Museum

Cornelia Cogswell Rossi Foundation

The Ehrenfeld Family Foundation

Elizabeth Ann Leach Charitable Trust

Fortin Foundation of Florida

Glickman Family Foundation

Harris Mathews Charitable Foundation

Hoehl Family Foundation

The Lunder Foundation

Maine State Nurses Association

Oechsle Family Foundation

Walmart Foundation

William Newkirk and Cheryl Tschanz Family Foundation

$10,000-$24,999

Anonymous (3)

The Betterment Fund

Brooks Family Foundation

Burns Family Foundation

Buxton Community Cupboard

Cheers from the Heart

Edward O. Darling Family Foundation

Fisher Charitable Foundation

The Granite Point Foundation

Gwendolyn Elwell Flanagan Foundation

The Harper-Egginton Charitable Foundation

Helen and George Ladd Charitable Corporation

The Hudson Foundation

Jackson Copper Beech Fund

Jane’s Trust Foundation

Jebediah Foundation

Kendal C. and Anna Ham Charitable Foundation

Libra Foundation

Louis and Anne Abrons Foundation

Narragansett Number One Foundation

Red Nose Day Fund

Twig Foundation USW Local 4-9

Welch Charitable Fund

$5,000-$9,999

Anonymous (3)

The Alden and Margaret Laborde Foundation

Arthur S. Reinherz Charitable Foundation

Burch Ives Family Charitable Foundation

Cara Charitable Foundation

The Carriuolo Family Foundation

Edgard and Geraldine Feder Foundation

Ginn Family Foundation

The Heather Foundation

Helen A. Nigro Foundation

John and Catherine Seibyl Family Foundation

Margaret E. Burnham Charitable Trust

Next Generation Foundation

The Phineas W. Sprague

Memorial Foundation

Pond Family Foundation

Regina M. O’Hara Charitable Foundation

The Richard and Barbara Borzilleri Family Foundation

Rockefeller Family Fund

Rosse Family Charitable Foundation

Sibley-Saltonstall Charitable Foundation

Smith Family Charitable Trust

Sunny Bunch Family Foundation

Town of Albion

The Verrill Foundation

Wilkinson Foundation

The William J.J. Gordon Family Foundation

* Members of Thrive365, the Food Bank’s recurring giving program, help end hunger all year long. Recurring monthly donations mean steady income and lower administrative costs for the Food Bank and the ease and security of automatic payments for you. For more information or to set up a monthly donation visit us online at www.feedingmaine.org/donate or call (207) 782-3554.

Corporate Partners for a Hunger-Free Maine

Corporate Partners for a Hunger-Free Maine is a group of socially responsible corporations and their corporate foundations that support Good Shepherd Food Bank’s mission through monetary gifts and/or food donations. By measuring impact in meals, the Food Bank honors the variety of ways our corporate partners contribute to the fight against hunger. Together, 128 Corporate Partners donated over 23 million meals in 2023.

Mission Partners

Abbott Laboratories

Allagash Brewing Company

Bangor Savings Bank Foundation

Bank of America

Clark Insurance

Cooper Farms, Inc.

Costco

CVS

Haley Ward, Inc

Key Bank Foundation

Maine Fire Protection Systems

McCain's Foods

NEPW Logistics Inc.

NRF Distributors, Inc.

Portland Discovery Land & Sea Tours

Schlotterbeck and Foss

TD Bank

Guiding Partners

1820 Brewing Co./

Geary Brewing Co.

7-Eleven Inc.

athenahealth

Atlantic Federal Credit Union Foundation

Avangrid Foundation

Casco Federal Credit Union

Cherryfield Foods

Circle B Farm

Coastal Hardware Inc.

Cumberland Farms

Dave, Inc.

Diversified Communications

Eaton Peabody Foundation

Enterprise Holdings Foundation

Five County Credit Union

Food Consultants Society

International, New England Chapter

Gorham Savings Bank Hood, Inc.

Hughes Wealth Advisors

Jersey Mike's

Kellogg's

L.L.Bean

LePage Bakery

M&T Charitable Foundation

Maine Savings Federal

Credit Union

Martin's Point Health Care

Mid-Atlantic Regional Co-op

MMG Insurance

New England Cancer Specialists

Northeast Bank

Northern Light Health

PanTim Wood Products

Paradis Shop 'n Save

Pine State Elevator

Pine State Trading

Pineland Farms, Inc.

Procter and Gamble

The Renys Charitable Foundation

Rudman Winchell Counselors at Law

Saco & Biddeford Savings

Charitable Foundation

Schooner Estates

Stone Coast Fund Services

TJX Companies

Tradewinds Markets

Unum Matching Gifts Program

Versant Power

Supporting Partners

Access Healthcare LLC

Adobe

American Eagle Outfitters

Androscoggin Bank

Bar Harbor Bank & Trust

Belanger Farms

Berkshire Hathaway

Homeservices Verani

Realty, LLC

Boston Area Gleaners

Bow Street Market

Camden National Bank

Cigna

Conagra Food Brands

Crate and Barrel

Drumlin Environmental, LLC

Elevance Health, Inc

First National Bank

General Mills

High Liner Foods USA Inc.

HM Payson

Hollywood Casino Bangor

Johnson and Johnson

Katahdin Trust Company

Longroad Energy

Lunder Manufacturing*

Maine Beer Company

Maine Farmers Exchange

Market Basket

Mascoma Bank

NBT Bank

New Belgium Brewing

Novartis

The Pampered Chef

Performance Foodservice North

Portland Glass

PR Restaurants, LLC

Reed and Reed, Inc.

Rosemont Market and Bakery

Royal River Natural Foods

Shop 'n Save

Smith Farm, Inc.

Standard Door Supply

Superior Plus Propane

Weyerhaeuser Giving Fund

When Pigs Fly

Whited Ford Truck Center, Inc.

JoAnn Pike Legacy Circle Extending a Hand to the Future

The JoAnn Pike Legacy Circle recognizes the generous support of individuals who have included Good Shepherd Food Bank in their estate planning. Learn more about how you can make a lasting impact by visiting FeedingMaine.MyFutureGift.org. You can also download your Personal Estate Planning Kit, document your future intentions, and join the JoAnn Pike Legacy Circle.

2023 Members of the JoAnn Pike Legacy Circle

Anonymous†

Anonymous (2)

Estate of Sally J. Alexander†

Estate of Richard W. Bailey†

Estate of Harry H. Bartley†

Estate of Barbara F. Beegel†

Estate of Jacqueline L. Boucher†

Estate of Bennett Bradford†

Estate of Richard Carleton†

Estate of George Clegg Ackley†

Estate of Mary T. Clerkin†

Estate of Stephen D. Colhoun, III†

Estate of David Daniels†

Estate of Arthur Demers†

Estate of Robert L. Despres†

Estate of Hildegarde deVermandis Brewster Bird+

Estate of Audrey Dingley†

Estate of Thelma “Terry” N. Dodge†

Estate of Louis and Tina Fineberg

Estate of Derek A. Fish†

Estate of Hildegaard Flewelling†

James and Martha Floyd

Estate of Michael Fortin†

Karen Foxwell

Estate of Sylvia Galarneau†

Estate of Virginia Gamage†

Estate of Hilda Gardner†

Estate of Anna Geiger†

Estate of Faith Getchell†

Estate of Marshall L. “Jack” Gibson†

Estate of Jane N. Gillis†

Estate of Honorah Gilroy†

Estate of Joan S. Gleason†

Estate of Emily Golden†

Estate of Susan Caroll Goodwin†

Bill and Sally Haggett

Estate of Russell F. Hammond and Helen S. Hammond†

Estate of Gracia Harkins Largay†

Estate of Austin and Sally Harris†

Estate of Howard Huemmler†

Estate of William Hurley†

Constance Insley

Estate of Carrie E. Jenkins†

Estate of Ruth Ann Johnson†

Estate of Doris D. Karter†

Estate of Lee Dean Kennedy†

Stuart Kestenbaum and Susan Webster

Estate of Barbara Kimball†

Estate of Francis X. Langlois†

The Robert G. Lavoie Irrevocable Trust†

Estate of Blanche Lemieux†

William and Holly Lombardi

Estate of Sanford R. Mautner†

Elizabeth McDowell and Heather Hawkins

Estate of Mary McGrath†

Estate of Elizabeth H. Moore†

Estate of Edward P. Noel†

Estate of Mercedes R. Noran†

Estate of Alex Norzow†

Estate of David Osborne†

Estate of Priscilla Pancoast†

Virginia Peters Grant

David Pierson and Brenda Garrand

Estate of Carl Polson†

Ramsdell Designated Fund of the Maine Community Foundation†

Estate of Richard Randall Sr.†

The Ray Family Charitable Trust†

Estate of Colleen G. Reed†

Estate of Vincent Roach†

Estate of Patricia Roderick†

Kevin and Tim Sample

Estate of Frances A. Schroyer†

Estate of Joyce Seligman†

Estate of David S. Sherman†

Andrew Sims

Estate of Howard Simmons†

Bruce Smith and Peter Allen

Estate of Andrea E. Soule†

Estate of Elinor L. Soule†

Estate of Andrea St. Hilaire†

Estate of Anne R. Stanley†

Estate of Jeremy Strater†

Ralph Sylvester

Estate of Richard Turner†

Estate of Garry Tuttle†

Bill Williamson

† denotes deceased

$2.4M in Planning Giving

Individual Supporters

Good Shepherd Food Bank honors the following members of the President’s Circle:

Transformational Supporters

$100,000-$249,999

Anonymous

Ann and Rick Bresnahan

Doyle Family

Founding Supporters

$50,000-$99,999

Anonymous (2)

William Dykstra and Pauline Boynton

Frank and Debbie Pecoraro

Marjorie R. Shaw

Elizabeth Strout and James Tierney

Diana Washburn

$25,000-$49,999

Anonymous (4)

Suzanne and George Beyea

John and Davilynn Cowperthwaite

John Darling

Karol Foss

Robert and Marta Frank

Neil Garston

Hildreth Family

David Marden

John and Alison Metcalf

Robert and Stephanie Nelson

Laura Newman and Jeffrey Norris

Fritz and Susan Onion

Norman Pomerleau

Kevin and Tim Sample

Rebecca Stanley and Charles Jacobs

John and Anna Marie Thron

$10,000-$24,999

Anonymous (15)

Eric Abbott

Lorraine Aronson

Mark Battista and Jennifer Andrews

Paul and Paulette Belanger

Charles and Patty Benore

H. Carol Bernstein-Eckstein and Martin Eckstein

Family

Carolyn Birmingham

Frederick and Janet Bishop

Harris J. “Pete” Bixler

Linda Bourne

Stacy Calderwood and Scott Dinsmore

David Chapin

George and Joan Clark

Patricia Clark

James Cohen

Paul and Giselaine

Coulombe

Anne Dinsmore and Edward Hellenbeck

Nancy and Dix Druce

Kay and Clif Eames

David Eskelund

Hugh and Betsey Farrington

Mr. and Mrs. William Findeisen

Karen Foxwell*

Julie and Sylvain Furt

Mr. and Mrs. Nathaniel Gardiner

Susan Garfield and Lynda Mullen

Mary Giftos

Therese and Scott Giles

Grant Family

John and Rosemary

Hayden

Timothy and Emily Hoechst

Mr. and Mrs. William C. Holly

Andrew and Maryleigh Holmes*

Cornelia Kittredge

Howard La Rue

Stephen and Peggy Laverdiere

Craig and Susan Linscott

Peter and Christina Lofgren

John and Janet Lyons

Mr. and Mrs. James E.

Marble

Jack and Sally McGarry

Kevin and Terry Mullarky

John C. Orestis and Barbra

M. Crowley

Christopher and Susan Pappas

Heather and Brian Paquette

Richard, Wendy, and Colin Penley

Judith Perkins

Sarah and Daniel Pierce

Bonnie Porta and Robert Monks

Richard and Roxana Pratt

David Remington

Carolyn Rhoads

Bruce Roberts and Susan Feiner

The Roope-Lodewick Family

Vivien Russe

Jean Scanlan

John and Eleanor Schiavi

Paul and Greg Schneider

Sara and Michael Schnitzer

Roger and Janet Schutte

Nancy Shablom

Jonathan and Donna Shaw

Catherine and John Shumadine

Christine Stevens

Foster and Laurie Stewart

Jerome Strand

Susannah Swihart and Karl Turner

Thomas W. Haas Fund of the NH Charitable Foundation

Galen and Susan Todd

Mary Jo and Erik van der Kaay

William and Donna Wade

Martha White and Taylor Allen

Robert C. and Barbara M. Young Family

Members

$5,000-$9,999

Anonymous*

Anonymous (15)

David and Donna Banks

John Bennett and Abby Snyder

Janetha Benson

Charles and Nancy Bodmer

John Brackley*

Mrs. Carolyn Brown

Melissa Burch*

Stephen and Joanne Burns

Catherine Fisher

Janet Cloutier

John Coggan

Elizabeth A. Compton

Charles and Sharon

Conover

Peter Cook

Catherine Downey

Thomas Fake

Joan Fink

Maureen Flanagan

Allison and Wade Florance

Carmine and Laurie Frumiento

David and Claire Genest

Goodrich Family

Maureen Gorman

Dr. Terry Ann Scriven

and Frank Governali

Brian and Donna Gowen

Robert and Linda Green*

David and Katherine Greenleaf

Mimi Gurbst and Tom Hartfield

David and Sheila Hatch

Peter Haynes

Dave and Rolande Hempstead

Dr. and Mrs. Robert Hillman

Ellen Jackson

Dorothy and Michael Jones

Kevin Jones

Wanda Jones

Judith Keenan

James and Elizabeth Kilbreth

Mark Kingston

Tammy Lamson

William Laubenstein, III

Caleb and Elizabeth Lawrence*

Jamie and Katherine LeBlanc

James MacMahon*

Alastair and Susan Macvicar

Darthea Marentette

John S. Marr, Sr.

Timothy and Kristine Masse

Heather McCargo and Brian McNiff

Stephen and Christine McDuffie

McGoldrick Family

Susan McKay

Dan and Rachel Melnick

Ken Mendelson and Joelle Moreno

Lawrence Merrill

Jonathan and Emily Meserve

Gerrish and Gail Milliken

Miner Nagy Family

Bob and Jen

Montgomery-Rice*

Susan Morgan

Morse Family

Peter and Karen Mosher

Gordon Mosley

Peter and Michelle Neumann*

Constance Ortolani

Osher Memorial Foundation

John Patterson and Michelle Demarest

Noel and Cynthia Pelliccia

William and Katherine Perry

Mr. and Mrs. Richard Peterson, Jr.

Matthew and Susan Powell

Michael Reali and Therese Sutton

David and Martha Reifschneider

Catherine Renault

John Riley and Sallie Gouverneur

James and Michelle Rines

M Line Rioux

The Riverside

Christopher and Nova Rogers

Leslie Runser and Tom Rogers

Catherine and Sam Rush

Richard Rush

John Ryan and Jenny Scheu

Kenneth and Jill Ryan*

Thomas and Nancy Ryan

Nathaniel and Elizabeth Saltonstall

Christa Schwintzer and John Tjepkema

Jean Scudder

Keith and Patricia Sharp

Donald and Jean Showalter

Amy Sidell and Gregory

St. Pierre

Peter W. and

Delinda C. Smith

Thomas and Joan Sonneborn

Margaret Stewart

William and Norinne Stoloski

Ted and Judi Sutton Family

Dyana and Kerry Tull

Drs. Thomas and Carol Vaughan

Wendy Walsh and Jerielle Young

Mary West

Dennis Wheelock

Stephen and Kimberly Wietrecki

Alice Yoakum

Jane Yudelman

Ryan Zipper