MEMA DONATES TOYS & FOOD DURING HOLIDAY SEASON

During the holiday season, MEMA had the opportunity to take part in some donation drives to bring some joy to the holidays for those in need. As a part of its annual Christmas Expo, F.W. Webb promoted a Toys-For-Tots donation drive, and the MEMA office volunteered as a drop off location. MEMA staff and MTEC students donated all kinds of toys like Hot Wheels, dolls, and board games. The full box of toys was dropped off to F.W. Webb and the toys were given out to children, making their holiday a little extra special.

The MEMA staff also did a food drive based on an advent calendar. The calendar called for a different, non-perishable food item to be collected during the days leading up to Christmas. Over the month of December, the MEMA staff filled multiple boxes and bags with canned vegetables, crackers, stuffing, and cereal. MEMA took the food donations to the Mid Coast Hunger Prevention Program in Brunswick and learned that the donation weighed 168 pounds! MEMA is looking forward to the next holiday season to do it all over again and hopefully reach the 200 pound milestone.