struggling local farms, aiding in food assistance efforts for Maine students and their families, and more, including buying a new van for the Biddeford Food Pantry when the van they had been using to deliver food to clients would not pass state inspection. At the start of the pandemic, Hannaford immediately made a generous donation to food banks in the five Northeastern states where they operate. As the need for food assistance grew, Hannaford tripled its donations. In total, Hannaford has donated a total of $1.25 million to COVID-19 response efforts throughout the Northeast. In Maine, those generous donations have helped Good Shepherd Food Bank, and organizations in both Portland and Bangor that provide food and shelter for homeless populations, create social distance among homeless individuals, while
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helping them stay healthy amid the crisis. Hannaford is helping Maine students, too. When Jobs For Maine’s Graduates (JMG) students shared with JMG employees that they were struggling to buy food and other necessities, JMG worked with companies including Han-
Bank of America recognizes the Maine State Chamber of Commerce and its members. Community leaders like you are a vital resource and inspiration to us all. Thanks to you, progress is being made and our community is becoming a better place to live and work.
naford, to provide 3,000 students with $100 Hannaford gift cards. Hannaford
President
Mike
Vail
shared that, “Every day, we are learning more about the impact of this virus and responding together as a community to the COVID-19 pandemic. Our company and our associates are working hard in
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our grocery stores to meet the most-basic needs of our community during this difficult time: food and medicine. We hope that this donation also will help the most vulnerable of our neighbors meet their fundamental needs of staying fed and healthy, during this difficult time.” Hannaford’s leadership and the contributions of every Hannaford employee are invaluable to Maine. Their generosity is helping to keep Maine people mostin-need fed and healthy, and their efforts are also helping decrease the spread of
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