92 Moose, B98.5 and the Capital Area Salvation Military are tenting out for 5 days to gather donations for Essential residents experiencing meals insecurity.
AUGUSTA, Maine — In keeping with the nonprofit Feeding America, almost 180,000 Mainers face starvation, greater than 45,000 of whom are youngsters.
That's why radio hosts from 92 Moose and B98.5 will camp out within the Sam's Membership car parking zone in Augusta for 5 days, beginning Nov. four.
The purpose is to gather meals donations for the Salvation Military of the Capital Area to assist people and households in Kennebec County put meals on their tables.
“What we’re seeing is extra households and people coming to our meals pantry for these much-needed assets,” stated Keith Davis, who runs the Capital Area Salvation Military together with his spouse.
Meat, aspect dishes, greens and sweets are issues that appear unattainable for some Mainers.
“While you come right here to donate to Camp Out Starvation, you’re really serving to your neighbors, as a result of starvation has no face,” Davis stated.
Lizzy Snyder is the host of Matt and Lizzy within the Morning on 92 Moose. She says somebody donated on behalf of a beloved one.
“This morning a lady got here in with tears in her eyes and she or he was donating on behalf of her son that she misplaced final yr,” Snyder stated. “Everyone knows somebody who’s hungry. Everyone knows somebody who’s struggling.”
The purpose of this yr's meals drive is to fill a 53-foot trailer.
“Final yr was the primary yr of that, and we have been capable of fill it from entrance to again and ground to ceiling and produce over 50,000 kilos of meals with a retail worth of over $100,000 for this group,” Davis stated.
Sam's Membership additionally contributed a donation to the trigger.
“They're good sufficient to allow us to sleep right here, however they donated over six large pallets of non-perishables, which has actually helped,” Snyder stated.
Davis says meals insecurity can occur to anybody at any time.
“It could possibly be our neighbor, it could possibly be a faculty child who goes to highschool with our personal children, it could possibly be a co-worker,” Davis stated.
Seeing the variety of people who find themselves greater than prepared to donate develop yr after yr makes tenting folks really feel grateful.
“It's actually good to only give attention to the great of humanity, and that's what we discovered right here,” Snyder says.
Camp Out Starvation additionally accepts money donations.
In case you are unable to attend the meals drive in particular person, you may make a financial donation on-line by clicking right here.
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