This is the second annual winter appeal for help with
donations of non-perishable food items to the Portland Vet-Center Homeless Vet
food pantry. American Legion Field-Allen Post 148 of Windham has been
supporting this important venture for two years and is entering its third
season with the cupboards bare after the holidays.
Post 148 Service Officer, Chuck Whynot and assistant Post
Service Officer, Bill Cassidy, cleared the
reserves to support the holiday
needs in the Portland Homeless Vet community. It is now time to restock the
shelves for 2019.
The Portland Vet-Center Food Pantry is a small enterprise
serving approximately 20 to 30 veterans a week who are homeless or food
insecure. Over the past two years, the Legion has collected donations and distributed
over two tons of food under this program.
You can help by donating non-perishable food items such as: soups,
canned or pouched type meat products, cereals, drink boxes, snacks, and canned
pasta products.
Donations can be brought to the Windham Veterans Center,
35 Veterans Memorial Drive, (behind Hannaford’s) on Wednesdays from 9 to 11 am.
Food collected on Wednesdays is sorted and delivered on Thursday each week to
the Portland Vet-Center for the pantry. All donations for the Portland Area
homeless veterans are greatly appreciated.
Financial donations are also appreciated and will be used to purchase
items not donated. Checks may be made payable to: Field-Allen Post 148-Food, PO
Box 1776, Windham, Maine 04062. Thank You again for your generosity,
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