Governor Mills Volunteers at Good Shepherd Food Bank on Statewide Day of Service

Press Release

As a capstone to her inaugural week in office, Governor Janet Mills along with several members of her family participated in a statewide "Day of Service" Saturday morning by volunteering at the Good Shepherd Food Bank in Auburn to help sort and box food donations.

Governor Mills with staff of Good Shepherd Food Bank
Governor Mills with staff and volunteers at Good Shepherd Food Bank
"This is what Mainers do, we roll up our sleeves and open our hearts to do the best we can to help others who are in need," said Governor Janet Mills. "I long for the day that food pantries and emergency food services are no longer necessary in our state, but until then, I am grateful for the many volunteers across Maine, including the ones I joined on the assembly line this morning, who lend their helping hands."

Good Shepherd Food Bank is a non-profit organization dedicated to eliminating hunger in Maine by distributing nutritious food to people in need. Good Shepherd served more than 178,000 Mainers and distributed more than 28.7 million pounds of food in 2017 alone.

The Day of Service was intended to be a call to action to foster community and civic engagement as part of leading Maine in a new, better direction -- the promise of the Governor's campaign. As part of this effort, the Mills Transition Team has partnered with the Maine Commission of Community Service and various agencies and non-profits to identify specific projects and activities that volunteers can participate in across all sixteen counties. Projects ranged from serving meals, to supporting food drives, to coaching youth basketball, to clearing snow, and installing fire detectors, among many other worthy activities.

Note: Photos of the event are courtesy of Good Shepherd Food Bank and the Governor's Office.

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