Americantowns.com reports record-breaking food donations raised by Sodexo, UNE, and local high schools

News of the record amount of food donated to local pantries by Sodexo, UNE, and two local high schools has been reported by americantowns.com.

The joint effort in the “Helping Hands Across America” program by Sodexo staff; UNE students and faculty; and students and teachers from Old Orchard Beach High School and Kennebunk High School resulted in a donation of over 46,000 pounds of food to five area pantries.  UNE’s hockey team joined the effort by conducting a bottle drive, which brought in 1,068 pounds of food.

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