Community Spirit

100+ Women Who Care Southern Maine

Submitted by Diane Atwood, Catching Health with Diane Atwood

Monday, January 26th, 2015, 7:05am

100+ Maine women meet four times a year and each member writes a $50 check to a local charity they have voted on. Find out how you, too, can make a difference.

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Submitted by Diane Atwood, Catching Health with Diane Atwood

Thursday, August 28th, 2014, 9:48am

Did you know that Catching Health with Diane Atwood is on the Morning Report every other Tuesday? That's right!

This week I was Jackie Ward's guest and got to share some fun and easy ways to help support two great organizations in Maine. Watch the video...

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Submitted by Diane Atwood, Catching Health with Diane Atwood

Monday, August 25th, 2014, 5:00pm

Veggies for All: Fresh produce for local food pantry

On the third Saturday of every month, from 6:00 to 8:00 am cars line up at the drive-through window of the Volunteer Regional Food Pantry in Unity, Maine.

In that hour and a half, the pantry is able to provide food to about 275 families or nearly 700 people throughout its community. Each family that drives up to the window gets a box full of non perishable food items topped with freshly harvested vegetables. Read more ...

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Submitted by Diane Atwood, Catching Health with Diane Atwood

Monday, July 14th, 2014, 3:19pm

Hunger and Obesity: What’s The Connection?

Part two of a series on hunger in Maine.

In America there is an assumption that with girth comes wealth and that people who are food insecure or malnourished are also automatically thin. Let’s remember that food insecurity means lacking reliable access to a sufficient quantity of affordable, nutritious food. Read more ...

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