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Beth Jones Elected for Another 2-Year Term
At the monthly Board meeting held Tuesday, June 21, 2016; Executive Director Beth Jones was elected to serve another two-year term as Executive Director. Beth has been the Executive Director for Community Outreach Services for many years.
Beth has functioned as the “face and voice” of COS because of her high visibility and involvement in the day-to-day operations of the organization and as a result, is very well known among those familiar to COS. Beth has surrounded herself with many others who also contribute a good portion of their time and energy to volunteer. The COS Board (pictured below with some members missing) is an active and supporting group. COS has served the emergency needs of its neighbors for over 25 years here in the towns of Kennebunk, Kennebunkport and Arundel. COS also works very closely with the General Assistance Officers of the three towns as well as other local non-profit organizations and churches.
We congratulate and thank Beth for her tireless effort to help those in need. Her leadership of the organization has been a tremendous asset to our community.
Food Pantry Needs Replenishing
Our Food Pantry is in great need of supplies as summer use increases. We are so thankful to be able to help so many who are in need of food for their families. With the faithful support of our community and friends of COS, we have filled nearly 2,000 requests for food since January last year! That’s requests and not individuals. If the average family requesting food is just 4, that amounts to 8,000 people COS was able to provide meals for in a year and a half. We manage, track, record and distribute with great care and attention thanks to our many volunteers who help with food delivery, packaging, stocking, documentation and communications.
And so we turn once again to our community individuals and businesses to help us during the summer when we see a substantial increase of requests for meals from our neighbors who find themselves struggling to buy food.
Will you help us out? Here are the items we need most right now: mayo, pancake mix, pancake syrup, canned fruit, canned ham, beef stew, boxed stuffing, and any gluten-free items.
You may contact us at info@coskennebunks.org to make arrangements for food drop-off or any questions. If your business is interested in running a food drive, you can contact us at the same email address or call us at (207) 604-0445. We’d be happy to help you with the logistics.
Thank you so very much!
2nd Annual Clothing Swap Grows In Size
Nobody likes it when they see their clothing size grow; but, we here at COS love it! The amount raised this year in only our second clothing swap fundraiser increased tremendously. The lure of shopping for clothes, etc. brought out some serious shoppers who in total helped the Food4Thought Backpack initiative raise nearly $2600. Not to mention, there were some unbelievable deals to be had by all attendees. All the proceeds went to purchasing food supplies for our local children who experience hunger. So thank you to the members of the Think Local group for their support of F4T and everyone who had a part in helping fight against child hunger. Be looking for our next annual Clothing Swap.
Thank You for 25 Years!
We are thrilled to celebrate 25 years of serving Kennebunk, Kennebunkport and Arundel. The people of this community have helped invest in our neighbors and friends in a special way. We wish a heartfelt thanks for all who attended our celebration event this year, marking this milestone in our history.