Bangor Walmart Donates Money To Charity

The Bangor Walmart has donated $2000 each to the Pine Tree Chapter of the American Red Cross and the Good Shepherd Food Bank.

Officials from both organizations say they are thankful for the contribution.

The Pine Tree Chapter provides food, clothing and emergency shelter to victims of house fires and other disasters. This year, the organization has responded to more than 150 house fires since last summer and assisted more than 400 people.

"It's extraordinarily important. There have been more house fires in the Bangor area and throughout eastern and northern Maine than at any other time since the Red Cross began its service nearly 100 years ago," said Mike Sirota, development director for the Pine Tree Red Cross.

Dan Holmes with the Good Shepherd Food Bank says that to his agency a $2000 donation is more like a $25,000 donation since Good Shepherd is able to buy food for discounted prices.

"We see a lot of agencies that come in and a powerful amount of food going out the door and in turn they take that to put into their community to give out to people who come to the pantry. So our food that is going out the door has tremendously increased in the past year," he said.
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