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Milford Presents delivers bounty to food pantry

| 25 Sep 2017 | 04:03
    Food pantry volunteers Nancy Potter, Liz Steen, and Clare Nied serve dinner from Milford’s many restaurants to a sold-out crowd (Photo provided)
    Food pantry volunteers Nancy Potter, Liz Steen, and Clare Nied serve dinner from Milford’s many restaurants to a sold-out crowd (Photo provided)
    Hotel Fauchere’s William Polatnick “Sharing the Harvest” with a locally harvested heirloom tomato salad (Photo provided)
    Hotel Fauchere’s William Polatnick “Sharing the Harvest” with a locally harvested heirloom tomato salad (Photo provided)
    Jesse from Key Foods serves deli special chicken wings to Milford Borough Councilman Frank Tarquinio, wife, Barbara, and neighbor Karen Loeschorn (Photo provided)
    Jesse from Key Foods serves deli special chicken wings to Milford Borough Councilman Frank Tarquinio, wife, Barbara, and neighbor Karen Loeschorn (Photo provided)
    Father Van Bankston of Milford’s Church of the Good Shepherd waits with an eager crowd before doors open (Photo provided)
    Father Van Bankston of Milford’s Church of the Good Shepherd waits with an eager crowd before doors open (Photo provided)

To the Editor:
The first Share The Harvest fundraiser was a modest party with eight participating restaurants, a table of prizes and a few dozen guests dining under tents to raise $1,000 for the Milford Ecumenical Food Pantry. Thanks to the generosity of the 150 people who came together for a lovely sold out 10th annual Share the Harvest Dinner on Sept. 18, Milford Presents was able to deliver a van full of pantry supplies including hundreds of essential non-perishable food items, baby foods and formula, toiletry goods and pet foods. With the help of a dedicated group of patrons who donated above and beyond the ticket price and a team of volunteers that always includes my mom, I'm humbled to report our most successful event to date: Milford Presents has exceeded our goal of $2,500 by making a total cash donation of $4,500 to help our neighbors in need.  
On behalf of the 60 member businesses of Milford Presents, it is an honor to serve the area's less fortunate. As great as Milford is at hosting music festivals and cultural events, we are a business community that cares. Share the Harvest continues as both tradition and testament to that kindness.  
In the spirit of giving, we encourage the community to keep this cause close to your heart throughout the year. Please consider making a direct donation to the “Ecumenical Food Pantry." Donations may be made at any time at the pantry (there's a collection bin on the front porch) and checks may be mailed to the organization at 321 5th St, Milford PA 18337.
Thank you for your support of Share the Harvest—MIlford!
Amy Eisenberg
Event Coordinator and Executive Director
Milford Presents
MilfordPA.us