A HOLIDAY WEEKEND IN BOSTON: HERE'S HOW

SUPPORT 

THE HILLSBOROUGH FOOD PANTRY 

AND 

FARMSTEADS OF NEW ENGLAND

These two institutions in Hillsborough fill important needs in our community. The Hillsborough Food Pantry serves about 120 families each week, and in any week 20-30 of those might be families in Deering. Farmsteads of New England  has two locations, one in Epping and one here in Hillsborough, out School Street a mile or so. Farmsteads provides vocational and recreational activities for adults who have developmental disabilities. One Deering family has brought together the needs of the Food Pantry and "The Farm" in the APPLE fund. Simply stated, the Food Pantry needs produce and meat, both of which are produced by The Farm. The APPLE fund links these two organizations through an endowment that permanently provides funds for the Food Pantry to purchase locally produced, nutritious food and distribute it to those in need. 

You can help the APPLE fund AND spend a weekend in Boston AND buy groceries for a needy family through an on-line auction! That's right, by bidding on a 2-night stay at the renowned Marriott Custom House in Boston, you will help provide funding for a food pantry to give fresh produce to their clients. For each $375 raised by this auction, the APPLE Fund will pay for seasonal produce for one family...forever!

Every dollar raised goes directly to building the APPLE Fund.  Through the generosity and creativity of our many supporters, we have raised 60% of our $30,000 target endowment. Reaching this goal will allow the APPLE Fund to generate enough money for the Food Pantry to give local produce to every family that they serve, in perpetuity. 

Win-Win, right?  Spend a pre Christmas stay in Boston in a luxe hotel while helping your neighbors.