Healthy Acadia is hosting an online, “Healthy Food For All” silent auction throughout the month of June to raise funds to support the Downeast Gleaning Initiative. Up for bid are an array of enticing local experiences, including a private, four-course dinner for eight people prepared by Sassafrass Catering, an overnight stay in Lubec, fresh Maine lobster, a Bar Harbor getaway package, and a lakeside sauna and dinner at Kendall Farm Cottage on Boyden Lake. 

To view the “Healthy Food For All” silent auction items and place your bids, please visit: bit.ly/gleaningauction. 

All proceeds from the winning bids will benefit Healthy Acadia’s Downeast Gleaning Initiative, which makes nutritious local produce available to individuals and families who are experiencing hunger in our communities. Gleaning Initiative staff and volunteers partner with dozens of local farms and home gardeners to harvest surplus fruits and vegetables and deliver the fresh produce to a broad network of community food pantries and free meal programs. Since 2013, the Gleaning Initiative has distributed over 300,000 pounds of healthy, locally grown produce to food security organizations across Hancock and Washington counties.

Click here to learn more about the Downeast Gleaning Initiative.

For questions related to the silent auction, please contact Sara Willett at sara.willett@healthyacadia.org.