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DEAR SUN SPOTS: There will be a free public supper at the Knights of Columbus Hall, 148 Main St., Jay, on Saturday, March 12. Doors open at noon to help people stay warm and socialize.

The meal will be served from 4:30 to 6 p.m. and features boiled dinner, fish chowder, salad, bread, veggies and desserts.

To use the elevator: Come in the back door, push and hold the buzzer button on stairwell wall. You will hear it, and we will come help you.

Androscoggin Bank is our Friend of the Supper for this meal, along with continued support from Dunkin’ Donuts and our other wonderful supporters. Donations accepted but not required.

We still need many items for the dinner: 35 pounds corned beef, 30 pounds roast beef, 30 pounds cabbage, 30 pounds carrots, three 5-pound bags frozen peas, four large containers of beef broth, 50 pounds potatoes, 10 pounds chowder fish, 10 pounds sea legs, one box corn starch, one box brown sugar, one bottle vinegar, one bottle Worcestershire sauce, 10 packages split green peas, 5.5 gallons white milk, 1.5 gallons chocolate milk, 4.5 quarts half-and-half, four 2-liter containers of soda, 14 dozen dinner rolls, four heads lettuce, two bags fresh spinach, eight peppers assorted colors, six cucumbers, three red onions, 5 pounds tomatoes, 1 bundle celery, 40 pounds fresh vegetables, 5 pounds sharp cheddar cheese, watermelon or some other fresh fruit, your favorite homemade dish or dessert treat to share, and cash for things we need and can’t get any other way. — Mike, 779-6951, mikes04239@yahoo.com

DEAR SUN SPOTS: Re your Feb. 21 story on food banks, readers may want to visit www.AmpleHarvest.org to learn about a nationwide campaign to diminish hunger in America by enabling backyard gardeners to share their crops with neighborhood food pantries.

AmpleHarvest.org can help you help your local food pantry. Harvest food from your home garden, visit AmpleHarvest.org to find a local food pantry, and then share your garden bounty. It’s that simple.

If your community has a food pantry not currently listed at AmpleHarvest.org, urge the pantry staff to register at www.AmpleHarvest.org

Backed by Google, the U.S. Department of Agriculture and many faith organizations, AmpleHarvest.org is free and has more than 3,300 food pantries registered in all 50 states. Check it out. — Gary Oppenheimer, gary@AmpleHarvest.org, 973-409-4093

DEAR SUN SPOTS: The Root Cellar, 89 Birch St., Lewiston, will have a clothing distribution on Friday from 10:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.

There will be free professional and casual clothing items and shoes of all sizes for infants, children, teens, men and women. It is open to everyone in the community.

Clothing donations are accepted Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Only donate what you would wear yourself. Thanks so much! — Emily Copenhaver, 782-3659, emily@therootcellar.org

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