06/13/2026
For Immediate Release June 2026
End 68 Hours of Hunger Alton/Barnstead/Pittsfield receive numerous donations from our community during a difficult year for most local families.
End 68 Hours of Hunger would like to recognize the following organizations and individuals who have made a huge impact on our program which provides local families food bags on the weekend.
• Thank you to the Berk Family Fund for a grant in the amount of $250.00 through New Hampshire Charitable Trust.
• Thank you to James Sanborn and the Lavoie Foundation for donating $5000.00 annually for the last several years.
• Thank you to all the volunteers at NH 4H Day of Service/Victory Workers Pittsfield in the amount of $675.00.
• Thank you to all the friends and Family of Barnstead’s resident Mary Ann Nicols who recently passed away for donating in her memory the amount of $675.00.
Thank you to all our End 68 Friends who continue to make monthly/annual donations and answer our calls for local food drives and our Amazon Wish List. All of these efforts to help support our local families.
Our program is sustained solely by volunteers who donate their time up to 10 hours a week and is supported through monetary and food donations from our local community. We provide to families, weekly bags of food, consisting of 2 breakfasts, 2 lunches and 3 dinners from Friday to Monday morning.
Without all of you, we could not be successful in taking care of our families. Thank you!
If you would like to donate, please visit: www.end68hoursofhunger.org or our Give Butter donation platform: https://givebutter.com/end68hoursofhunger and make note Alton/Barn/Pitts or our local donation platform: https://www.nhgives.org/story/60dk6f .
If you know of any families in Alton/Barnstead/Pittsfield needing food help, please have them email: [email protected]. There are no income requirements, just sign up. Families can also apply for our services via this link: https://registration.end68hoursofhunger.org/.
If you would like to volunteer or donate, please contact Lori Mahar, Volunteer Admin for End 68 Hours of Hunger Alton/Barnstead/Pittsfield. Cell: 603-490-5254 or email: [email protected]. Thank you so much!
Our program represents on average 140 kids per week from Alton/Barnstead & Pittsfield NH.
