The Game Loft/I Know ME Programs would like to thank Hannaford Supermarket of Belfast for their donation of Halloween candy. This year COVID-19 made it impossible for many kids to enjoy the annual ritual of trick-or-treating. Instead the Game Loft/I Know ME staff and volunteers did “reverse trick-or-treating” for kids by delivering bags of treats to more than 100 households across Waldo County.

This is an extension of the “Care Bags” program we run weekly to give farm produce, canned goods, books, and other materials to kids and families served by the Game Loft/I Know ME. Reaching out to kids during this period of isolation prevents depression and allows us to maintain contact with our kids.

Thanks to all the volunteers who have written postcards, packed bags, and helped in numerous other ways. Thanks to your help during the pandemic we show kids that they are not alone. 

Patricia Estabrook is founding co-director of the Game Loft/I Know ME

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