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1,000 hikers raise funds for homeless
April 11, 2010
BANGOR, Maine -- The power of social networking
and the Internet has reached the Hike for the
Homeless -- and for the better, several organizers
of the 15th annual event said Saturday
morning.
The Hike for the Homeless is one
of the primary fundraisers for the Bangor Area
Homeless Shelter, which receives 27 percent of its
$500,000 budget from state and federal resources
and the rest through fundraising.
Hikers
leave in groups from four starting points in
...
Hike for the Homeless 2009
Folks in Brewer came together Saturday to do
their part to help those without a place to sleep
at night. Hundreds of walkers showed up for the
Hike for the Homeless, which stepped off from the
Cianchette Building.
Hikers collected
pledges...and all the money will support the
homeless
in greater Bangor...specifically at
the Bangor Area Homeless Shelter. Staffers there
provide shelter, hot meals and crisis
intervention.
State and federal funds only
...
Recent News
04/11/2010
1,000 hikers raise funds for homeless
BANGOR, Maine -- The power of social networking and the Internet has reached the Hike for the Homele...
Hike for the Homeless 2009
Folks in Brewer came together Saturday to do their part to help those without a place to sleep at ni...