The idea is simple:
- Hillsboro Food Pantry serves over 120 families each week and is in dire need of fresh produce and meat.
- Farmsteads of New England is an occupational therapy farm that provides dozens of developmentally disabled adults the opportunity to grow produce and raise farm animals.
- The A.P.P.L.E. Fund links these two organizations through an endowment that permanently provides funds for the Food Pantry to purchase locally produced healthy food and distribute it to those in need.
MISSION STATEMENT
The purpose of The APPLE Fund is to distribute nutritious and locally-produced foods to the patrons of The Hillsboro Food Pantry. The APPLE Fund is a permanent endowment managed by the New Hampshire Charitable Foundation (a federally-registered 501(c)-3 organization). Each year, the fund distributes money directly to the Hillsboro Food Pantry.
The APPLE Fund:
- provides funds to The Hillsborough Food Pantry for the purchase of locally-grown produce.
- provides the Hillsboro Food Pantry with funds (as available after the procurement of produce) for the purchase of locally-raised meat, eggs, and/or dairy.
- encourages an ongoing relationship between the Hillsboro Food Pantry and Farmsteads of New England.
WHO WE ARE
- Hillsboro Food Pantry serves five area towns, providing weekly groceries to over 120 families.
- Farmsteads of New England provides a vocational, recreational, and residential farming environment for people with autism and other developmental disabilities.
- The APPLE Fund operates under the auspices of New Hampshire Charitable Foundation, one of America's oldest and largest community charitable foundations.
The APPLE Fund thanks our many generous donors who have helped to establish our endowment.
Founding Donors:
Lori Bergeron
Stacey and David Brooks
Carolyn and Paul Grant
Cathrine and Ken Hopf
Norma and David Hubbard
Jennifer and Robert Kiihne
Muriel and Joseph Kozma
Boyd and Paula Marsh
Jim and Bethany Newcomb
Michael and Lara Shields
Forest Simon
Marshall Simon
Michael and Lenore Smith
Ed Zuckerman
We also thank the following people for their time and effort:
- Heidi Waugaman-Page (logo design)
- Jamey Barone (website)
DIRECTORS
- Eric J. Simon, Ph.D.
- Amanda Marsh, Ph.D.
WAYS TO GIVE
The APPLE Fund is grateful for the support of our wonderful community. Below are some of the ways you can help. Whether making a donation or volunteering your time, your support is greatly appreciated.
The Hillsboro Food Pantry APPLE Fund is a 501(c)3 charitable organization managed by the New Hampshire Charitable Foundation. Every penny of your donation will be used to establish a permanent endowment that will provide funds directly to the Hillsboro Food Pantry. All gifts to the APPLE Fund are tax deductible.
Donate online through NH Charitable Foundations. Just follow that link and use the fund name "Hillsboro Food Pantry APPLE Fund"
**OR**
Make checks payable to: "NH Charitable Trust - APPLE Fund"
Mail checks to:
The Hillsboro Food Pantry APPLE Fund
30 Tubbs Hill Road
Hillsboro, NH 03244
Contact the APPLE Fund
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