Weekend Getaways in Boston!

Spend a weekend in Boston and help buy groceries for a needy family! That's right, by bidding on a 2-night stay at the renowned Marriott Custom House in Boston, you will help provide funding for a food pantry to give fresh produce to their clients. For each $375 raised by this auction, the APPLE Fund will pay for seasonal produce for one family...forever!

Every dollar raised goes directly to building the APPLE Fund, a permanent endowment that sends funds directly to the Hillsborough Food Pantry every year to purchase locally grown, nutritious food and distribute it to those in need. Through the generosity and creativity of our many supporters, we have raised 60% of our $30,000 target endowment. Reaching this goal will allow the APPLE Fund to generate enough money for the Food Pantry to give local produce to every family that they serve, in perpetuity.

So, BID to help the APPLE Fund! Another great way to help is by spreading the word to your friends, families, and colleagues. Thanks for your support, and good luck!

The idea is simple:

* The Hillsborough Food Pantry serves over 120 families each week and is in dire need of fresh produce and meat. www.hillsboroughfoodpantry.org

* Farmsteads of New England is an occupational therapy farm that offers dozens of developmentally disabled adults the opportunity to grow produce and raise farm animals. www.farmsteads-ne.org

* The APPLE Fund links these two organizations through an endowment that permanently provides funds for the Food Pantry to purchase locally produced, nutritious food and distribute it to those in need. www.hillsboroapplefund.org