Partnership provides healthy food for Hospice

REGIONAL – Thanks to a new partnership, families receiving support at Erie Shores Hospice will enjoy home-cooked meals featuring fresh local produce.

Lee and Maria’s and Libro Credit Union have launched a partnership to provide produce boxes delivered free of charge weekly to the Erie Shores location of The Hospice of Windsor and Essex County. Hospice volunteers can then turn the seasonal fruits and vegetables into meals for families with patients at the hospice.

The roughly $1,200 donation is part of Lee and Maria’s Sponsor-a-Box program, which sees weekly customized produce boxes delivered to non-profit organizations across Windsor-Essex.

“Libro Credit Union is passionate about supporting our communities – that is the essence of who we are at Libro,” said Lori Atkinson, Regional Manager, Community Banking at Libro Credit Union.

“Traditionally, our subscription box members contribute to these donations, but thanks to the generosity of Libro Credit Union, we’re able to extend our support to The Hospice, Erie Shores Campus, a very deserving organization,” said Kathy Mastronardi-Black, Vice President of Market and Wholesale Sales for Lee and Maria’s.

The donation will see produce from over 20 farms across Windsor-Essex, and Chatham-Kent delivered to hospice.