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Workers at the L.L. Bean shipping center prepare to package donated canned foods to be distributed for food pantries across the state of Maine, Tuesday, March 24, 2020, in Freeport, Maine. The outdoor retailer, which is experiencing sinking sales because of coronavirus, is partnering with the Good Shepherd food bank. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)

Workers at the L.L. Bean shipping center prepare to package donated canned foods to be distributed for food pantries across the state of Maine, Tuesday, March 24, 2020, in Freeport, Maine. The outdoor retailer, which is experiencing sinking sales because of coronavirus, is partnering with the Good Shepherd food bank. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)

Veazie music teacher raises more than $1,000 for Good Shepherd by selling self-recorded album

January 8, 2021

A Veazie Community School music director raised about $1,250 for Maine’s largest hunger relief organization by selling copies of his own Christmas album.

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