{"id":1701,"date":"2019-11-20T20:33:16","date_gmt":"2019-11-20T20:33:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/risingtide.coop\/?page_id=1701"},"modified":"2026-05-05T10:52:45","modified_gmt":"2026-05-05T14:52:45","slug":"co-op-for-community","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/risingtide.coop\/wordpress\/co-op-for-community\/","title":{"rendered":"Co-op for Community"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"metaslider-id-1706\" style=\"width: 100%;\" class=\"ml-slider-3-100-1 metaslider metaslider-flex metaslider-1706 ml-slider ms-theme-default nav-hidden\" role=\"region\" aria-label=\"Co-op for Community\" data-height=\"325\" data-width=\"1600\">\n    <div id=\"metaslider_container_1706\">\n        <div id=\"metaslider_1706\">\n            <ul class='slides'>\n                <li style=\"display: block; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-1724 ms-image \" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" data-date=\"2019-11-20 21:10:55\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/risingtide.coop\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Banner44-1-1476x300.png\" height=\"325\" width=\"1600\" alt=\"\" class=\"slider-1706 slide-1724 msDefaultImage\" title=\"We Love Local\" \/><\/li>\n            <\/ul>\n        <\/div>\n        \n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #008000;\">Shop every Wednesday to support our community<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Every month, we donate .5% of our Wednesday sales to an organization nominated and voted on by our member-owners. That organization is also invited to come into Rising Tide and present<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span>information and takeaways for the public to be educated and aware of this organization\u2019s efforts within our community.<\/p>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #008000;\">May&#8217;s Partner:<br \/><\/span><\/strong><strong><span style=\"color: #008000;\"><br \/><\/span><\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/newcastlefoodpantry.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-34632 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/risingtide.coop\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Ecumenical-300x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/risingtide.coop\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Ecumenical-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/risingtide.coop\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Ecumenical-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/risingtide.coop\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Ecumenical-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/risingtide.coop\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Ecumenical.png 778w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/h1>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">The Newcastle Ecumenical Food Pantry has been serving the Midcoast area since 1989- primarily the towns of Newcastle, Damariscotta and Nobleboro, but they do not turn anyone away.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">The Ecumenical Food pantry was founded in 1989 by Ruth Ives and Gail Berry. Today it is the cooperative effort of 8 area churches and completely volunteer run, with the goal of addressing food insecurity locally.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">They are open every Tuesday from 9:00 AM \u2013 11:00 AM for market-style shopping.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/newcastlefoodpantry.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">newcastlefoodpantry.org<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Shop every Wednesday to support our community Every month, we donate .5% of our Wednesday sales to an organization nominated and voted on by our member-owners. 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