Window Panes is Raising Money for the Bar Harbor Food Pantry And matching donations up to $5,000.
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Window Panes is Raising Money for the Bar Harbor Food Pantry

And matching donations up to $5,000.

Shaun Farrar

Smiling older couple sitting together outdoors in front of a leafy hedge
Julie and Greg Veilleux via Window Panes Facebook.

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BAR HARBOR—The holidays are often a time of celebration and gathering, with many of those festivities being centered around food. Not everyone can afford to buy food for entertainment and struggle daily to feed themselves or their families. Area food pantries help out with those burdens and seem to be experiencing constantly increasing usage.

For the month of November, Window Panes will be accepting monetary donations for the Bar Harbor Food Pantry and will be matching those donations, dollar for dollar, up to $5,000.

According to Window Panes co-owner Julie Veilleux, last year window panes raised over $12,000 for the Bar Harbor Food Pantry.

Fundraising poster asking for November cash or check donations to the Bar Harbor Food Pantry, with Window Panes matching donations 100% up to $5,000.

Last year, the pantry, volunteers, other nonprofits, and local businesses worked hard together to make sure people didn’t go hungry.

That work hasn’t ended.

“We saw a need and were happy to take this on. Seeing how our community and those from away rallied around this was powerful and heartwarming. Small acts of kindness in your community can make huge impacts,“ Greg and Julie Veilleux said in 2025. “We are grateful to all those who donated. Thank you!”

In all, $6,058 was raised through donations and Window Panes matched with $6,058 for a total of $12,116 last year.

On a Window Panes Facebook post this month, the Veilleuxes wrote, “Let’s work together to help our neighbors, easing their concerns about food insecurity and rising food costs.”

Window Panes is accepting cash and checks, payable to Bar Harbor Food Pantry. For donations to be matched they must be dropped off at the store, which is open 10-6. Parking in Bar Harbor is currently free and plentiful, they noted.

“We were both grateful to lead this fundraiser and we and the food pantry were both thrilled with the outcome. Our community really rallies to help each other out and this was just another example,” Julie Veilleux said last year.

“We have been so touched and honored by this incredible drive. Seeing how Window Panes, and so many of their patrons, rallied to show this support means everything to us and the neighbors we serve,” former Board Chair Jena Young had said of last year’s fundraiser. “This fall and winter we have especially seen small businesses, stepping up with food and financial donations. Window Panes is an excellent leader in the business community and this is a great example of that small town plus small business spirit trickling out!”

About the Bar Harbor Food Pantry

The Bar Harbor Food Pantry offers relief, nourishment, and hope to individuals and families across Mount Desert Island and surrounding communities. Through the support of generous donors and volunteers, the Pantry provides nutritious food and essential resources to anyone in need. Together, the Pantry’s staff, volunteers, and community partners work toward a future where no one faces food insecurity.

For more information, visit barharborfoodpantry.org.

For more information about Window Panes, check out its website here.

SOME FOOD RESOURCES

Donation drive flyer: Window Panes will match cash or check donations to the Bar Harbor Food Pantry during November, with drop-off details and contact information.
Harbor House Community Service Center food drive flyer featuring donation items, dates November 2–16, 2026, and drop-off locations in Southwest Harbor and Tremont.

OPEN TABLE MDI FREE COMMUNITY SUPPERS!

Flyer for free community suppers from Open Table MDI, featuring a group dinner photo and event details for Bar Harbor and Southwest Harbor.

WESTSIDE FOOD PANTRY SCHEDULE

Westside Food Pantry 2026–2027 schedule listing distribution dates and times at St. John Episcopal Church.

COMMON GOOD HOURS

Community events schedule listing Sunday popovers and coffee, Wednesday community lunch, Friday grocery delivery and dinner with live music, and Saturday food pantry.

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