To support increased need, Westbrook-based Gowrie group has announced a $60,000 donation match to benefit the Shoreline Soup Kitchens and Pantries, which serve residents in East Lyme, Lyme, Old Lyme and communities in southern Middlesex County. Gowrie Group has an annual donation challenge to benefit the organization, and this year has a goal to raise $200,000.

Partner sponsors including LC Doane Company, Tower Labs, Lenny and Joe’s Fish Tale, Sound Rigging, BrandTech Scientific and Essex Financial will also match donations made to the kitchen.

“As needs rose during 2020, so did our trust in the community spirit which served as a life raft enlarging to meet the need,” Amy Hollis, executive director of the Shoreline Soup Kitchens and Pantries said in a release. “My heart is filled with gratitude for the wide-reaching support that ensures food is available at all SSKP pantries and meal sites. Thank you to Carter Gowrie, Gowrie Group, staff and friends. You make a tangible difference in the lives of individuals.”

Donations can be made online at donatenow.networkforgood.org/SSKP with “Gowrie Challenge” as the designation or by mailing a check to The Shoreline Soup Kitchens and Pantries, Attn: Gowrie Challenge, PO Box 804, Essex, CT 06426 with “Gowrie Challenge” in the memo line on the check.

For more information, visit shorelinesoupkitchens.org.

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