26th Annual Holiday Basket fundraiser for LIFE Ministries Food Pantry on Dec. 2-6

WOLFEBORO — For the 26th year, the Wolfeboro Rotary Club and L.I.F.E. Ministries Food Pantry will hold their joint Holiday Basket fundraiser to benefit the Food Pantry. Since 1999, the Holiday Basket has been the Food Pantry’s largest annual fundraiser, with its proceeds going to provide food to families in need in Wolfeboro and surrounding towns.

The event will begin Tuesday, Dec. 2, and runs through Saturday, Dec. 6. Berkshire Hathaway Home Services Verani Realty has offered its office at 22 South Main St. as a drop-off point for donations during normal business hours. 

The Food Pantry has experienced a steadily increasing need for services since mid-2022. The Pantry provided 153,951 meal equivalents in 2022. That increased to 241,388 in 2023 and 291,686 in 2024. As of Nov. 5, it had provided 267,717 meal equivalents. At the Nov. 5 distribution alone, it registered 28 new clients.

Donations may also be dropped off at the Rotary Christmas Tree Sale at the Clark Museum Complex at 218 South Main St. from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday through Sunday, mailed to L.I.F.E. Ministries Food Pantry at P.O. Box 476, Wolfeboro Falls, N.H. 03896, or made via PayPal through the Pantry’s website at lifeministriesfoodpantry.org.