We need your help to keep food moving for our neighbors.

Lamoille Community Food Share’s transport vehicle has reached the end of the road. After less than three years at LCFS (and with only 55,000 miles) the 8-year-old truck is no longer able to pass inspection and needs to be replaced.

This is an unexpected expense, and one we simply can’t absorb within our regular operating budget. We’re launching a special appeal to raise at least $30,000, and ideally closer to $40,000, to put a reliable replacement vehicle on the road.

Having a reliable vehicle is critical to our operation. Just since January of this year, the truck has made 286 grocery store pick-ups, totaling more than 57,000 pounds of donated food with an estimated wholesale value of $113,000. Our new vehicle will be a cargo van rather than another truck with a cap, making it easier for our team to load and unload food efficiently.

"Reliable transportation isn’t a luxury for Lamoille Community Food Share—it’s essential. Our vehicle allows us to bring in donated and purchased food and get it onto our shelves and into the hands of our neighbors. Without it, we simply couldn’t keep pace with the need. A reliable vehicle means reliable access to food, and every trip helps ensure our neighbors have what they need to put meals on the table. – Amy Davidson, Board President"

If you’re able to stretch your support to Lamoille Community Food Share this year, we would be incredibly grateful for a special gift toward this vehicle. A contribution of any size will help us get on the road to continue doing what we do every day: rescuing good food and making sure it gets to people who need it.

Thank you for helping keep LCFS moving, and for being part of a community that looks out for its neighbors.

With gratitude,

Susan Drew, Program and Development Manager

Replacement Vehicle

A special request: Help us keep our food moving