Stephen King offers help for the horrors of Maine heating costs
With so many people struggling right now and the state of Maine facing a more than fifty percent cut in federal heating assistance this winter, horror icon Stephen King is stepping in to lend a hand.
Using the three radio stations he owns, he’s asking listeners to chip in $70,000 to keep low-income residents warm and then his foundation will match it, bringing the total donation to $140,000.
“We’ll match up to $70,000 of the amount raised,” King said in a telephone interview. “This economy is terrible and Tabitha and I both worry so much about Bangor because it truly is a working-class town and we are always looking for ways to help, and right now this is a great need.”
According to Shawn Yardley, director of Bangor Health and Community Services, there have been more desperate calls to his office seeking help in the last two weeks than the office has had in the last three years, so indeed, King’s efforts couldn’t come at a better time.
The only question is, will it be enough?
Full story at Bangor Daily News via Business Week.
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