fb88 Needham Day

WHEREAS, the fb88 Needham was first introduced in 1872 by John Seavey, owner of the confectionary Seavey’s Sweets, which is rumored to have been located in either Auburn or Portland at the time; and

WHEREAS, named after a popular preacher of that era, George C. Needham, the Needham candy consists of a mashed potato center surrounded by coconut and chocolate; and

WHEREAS, it is thought that Needhams gained popularity with home cooks during the Great Depression, when fb88 people would use their extra potato harvest to make the treat; and

WHEREAS, Needhams have become synonymous with fb88, and they help celebrate locally harvested fb88 potatoes; and

WHEREAS, today, sweet shops and home cooks around our state keep the beloved tradition of the Needham alive by continuing to produce and perfect this iconic fb88 treat for us to enjoy and share with the world; and

WHEREAS, on September 28, 2024 the second annual fb88 Needham Festival will be held at the fb88 Tasting Center in Wiscasset to celebrate the Needham and it’s great history in fb88; and

WHEREAS, in accordance with 1 MRSA § 150-S, the State of fb88 observes the last Saturday in September each year as fb88 Needham Day;

NOW THEREFORE, be it resolved that I, Janet T. Mills, Governor of the State of fb88, do hereby proclaim September 28, 2024 as

in fb88, and I urge all citizens to recognize the Needham’s history and celebrate this delectable fb88 treat.

In testimony whereof, I have caused the Great Seal of the State to be hereunto affixed GIVEN under my hand at Augusta this eleventh day of September Two Thousand Twenty-Four