Central Distributors president and general manager Michael Barriault and employees present the $515 raised through their company jean days to United Way of Andro. County Executive Director Joleen Bedard.

The employees of Central Distributors in Lewiston recently donated the $515 they raised through the company’s jean days to the United Way of Androscoggin County.

“United Way of Androscoggin County is an organization that belongs to and is made up of the community,” said Executive Director Joleen Bedard. “Central Distributors employees have shown their support for what community means by volunteering and donating in excess of $132,500 over the past five years.”

Central Distributors is a family-owned, full-service beverage distributor that serves all sixteen Maine counties and employs 100 people. The company specializes in beer, wine and other non-alcohol products. It features a world-class beer portfolio that includes domestic, craft, and imported beer and ales and a wine portfolio that includes table wines, sparkling and fortified varieties from the most popular wine regions in the world. For more information, see www.centraldistributors.com

United Way of Androscoggin County is part of a worldwide movement of nearly 1,800 community-based United Ways in 41 countries and territories. It advances the common good by focusing upon education, income and health – the building blocks for a good quality of life – and by mobilizing millions to action to improve conditions in their local communities. For more information, see www.UnitedWayAndro.org.