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OLD TOWN, Maine — The Old Town Rotary Club is supplying families in need with food for the holidays for the second year. Even more so during the Christmas season, families struggle to make ends meet. Some parents have to make tough decisions like whether to spend $20 on their child’s gift or feed the rest of their family for a couple of days, rotarian Linda Bryant said. That’s where her work began. “Last year I started doing birthday bags for the schools … because families are having a difficult time.