The Mount Union Food Bank is a mission of the Mount Union Ministerium and, as such, is supported by volunteers and contributions from member churches. The food bank is also supported by the Central Pennsylvania Food Bank, businesses and organizations. Kennard and Kay Coons are the food bank’s new coordinators, assuming duties following the recent…
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Amazon helps keep college’s food pantry stocked with $100,000 food donation
Amazon Go and Amazon Fresh are donating food and equipment to help a New York City college support thousands of students battling food insecurity. As students across New York City return to in-person classes, Amazon is donating $100,000 worth of food to a local community college’s on-campus food pantry that supports thousands of students each year….
Fulton organizations raise tons of food to help SERVE
Three service Fulton organizations worked together to raise tons of food to help SERVE. Fulton Rotary, Breakfast Optimist Club and Kiwanis raised 4,349.24 pounds of food to help SERVE. “When we learned the shelves of SERVE’s food pantry were practically empty, the Rotary Club of Fulton challenged the Kiwanis Club of Fulton and Fulton Breakfast…
Northmoor food pantry donates nearly 10,000 pounds in first year
Ernie Martel says the inspiration for the little food pantry came from his beloved and giving late wife June. He’ll be the first to tell you it’s been a great life all thanks to his wife, June. “You can’t be married to someone 64 years and not know them inside and out,” Martel said. What…
Young man in Troy goes the extra mile to volunteer at food pantry
TROY, N.Y. (NEWS10) – Every Friday, you can find Christopher Conway and his mother Cindy volunteering in Troy at the Mount Ida Food Pantry. For some, volunteering is a chore, but for Christopher, it’s the day of the week he looks forward to the most. Christopher started volunteering at the food pantry last year. The…
Student-run grocery store takes good deeds as payment, helps tackle food insecurity
One high school is helping fight food insecurity with a student-run grocery store that uses paying it forward as capital. During a particularly difficult year for millions struggling to make ends meet and get food on the table, Linda Tutt High School in Sanger, Texas, partnered with a local nonprofit to ensure students and their…
Metallica Rock Fonda Theatre in L.A. for Charity
Metallica continued their string of unique performances surrounding the release of their new album, Hardwired… To Self-Destruct, with an intimate theater gig in Los Angeles on Thursday, Dec. 15. The show took place at the Fonda Theatre, with proceeds benefitting the Los Angeles Regional Food Bank. The legendary metal band performed new tunes “Atlas Rise!,” “Moth Into Flame”…
Santas run through Asbury Park for charity
More than 1,000 runners dressed as Santa Claus took to the streets of Asbury Park to raise money for a local food bank. The Asbury Park Santa Run was held Saturday morning. The 5K run will benefit the Red Bank-based charity LunchBreak. Source: Santas run through Asbury Park for charity | News 12 New Jersey
This Food Truck Serves Free Burritos To Homeless People In Los Angeles
Source: The Huffington Post / Sarah Ruiz-Grossman This food truck is serving up free burritos, wrapped in community kindness, to people in need. The Share A Meal food truck, run by nonprofit Khalsa Peace Corps, gives out hot burritos to homeless people around Los Angeles five days a week. Volunteers make anywhere from 150 to 250 burritos per night,…
Group wants to start mobile food pantry for Hagerstown-area homeless
Source: Herald Media / Dave McMillion A group of people who have been volunteering to help various local organizations now wants to start a mobile food pantry to distribute food to those living in homeless camps in the Hagerstown area. Of the 60 people involved in the group, about 20 are area physicians, including Dr….