Where you and your family can volunteer in Atlanta for Thanksgiving
Recently released U.S. Census figures show a drop in Georgia’s poverty rate but several charity leaders said they can’t see it. In fact, they say they see just as much need, if not more – especially...
View ArticleLend a hand this holiday season with charitable drives in Atlanta
This holiday season, share the love and give back to the community by participating in some of the many food, toy and clothing drives in and around Atlanta. Through your contributions, you can help...
View ArticleAnnouncing The Color Run® "Miles for Meals" Movement Stay happy and healthy...
SALT LAKE CITY, Nov. 18, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- The Color Run®, the largest 5k event series in the world, is excited to announce the Miles for Meals Movement, the first at home 5k produced by The Color...
View ArticlePark Ridge Health Associates Help Stock Salvation Army Food Pantry (Adventist...
(Source: Adventist Health System Sunbelt Healthcare Corporation) Park Ridge Health Associates Help Stock Salvation Army Food Pantry The October food drive helps fill the pantry shelves ahead of the...
View ArticleGov. Fallin’s Feeding Oklahoma Drive Exceeds Goal (The Office of the Governor...
(Source: The Office of the Governor of the State of Oklahoma) OKLAHOMA CITY - Governor Mary Fallin's sixth annual Feeding Oklahoma Drive, which ran October 1 through 31, exceeded its goal of raising 2...
View ArticleFood Lion Feeds Launches "Holidays Without Hunger" Campaign to Help Feed...
(Source: Food Lion LLC) Food Lion Feeds Launches 'Holidays Without Hunger' Campaign to Help Feed Local Families in Need this Holiday Season SALISBURY, N.C., Nov. 18, 2015/PRNewswire / -- This holiday...
View ArticleFood Lion Feeds Launches "Holidays Without Hunger" Campaign to Help Feed...
SALISBURY, N.C., Nov. 18, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- This holiday season, Food Lion is partnering with customers in its more than 1,100 stores, Nov. 18 through Dec. 22, to help solve hunger through its Food...
View ArticleSmart & Final Hosts 90 Holiday Food Drives To Benefit Local California Charities
COMMERCE, Calif., Nov. 18, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Smart & Final is sponsoring 90 food drives throughout California this holiday season to feed local families in need. The grocer is accepting canned...
View ArticleSoMa Streat Food Park and FAZE Apparel hosting Feed SF food drive this Sunday
nevius0416_PH1SoMa Streat Food Park Photo: The Chronicle 2012 Looking for a way to help those in need this Thanksgiving? Related Links Newly launched Food Runners app makes it easier to get food to...
View ArticleA city in Kentucky is turning parking tickets into a way to feed the hungry
See Also Lexington, Kentucky found a way to make parking tickets a little less horrible. We’re all too familiar with the feeling: you approach your car only to see the blaring neon slap in the face...
View ArticleCity allows unpaid parking tickets to be paid off with canned foods
Lexington, Kentucky is doing something unique for those who have parking tickets. The Lexington Parking Authority has launched a "Food for Fines" program. Residents with parking tickets can get them...
View ArticleAngels to host Thanksgiving food drive this weekend (Los Angeles Angels of...
(Source: Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim) ANAHEIM -- The Angels will host their 15th annual Thanksgiving Holiday Canned Food Drive this weekend, with all...
View ArticleSecond Harvest Food Bank Needs Turkeys so Families Can Enjoy Traditional...
(Source: Second Harvest Food Bank) db154d08-771f-45f6-b20d-81adc42633e4.pdf Contact: Caitlin Kerk 408.266.8866 ext. 368 408.858.9208 cell SECOND HARVEST FOOD BANK NEEDS TURKEYS SO FAMILIES CAN ENJOY...
View ArticleAngels to host Thanksgiving food drive this weekend
ANAHEIM -- The Angels will host their 15th annual Thanksgiving Holiday Canned Food Drive this weekend, with all proceeds benefiting the Second Harvest Food Bank of Orange County....
View ArticleGovernor Cuomo Announces Partnership With Walmart, Wegmans, National...
(Source: The Office of the Governor of the State of New York) Thanks to generous food donations from Walmart, Wegmans and the National Supermarket Association, meals are being assembled and packaged to...
View ArticleEighth Annual Holiday Food Drive (Aurora Regional Chamber of Commerce)
(Source: Aurora Regional Chamber of Commerce) Benefitting the Aurora Area Interfaith Food Pantry As a business person, like yourself, and a member of this community who believes that giving back is a...
View ArticleMAYOR SEGARRA ANNOUNCES SEVERAL CITY OF HARTFORD HOLIDAY FOOD, TOY AND...
(Source: City of Hartford, CT) (November 23, 2015) Several departments in the City of Hartford are collecting food items, new toys for children and new winter clothing for adults and children to help...
View ArticleTurkey trots becoming annual Thanksgiving Day tradition
By of the Journal Sentinel Nov. 23, 2015 6:12 a.m. In 2004, world-class racewalker Amber Budahn just wanted to get together with her clients in honor of the Thanksgiving holiday. The former...
View ArticleFive Ford Transit Connect Vans Donated to Help Feed Those in Need Starting...
(Source: Ford Motor Company) Ford is donating five Transit Connect cargo vans to organizations dedicated to hunger relief serving the Kansas City, Louisville, Miami, Phoenix and Dallas metropolitan...
View ArticleHelp Feed Hungry Houston Families with HPD's Comida/Food Drive (Fiesta Mart LLC)
(Source: Fiesta Mart LLC) Bayou City: 'Tis the season to show your spirit of the holidays by participating in the 30th Annual HPD Comida/Food Drive,...
View ArticleSimmons Hanly Conroy Donates Over 25,000 Pounds of Food to Illinois Food...
(Source: Simmons Hanly Conroy LLC) November 25, 2015 Jim Howard (left), Sheree Thacker (right middle) and Amy Fair (right) and the food that was delivered to the Crisis Food Center in Alton. Daily...
View ArticleRound Rock Area Serving Center food drive a success
Lori Scott surveyed row after row of pantry shelves, stocked full with food, and she smiled. “There are times of the year when these shelves are empty,” she said. “This is very nice.” Scott serves as...
View ArticleO's committed all year in fight against hunger
BALTIMORE -- The Orioles are continuing their fight against hunger with several notable events this holiday season. Earlier this month, members of the front office volunteered at the Maryland Food...
View ArticleFlorida mom hosts Thanksgiving for group of Marines who couldn't make it home
An Orange Park, Florida, mom opened her home to a group of 15 Marines who serve alongside her son at Naval Air Station Jacksonville and served them all a home-cooked Thanksgiving meal. “Hi guys....
View ArticleMGM Grand Detroit Doubles Donations to Gleaners, Forgotten Harvest on...
(Source: Forgotten Harvest) Microsoft Word - MGM Grand Detroit_GIVINGTUESDAY_Press Release_FINAL_112515.docx FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MGM Grand Detroit Doubles Donations to Gleaners, Forgotten Harvest on...
View ArticleColts Hosting 10th Annual “SACKing Hunger” Food Drive (Indianapolis Colts)
(Source: Indianapolis Colts) Intro: Fans who donate to Meijer's SACKing Hunger Food Drive at Lucas Oil Stadium on Sunday, November 29, will receive a limited edition Colts poster. INDIANAPOLIS - On...
View ArticleBe An Angel This Holiday: Donate Nutrient-Rich Milk For Kids In Your...
WASHINGTON, Dec. 1, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- For many of us, the holidays aren't complete without milk and cookies or a cozy cup of hot cocoa. But families in need in your community may be missing out on...
View ArticleFood Lion's Turkey Round-UP: Dinners for Delaware (Food Lion LLC)
(Source: Food Lion LLC) For many, November brings fun, football, family and food, but for others it can bring a Thanksgiving with empty plates and hungry stomachs. As part of Food Lion's commitment to...
View ArticleMovie and breakfast event in Oklahoma City will benefit food bank's kids program
Join Santa on Saturday at AMC Quail Springs for a double feature that includes a newly released animated family film, plus breakfast by Chick-fil-A. Doors open at 8:30 a.m., and the holiday fun starts...
View ArticleFisher® Nuts Brings Volunteers Together Statewide to Pack Meals for Families...
SELMA, Texas, Dec. 1, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Communities from across Texas came together on November 18th at their local food banks for the Fisher® Shares & Cares Volunteer Day to help package meals...
View ArticleShari's Berries Announces Partnership With Feeding America® To Help Feed...
SAN DIEGO, Dec. 1, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- In its continuing efforts to support its local communities, FTD Companies, Inc.'s (Nasdaq: FTD) Shari's Berries®, announces a partnership with Feeding America®,...
View ArticlePickering Accepts Toys and Food in Lieu of Parking Fines (City of Pickering)
(Source: City of Pickering) As part of the City of Pickering's 'Toys 4 Tickets and Food 4 Fines' holiday program, most parking tickets issued from December 1st through December 18th may be paid via a...
View ArticleHow an App Helps You Feed a Child
If the global community is to be successful in marshalling new resources for humanitarian aid, we must embrace technology as an ally, now more than ever before. That's one lesson the UN's World Food...
View ArticleStudent Veterans Hold Food Drive at Syracuse University, Le Moyne College...
(Source: Syracuse University) The Student Veterans Organization (SVO) of Syracuse University and the Student Veterans Association (SVA) of Le Moyne College are partnering with Clear Path for Veterans...
View ArticleALBANY FOOD FOR FINES PARKING TICKET AMNESTY PROGRAM COLLECTS OVER 1 ½ TONS...
(Source: City of Albany, NY) All news December 03, 2015 Contact: Darius Shahinfar dshahinfar@albanyny.gov 518-434-5036 (wk) 518-928-1374 (cell) For Immediate Release ALBANY, NY - Albany City Treasurer...
View ArticleSyracuse Crunch and SMG-The Oncenter launch Holiday Food Drive (Syracuse Crunch)
(Source: Syracuse Crunch) SYRACUSE, N.Y. - The Syracuse Crunch and SMG, the management group of The Oncenter, have officially launched a Holiday Food Drive. Items donated throughout the month of...
View ArticleFOSTER FARMS CONTINUES ANNUAL HOLIDAY TRADITION WITH DONATION OF 64,000...
(Source: Foster Poultry Farms Inc) FOSTER FARMS CONTINUES ANNUAL HOLIDAY TRADITION WITH DONATION OF 64,000 POUNDS OF TURKEY TO WEST COAST FOOD BANKS Foster Farms Donations Help Meet Increased Demand...
View ArticleSyracuse Crunch launches holiday food drive
The Syracuse Crunch and SMG, the management group of The Oncenter, have launched a Holiday Food Drive. Items donated throughout the month of December will equally support two local charities — the...
View ArticleFoster Farms Continues Annual Holiday Tradition With Donation Of 64,000...
LIVINGSTON, Calif., Dec. 3, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Foster Farms kicked off the holiday season with a donation of 4,000 turkeys – or 64,000 pounds – to six food banks in California, Oregon and Washington....
View ArticleThanksgiving at the Syracuse Rescue Mission: Food donations accepted
SYRACUSE, NY -- The Rescue Mission will serve more than 2,000 free holiday dinners this Thanksgiving, most to hungry Central New Yorkers confined to their homes. The mission also serves its annual...
View ArticleRising turkey prices creating Thanksgiving challenges for charities
TAMPA — Avian flu has hit the nation’s poultry farms hard and that, in turn, is making it tough for Metropolitan Ministries to provide for the area’s needy during the holiday season. The bird flu has...
View ArticleDec 07, 2015 Lahontan Basin Area Office Supports 5th Annual “Feds Feed...
(Source: Bureau of Reclamation) Lahontan Basin Area Office Supports 5th Annual 'Feds Feed Families' Food Drive Written by: Lisa Navarro From August 1 through October 2, 2015, the 'Feds Feed Families'...
View ArticleFamilies Benefit From David Weekley Homes Thanksgiving Drive in Salt Lake...
(Source: David Weekley Homes) SALT LAKE CITY, UT (December 8, 2015): David Weekley Homes hosted a company-wide Thanksgiving Drive and collected more than 100,000 pounds of turkey and nonperishable...
View ArticleFamilies Benefit From David Weekley Homes Thanksgiving Drive in Chicago...
(Source: David Weekley Homes) CHICAGO, IL (December 7, 2015): David Weekley Homes hosted a company-wide Thanksgiving Drive and collected more than 100,000 pounds of turkey and nonperishable items. In...
View ArticleFamilies Benefit From David Weekley Homes Thanksgiving Drive in Austin (David...
(Source: David Weekley Homes) AUSTIN, TX (December 7, 2015): David Weekley Homes hosted a company-wide Thanksgiving Drive and collected more than 100,000 pounds of turkey and nonperishable items. In...
View ArticleFamilies Benefit From David Weekley Homes Thanksgiving Drive in Panama City...
(Source: David Weekley Homes) PANAMA CITY, FL (December 7, 2015): David Weekley Homes hosted a company-wide Thanksgiving Drive and collected more than 100,000 pounds of turkey and nonperishable items....
View ArticleArt Van Furniture And WXYZ-TV Collect Over 10,000 Pounds Of Food During...
WARREN, Mich., Dec. 8, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Metro Detroiters came together with a can do attitude in November as part of the Art Van Furniture and WXYZ-TV/Channel 7 seventh annual 'Together We Can'...
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