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Food Gatherers cancels annual Grillin’ fundraiser, launches matching campaign
Meredith Bruckner, Community News Producer, All About Ann Arbor
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ANN ARBOR – Food Gatherers has canceled its biggest annual event “Grillin’ for Food Gatherers” for the second year in a row due to COVID-19 safety concerns.
In the event’s absence, Washtenaw County’s food rescue and food bank organization has launched a matching campaign to address urgent and rising food insecurity in the community.
Grillin’ for Food Gatherer’s is a large outdoor picnic and fundraiser supported by local businesses and foundations to help alleviate hunger in Washtenaw County. Each year, more than 1,400 people attend the event at the Washtenaw County Fairgrounds.
Food Gatherers’ new website features tool to help users find food in Ann Arbor area
New site also translates to three languages
Meredith Bruckner, Community News Producer, All About Ann Arbor
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ANN ARBOR – Washtenaw County’s food bank and food rescue program, Food Gatherers, has launched a new website that features a searchable “find food” tool.
The site redesign was made possible by a grant from the UPS Foundation.
“We are so grateful to the UPS Foundation for this grant, which will allow us to better support our neighbors facing food insecurity,” Food Gatherers president and CEO Eileen Spring said in a statement. “Since the beginning of the pandemic, more people than ever before are accessing emergency food assistance, many for the first time in their lives.
United Way of Washtenaw County’s annual Power of the Purse benefit goes virtual
Tickets now available
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ANN ARBOR – United Way of Washtenaw County’s Power of the Purse benefit will be moving online this year due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Tickets are now available for the March 10 event that will honor UWWC’s 2021 Woman of the Year, Food Gatherers’ CEO and President, Eileen Spring.
Each year at the event, an honoree selected by UWWC’s Women United group is recognized and designer purses are donated to raise funds for programs that promote women’s self-sufficiency and success.
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