Today, Oct. 16 on World Food Day, thanks to your generous support, Community Markets via parent company Fresh Encounter Inc. proudly donated a combined total of $50,000 to local food banks.
The Pike Outreach Food Pantry has been in existence for more than 50 years, and the Pike Outreach shelter known as Bridgehaven has been in existence for more than 25
Gus Henrici, assistant chaplain at the Tyson Fresh Meats in Perry, coordinates the mobile food pantries at the hospital and also sits on the Perry Food Pantry Board of Directors.
Tyson Foods Inc. has granted $54,250 to the Food Bank of Iowa in order to support hunger relief in the Perry area, the company announced Thursday. The Tyson Fresh Meats plant in Perry will also begin coordinating the mobile food pantry events every other month at the Dallas County Hospital.
“We’re very grateful for Tyson’s continued support and help in providing food to our local Perry community,” said Michelle Book, president and CEO of the Food Bank of Iowa. “This donation will help our organization work toward our vision of a hunger-free Iowa.”
Deployed more than a year because of the COVID-19, some National Guard members see many more months ahead
Approximately 5,600 Ohio National Guard and State of Ohio Defense Force members whoâve deployed since March 2020. Currently, about 900 remain deployed with approximately 340 members working at 14 food banks and warehouses across the state, according a Ohio National Guard public affairs.
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While the peak of the pandemic has passed and vaccines are rolling out across the country, some of your neighbors remain deployed more than a year since the start of lockdowns.
âI saw a good opportunity to still serve my community,â said Private First Class Luis Vargas.