Thank you for your recent editorial in support of the Yakima Farmer s market and local agriculture ("Return of farmers markets is a sure sign of summer," May 16). At the
Through my working with Yakima Rotary Food Bank (partnering with Community Services of Moses Lake) and Washington's Faith Action Network (a multi-faith advocacy coalition), I especially appreciate faith communities across our region supporting neighbors who need food, transportation and other emergency assistance. We know one unexpected medical bill or another can put an entire young family into a spiral of crisis.
Wisdom From a Food Bank Volunteer
Joyce Grace
An awesome trick I learned to help get started. Make sure all your hangers are facing the same way. Once you wear an item, flip the hanger. After a month you will see the items you wear all the time and the ones you don t. It s time to give it to someone who would LOVE your unused items, so put them in a bag and donate them today.
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If you are interested in giving back to the shelters or food banks I read a very cool post about going outside of the box.
Norma Soto (second from right), community engagement specialist at Molina Healthcare of Washington, presents a $1,000 donation from Molina to Noahâs Ark, an organization that provides food and shelter to people in need. The contribution was accepted by board president Alan Harris (left), shelter operations director Shealynn Reuther (second from left), and staff member Tabitha Rowe (right).
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