By Tom Moore
Feb 18, 2021
(Cleveland) - It s that time of year, when you go to participating supermarkets in Northeast Ohio, you ll be asked to add a little more to your total to help out Harvest for Hunger, one of the largest annual community-wide food funding drives in the nation.
Harvest for Hunger is coordinated by Greater Cleveland Food Bank, but also helps out the Akron-Canton Regional Foodbank, Second Harvest Food Bank of the Mahoning Valley, and Second Harvest Food Bank of North Central Ohio.
When you shop at Giant Eagle, Get Go, Heinen s, Dave s Markets, Lucky s Market, Fisher s Foods, or Buehler s Fresh Foods, from Saturday, February 20, through April 3, you will see tear-off sheets at the checkout. Pick one and hand it to the cashier, who will scan it, and it adds the amount to your purchase. You can also donate online.
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CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) - The Harvest for Hunger food drive streamed its kickoff event.
“As you can see, our event looks a little different this year,” said Greater Cleveland Food Bank President and CEO Kristin Warzocha.
It was a virtual event with a concrete goal.
“We are looking to collect enough food and money across Northeast Ohio to provide 25 million meals,” said Warzocha.
The Akron-Canton Regional Foodbank kicked off its 30th annual Harvest For Hunger campaign virtually Tuesday, announcing new initiatives such as a food truck to help curb community hunger.
What normally would have been a morning filled with local celebrity guest shopping challenges and a pancake breakfast was limited to a virtual press conference due to COVID-19.
This year’s campaign goal is the equivalent of 5.6 million meals $1.39 million and 100,000 pounds of food. The fundraising effort runs through June.
Online donations made through Friday will be matched dollar-for-dollar up to $25,500 by other donors.
Akron-Canton Foodbank officials say that if the challenge is met, it will help provide an additional 204,000 meals for the local community. Those who wish to donate but aren’t comfortable heading out to a nearby store may donate online, by visiting the Foodbank website.