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Meigs County Junior Fair Board makes an impact that goes beyond the fair [Video]

POMEROY, Ohio (WTAP) – The Meigs County Fair is coming up.

The junior fair is a staple of the experience. WTAP talked to junior fair board members about what they contribute to the fair and how they use it as an opportunity to give back.

You can see traces of the junior fair board everywhere at the fair.

Board Member Claire Howard said, “I make a lot of the flyers. I designed the fair t-shirt this year.”

Board Member Jacob Spencer said, “This summer we also replaced roofs on some of the barns so we’re always trying to make improvements to our grounds.”

And those traces go beyond the fairgrounds.

Junior Fair Coordinator Amanda Faulk explained, “After the fair is over, we’ll kind of load up the crew and go to all the local blessing boxes, we have a couple different food pantries in the county, a couple different cooperatives…,”

This is the second year the board’s …

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Remarks by José Andrés at WCK's Celebration of Life Service at Washington National Cathedral [Video]

Founded in 2010 by Chef José Andrés, World Central Kitchen (WCK) is a nonprofit organization that is first to the frontlines providing fresh meals in response to crises, while working to build resilient food systems with locally led solutions. Applying our model of quick action, leveraging local resources, and adapting in real time, WCK has served hundreds of millions nourishing meals around the world. __Follow WCK:Website: https://wck.org/Instagram: https://instagram.com/wckitchenTwitter: https://twitter.com/WCKitchenFacebook: https://facebook.com/worldcentralkitchenTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@wckitchen

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WCK Celebration of Life at Washington National Cathedral [Video]

World Central Kitchen held an interfaith Celebration of Life to honor our heroes killed in Gaza. The memorial service was held at the National Cathedral in Washington, DC on Thursday, April 25. The memorial service honored Saifeddin Issam Ayad Abutaha of Palestine, John Chapman of Britain, Jacob Flickinger of the U.S. and Canada, Lalzawmi “Zomi” Frankcom of Australia, James Henderson of Britain, James Kirby of Britain, and Damian Soból of Poland.__Founded in 2010 by Chef José Andrés, World Central Kitchen (WCK) is a nonprofit organization that is first to the frontlines providing fresh meals in response to crises, while working to build resilient food systems with locally led solutions. Applying our model of quick action, leveraging local resources, and adapting in real time, WCK has served hundreds of millions nourishing meals around the world. __Follow WCK:Website: https://wck.org/Instagram: https://instagram.com/wckitchenTwitter: https://twitter.com/WCKitchenFacebook: https://facebook.com/worldcentralkitchenTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@wckitchen