The Kathy MeGee Memorial Holiday Meals program is going strong 10 years after the passing of its namesake.
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The month of March saw a record number of people using the London Food Bank with more than 5,400 families or 14,000 people coming in for food donations. The 36th annual spring food drive wraps up on Monday as Londoners have dug deep to donate.
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GONZALES – Volunteers in Ascension Parish are hoping to help those impacted by deadly weather and tornado outbreaks in Mississippi, and they need your help.
The 15-time Nathans Hot Dog Eating Contest Champion will be at LCA Tuesday to take on some Coney Dogs as part of the Pistons Points for Pounds initiative.
A program to help support CAMI workers during slow-downs is stalling, leaving some struggling to make ends meet and others stepping up to help.
Competitive eating champion Joey Chestnut, who holds the world hot dogs eating record, will be appearing at the Detroit Pistons game on Tuesday night. Chestnut is working with the team to fight against food insecurity, and will eat coney dogs with each dog counting for a donation to Forgotten Harvest. The 39-year-old is a 15-time Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest champion and according to Major League Eating, he holds 55 world records across 55 disciplines.
The Erie County Sheriff’s Office Mounted Reserve Unit saddled up for its annual “Mounted for Meals Food and Fund Drive.”
Members at First Baptist Church of Bethel Springs created a command center for donations. Volunteer donations include baby items, toiletries, clothes, food and more.
Lincoln Animal Ambassadors received support for its Pet Food Bank this past winter from Home Real Estate and Williamsburg Hy-Vee.
Oakwood Manor Nursing is still accepting donations of items such as non-perishable foods and toiletries.
The London Food Bank spring drive kicks off Friday and runs until April 10 and the need has never been higher, according to co-executive director Jane Roy.