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Drag-On Donates Cash To NY Food Bank
19 hours ago ago from Music On Play - We Global Now - VICTORY
The spirit of giving for the holiday season has given way to special assistance from Ruff Ryders affiliate Drag-On. The rapper/actor was on hand earlier this week to give out gifts at the Yorkville Common Pantry in New York City. According to Drag-On, the act of goodwill goes deeper than spreading a bit of Christmas cheer. “There was a time in my life when I didn’t know where my next meal was going to come from,” said the ...
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20 minutes ago ago from Maddux NewsWire
SARASOTA, Fla. (Dec. 23, 2009) – This holiday season, the Sarasota-based All Faiths Food Bank will continue to spread goodwill, thanks in part to a $15,000 grant from Hyatt Community, a company-wide, philanthropic effort that allows Hyatt to support positive agents of change in the communities where its employees live and work. Hyatt Regency Sarasota, one of the food bank’s community partners, nominated the non-profit organization for the ...
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16 hours ago ago from The Left Coaster
Just the facts, from the Los Angeles Times: For the first quarter ever, the number of homes in foreclosure with mortgages serviced by U.S. national banks and savings and loans topped the 1-million mark, according to figures released Monday by the Office of Thrift Supervision and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency. The percentage of prime borrowers whose loans were 60 or more days past due doubled from the July-to-September period a ...
Related contentA Happy Holidays from Gov. Gregoire
15 hours ago ago from Politics blog
You've heard from Tim Eyman today, now here's the Guv, via her campaign e-mail address they send stuff from every so often: Gov. Gregoire I wanted to take a moment and wish you and your family a very happy holiday season. Your support over the years, through both good and tough times, has meant a great deal to me and my family. 2009 has been quite a year. We have faced one of the most challenging economic times in ...
Related contentWestern Wake Farmers’ Market
22 hours ago ago from Inter-Faith Food Shuttle
Western Wake Farmers' Market is no stranger to the Food Shuttle. Remember the Thanksgiving Food Drive they hosted earlier this year? Well, some great folks from Western Wake Farmers' Market came out to the Food Shuttle more recently and wrote this excellent post on their website . Michele McKinley kindly let us re-post it here. Enjoy! Partnering with the Food Shuttle to Fight Hunger Locally by Michele McKinley Last week, several ...
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California Food Banks Aggressively Seek Slow-Grown, Nutritious Food
14 hours ago ago from Huffington Post
Food banks traditionally supplied with supermarket leftovers and corporate seconds are hurting as their usual providers cut corners and cut back. But in the pursuit of new donors and healthier options for pantry fare, food bank solicitors are turning to local farmers who have perfectly edible produce that's not fit for retail sale. "The common wisdom in food banks for many years was that we need to give people adequate calories," Sue ...
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