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Feb 18, 20 •
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Ag producers shared their bounty and municipal officials and local food bank organizers shared their praise in return on Canada’s Agricultural Day Feb. 11. Members of the Kent Federation of Agriculture (KFA) dropped off a variety of fruits and...
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Dec 27, 19 •
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This from the folks behind the event: Many talented local musicians are sharing their talents this holiday season; all to help raise much needed funds for the local food bank. For this fifteenth annual Holiday Jam for Hunger, musicians from across...
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Oct 4, 18 •
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Mike Lenover from Lenovers Meats and Seafood Ltd., left, recently had a charity barbecue to celebrate the 80th Anniversary of the family-owned business. With participation of Maple City Bakery for the buns, and Gypsy King with the corn, the two-day event...
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Oct 31, 17 •
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Poor Boy Luncheon volunteer Dan Foster doles out a ladle full of wieners and beans to Brenda LeClair, executive director of Outreach for Hunger, the prime recipient of the proceeds of the 42nd annual event. It took place Oct. 27 at the Spirit and Life Centre...
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Feb 1, 17 •
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The Rural United Pastoral Charge recently held Stuff-a-Bus for Outreach for Hunger. Four Chatham-Kent churches – St. John’s, St. Paul’s, Turin and Zion United – took part in the event. It involved seeking donations outside of No Frills and Sobeys...
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Oct 5, 16 •
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Members of the 2016 Chatham-Kent 4-H Gardening Club “learned to do by doing” by growing and maintaining a 4-H garden. They recently harvested the produce and donated the vegetables to Chatham Outreach for Hunger. Several members of the club shown with...
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May 24, 16 •
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From left, paramedics Beth Durocher and Belinda Keith, along with the help of Macey Durocher, 5, loaded up an ambulance full of food on Victoria Day. In less than 48 hours, local paramedics donated non-perishable food items and $800 in cash – which Keith...
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May 4, 16 •
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Chatham Outreach for Hunger joins food banks across Canada this month in bringing the issue of hunger to the forefront. During the month of May, Food Banks Canada is encouraging every food bank to participate and put on the Every Plate Full event,...
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Aug 4, 15 •
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Mary Button enjoys a hot dog Friday at Food 4 Less’ charity barbecue. The store is donating proceeds from the barbecue to the Salvation Army, and asked patrons to donate non-perishable food items. Scott O’Brien, manager for Food 4 Less in Chatham, was...
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May 20, 15 •
0 Views • Feature Story, Life, Local News • Jim Blake • 2 Comments
Jared Foster uses a roto tiller to turn over soil for a vegetable garden near Chatham. Use of the land has been donated so that the produce can be made available for local food banks across Chatham-Kent. The many users of Chatham Kent food banks will...
