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Food Bank seeks 80,000 meals on #GivingTuesday
by (Feeding America...)
Submitted 11-30-2015 under NONPROFITS
One in seven people is food insecure in West Michigan and the Upper Peninsula. Feeding America West Michigan is inviting the community to do something about it on #GivingTuesday, Dec. 1. In fact, the Food Bank is issuing a five-day challenge...Go Orange on WOOD TV with Feeding America West Michigan
by (Feeding America...)
Submitted 09-22-2015 under
Feeding America West Michigan is looking for enthusiastic volunteers to be part of the live audience during the WOOD TV 8 ArtPrize broadcast on Monday, Sept. 28. Our organization will be featured throughout the broadcast. Members of the live...
Weingartz aims to Mow Down Hunger during Hunger Action Month
by (Feeding America...)
Submitted 09-14-2015 under NONPROFITS
September is Hunger Action Month. For three Michigan food banks, that means donations will go twice as far, thanks to Weingartz’s Mow Down Hunger campaign. During the campaign, which runs from Sept. 14 through Oct. 6, the Michigan-based,...
Ride for Refuge
by (Feeding America...)
Submitted 09-08-2015 under
What is the Ride for Refuge? Join us on October 3, 2015 for the Ride for Refuge, a fantastically fun, family-friendly cycling (and walking) fundraiser in support of remarkable charities serving the displaced, vulnerable, and exploited. The different... Ride for Refuge
by (Feeding America...)
Submitted 09-08-2015 under
What is the Ride for Refuge? The Ride is a cycling and walking event to raise money for organizations in this community. The different options for day are: o 5 mile, 10 mile, or 20 mile Bike Ride o 3 mile Walk Make sure to...
Food Bank highlights community solutions during Hunger Action Month
by (Feeding America...)
Submitted 09-02-2015 under NONPROFITS
First the bad news: Hunger continues to threaten 49 million Americans, including 1 in 7 people in West Michigan and the Upper Peninsula. Now the good news: There’s something you can do about it. Feeding America West Michigan Food Bank hopes to...
Local food pantries rub elbows with supercenter execs
by (Carol Shirey)
Submitted 06-24-2015 under LOCAL LIFE
What do people struggling with food insecurity in Grand Rapids have in common with professional athletes? On the face of it, finding any connection between these differing groups might seem impossible. But a local retailer with hundreds of...
With help from community, Food Bank feeds half a million each year
by (Feeding America...)
Submitted 06-15-2015 under NONPROFITS
Each year Feeding America West Michigan Food Bank provides food to half a million people in West Michigan and the Upper Peninsula. Volunteers, farmers, grocery stores and fellow hunger-relief nonprofits are all key to that effort. Watch this new...
Food Bank luncheon raises $59,000 for hunger relief
by (Feeding America...)
Submitted 06-10-2015 under NONPROFITS
On June 9, one charity luncheon turned into nearly a quarter million meals for local people in need. Feeding America West Michigan Food Bank’s Many Hands Against Hunger summer luncheon raised $59,000 to support the organization’s food...
Food Bank invites community to lunch on June 9
by (Feeding America...)
Submitted 05-27-2015 under NONPROFITS
Feeding America West Michigan Food Bank is inviting the community to lunch. The Many Hands Against Hunger summer luncheon will be held at Noto’s Old World Italian Dining in Grand Rapids on Tuesday, June 9. Hosted by WZZM 13’s Catherine...