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Giant Eagle and the
Westmoreland County Food
Bank are teaming up along
with volunteers from the
Westmoreland County Girl
Scouts and UPS to help feed
the hungry of Westmoreland
County. The Fall Food Share
Food Drive will be held the
weekend of October 9th and
1Oth at all Giant Eagle
Supermarkets. Girl Scout
volunteers will be on hand
to accept non-perishable
food items and with the help
of Giant Eagle employees
will package donations to be
picked up by UPS volunteers
and taken to the
Westmoreland County Food
Bank for distribution.
The Ligonier Giant Eagle
will be holding its food
drive the weekend of Oct.
2nd & 3rd as not to
interfere with the Fort
Ligonier Days celebration.
Monetary donations can be
made with scan coupons at
the registers throughout the
week. For every $1.00
donated, $5.00 in groceries
is
purchased by the Food Bank
to help replenish the food
supplies.
Josh Burd, from
the Westmoreland County Food
Bank has been working along
with Denise Martin from
Giant Eagle to coordinate
the Westmoreland County
Store's Food Drive. All
Giant Eagle stores will be
holding the drive in their
various counties to support
their local Food Banks.
In Westmoreland County,
10.2% of the population is
living below the poverty
line. There are
approximately 7,000
households with 18,000
people in Westmoreland
County who receive Emergency
Food Assistance on a monthly
basis. Numerous others
receive Emergency Food
Assistance but are not
accounted for. Of the 18,000
people needing help, about
7,500 are children under the
age of 18.
The Mission of the WCFB Is
to serve the needs of hungry
people in Westmoreland
County through the
acquisition and distribution
of food in collaboration
with the network of
community agencies, and to
act as an advocate on their
behalf in ways aimed at
helping to relieve the
causes of hunger. Volunteers
are an essential part of the
WCFB. Skills, talent, and
time are extremely valuable
in order to make the
Missions Statement a
reality. For more
information you can check
the website
www.wcfb.net.
So many of our neighbors
depend on the Food Bank for
nutrition and help feeding
their families. Through the
generosity, donations and
volunteers of our community
we are able to give to
others what so many of us
take for granted. Please
mark your calendars and stop
by your local Giant Eagle to
make a donation in the drop
box or at the registers to
support the Westmoreland
County Food Bank.
The North Huntingdon Giant
Eagle will be holding a Car
Cruise to benefit the WCFB
on Saturday, Oct, 9th from
5:00pm to 9:00 pm, rain or
shine. Admission is a
donation or a non perishable
food item. For more details,
please contact Denise Martin
at 724-864-0100.
Thanks to all who help to
make this yearly event a
huge success.
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