Wednesday, January 23, 2013
Kroger and its customers help raise more than $478,000 to help local food banks.
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Wednesday, January 23
After a six-week campaign, Kroger wishes to praise its Atlanta Division customers and associates, including those in Georgia, South Carolina, Northern Alabama, and Eastern Tennessee, for participating in the 2012 Can Hunger campaign that raised more than $478,000 to benefit the Atlanta Community Food Bank (ACFB) and other local Feeding America Food Banks. From Nov. 18 through Dec. 24, 2012, Kroger customers supported the annual campaign by purchasing $1, $3 and $5 icons. Each icon purchased benefited Feeding America food banks and helped to provide local families in need with approximately 3.9 to 19.5 meals. The donations collected during the 2012 Can Hunger campaign supported the food banks and communities in which they were raised. All …
Monday, December 3, 2012
Atlanta southpaw Jonny Venters joins bank volunteers at the westside's Atlanta Community Food Bank to help sort and pack meals for those in need.
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Monday, December 3, 2012
Staff Report Atlanta Braves pitcher Jonny Venters recently joined 50 Bank of America employee volunteers sorting and packing 14,000 meals, made up of 21,000 pounds of food, at the Atlanta Community Food Bank (ACFB). "It was great to volunteer with Bank of America employees and the Atlanta Community Food Bank to help make a difference and fight hunger in our community," Venters said in a release. The effort was part of Bank of America’s support of Feeding America's "Give a Meal" program. For every $1 donated to Feeding America or local food banks via www.bankofamerica.com/give or feedingamerica.org/BankofAmerica, the Bank of America Charitable Foundation will contribute an additional $2, up to a total match of $1.5 million. This is in …
Friday, November 30, 2012
Festive pop-up event featuring photos with Santa, a holiday stocking bar and old-fashioned candy counter also gives shoppers a way to give while they receive.
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Friday, November 30, 2012
Returning for a second season, Westside Provision District’s (WSPD) holiday pop-up event, "Tinsel and Twine," promises to wrap the season in holiday cheer this December 8th and 15th from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Shoppers can get into the spirit of the season and help WSPD reach its goal of 10,000 donations by bringing non-perishable food items to the District and dropping them at any of the easy-to-find donation barrels located at: The Atlanta Community Food Bank (ACFB) is a nonprofit organization that strives to supply a variety of well-balanced, nutritious foods to families and individuals in need. Their most needed items are: The pop-up also offers old-fashioned, "photo booth"-style snapshots with Santa, handmade holiday goodies perfect for …
Friday, November 16, 2012
Atlanta Community Food Bank volunteers help sort and pack food for nearly 59,000 people who receive emergency food each week through a network of more than 600 partner agencies served by ACFB throughout metro Atlanta and north Georgia.
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Friday, November 16, 2012
As food banks around the country begin collecting food for the holidays, Kroger is making it easy this year to help “Can Hunger” in Atlanta through donations to the Atlanta Community Food Bank (ACFB) and other local Feeding America Food Banks. From Nov. 18 – Dec. 24, Atlanta-area customers can purchase $1, $3 or $5 icons to help provide food for area families in need. All donations collected in the Atlanta area will benefit ACFB, located at 732 Joseph E. Lowery Boulevard. ACFB volunteers help sort and pack food for nearly 59,000 people who receive emergency food each week through a network of more than 600 partner agencies served by ACFB throughout metro Atlanta and north Georgia. ACFB is inside of the Leadership in Energy and …
Sunday, September 9, 2012
USDA reports 50 million Americans face hunger; Atlanta Community Food Bank distributed 37 million pounds of food and grocery products through its network of more than 600 partner agencies from July 2011 to June 2012.
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Sunday, September 9, 2012
As the Atlanta Community Food Bank (ACFB) kicked off Hunger Action Month, along with more than 200 other food banks across the nation, the annual food security report from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) was released, indicating that Americans are still struggling to put food on the table. The report, which highlights food insecurity at national and state levels, shows that the number of food insecure people remains well above pre-recession totals. The USDA defines food security as access by all people at all times to enough food for an active, healthy life. In 2007, the number of food insecure individuals was 36 million. The following year that number skyrocketed to nearly 50 million, and has remained at or near that …
Friday, July 13, 2012
Nearly 17 percent of the people living in the Atlanta Community Food Bank’s service area in metro Atlanta and north Georgia are food insecure, meaning that they don’t always know where they will find their next meal.
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Friday, July 13, 2012
On Friday morning, Tyson Foods Inc. donated more than 30,000 pounds of protein to the Atlanta Community Food Bank (ACFB) to help fight hunger in Georgia. The donation is part of the company's 2012 “Show Us Your Nugget Face” promotion, where the public voted on their favorite children pictured with Tyson Chicken Nuggets, and Tyson Foods pledged to donate 1 million pounds of food to hunger relief organizations across America. "With nearly 340,000 children at risk of hunger in the Atlanta Community Food Bank's service area, partnerships like the one we have with Tyson are very important," ACFB Procurement Manager Holly Royston said in a statement. "We couldn't help nearly as many families without their support." Nearly 17 percent of the …
Sunday, April 29, 2012
Last year, the Atlanta Community Food Bank's Plant a Row for the Hungry season resulted in 106,292 pounds of donated food.
According to a report released by Feeding America, the nation's largest hunger-relief organization, almost 17 percent of people in metro Atlanta and North Georgia aren’t always certain as to where their next meal will come from. In Fulton County, the number climbs to 19.5 percent. West Midtown’s Atlanta Community Food Bank (ACFB) is a part of the Feeding America and understands that the oncoming summer months means the demand for food goes up as school-provided meals aren’t available. But summertime does mean gardens and the ACFB is encouraging Atlanta gardeners to plant an extra row of veggies in their gardens and donate the extra produce directly to those in need. The Plant a Row for the Hungry campaign was launched nationally in 1995 by…
Tuesday, April 17, 2012
Outstanding West Midtown non-profits do so much for so many, but Tuesday they're asking for a little help themselves.
A pair of West Midtown non-profits – the Atlanta Community Food Bank (ACFB) and Hands on Atlanta - are asking for your help today. Founded in 1979, ACFB, located at 732 Joseph E. Lowery Blvd., currently distributes more than 30 million pounds of food and other donated grocery items each year to more than 700 nonprofit partner agencies in 38 counties in Metro Atlanta and North Georgia. Tuesday, though, the group needs help in making sure elected leaders know how important hunger-relief programs are to you and to your community. In an open letter, ACFB Director of Advocacy and Education Laura Lester writes: The Senate Agriculture Committee is set to release its Farm Bill over the next several days and we need to make sure that their bill …
Thursday, March 8, 2012
A quick peek and some school news to use.
Woodward Academy senior and Midtown resident Kayla Alexander was recently selected as a finalist by Photographer's Forum magazine in the 32nd Annual College & High School Photography Contest, sponsored by Nikon, USA. More than 17,700 photographs were received from students in the U.S., Canada and around the world. A gallery of those honored can be found here. _______ Congratulations to Grady High School senior Chantil B. Coleman on her selection as The Salvation Army Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Atlanta 2012 Atlanta Youth of the Year Award winner. Coleman, a nine-year member of the Bellwood Boys & Girls Club, maintains a 3.6 GPA and ranks 25th out her class of 349. Once Coleman completes high school, she wants to attend the University of…
Thursday, December 22, 2011
If buying gifts, rushing around and sometimes forcing holiday smiles gets overwhelming, plan some volunteer or donation therapy in the coming weeks.
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Thursday, December 22, 2011
If buying gifts, rushing around and sometimes forcing holiday smiles gets overwhelming, plan some volunteer or donation therapy in the coming weeks. The Salvation Army makes sure its ubiquitous Red Kettles are where the shoppers are: online. Start your own Online Red Kettle, or give via a team that you want to see top the donation tally. And cash donations to charity made before the end of the year are tax-deductible for 2011 returns. Certain IRA withdrawals sent straight to nonprofits won't be counted as taxable income either. Catholic Charities Atlanta offers that financial suggestion as well as a video about their annual Christmas Appeal. Or, burn off holiday calories in the new year with Trees Atlanta. The first volunteer tree-planting…
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