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Towanda, Pa. — An area nonprofit devoted to fighting food insecurity in Lycoming County has received a funding boost.

The Catholic Daughters of the Americas Court St. Rita 409 hosted their 54th Annual Style Show in Perham on Saturday, Oct. 28, to a large crowd.

“There’s a lot of need out there,” said Michele Baker, chair of the local Red Kettle Campaign. “And the last few years the campaign has been down – donations have been down.”

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Thanks to a few key donations of space, seeds and plant starts, Whitefish Lions Club members were able to get their hands back into the soil to raise nutritious produce for area families this year.

PLATTSBURGH — The collectible community came together at Champlain Centre Mall Saturday to celebrate the bi-annual Card and Collectible Show and fundraiser to support the JCEO’s Backpack program.

LOWVILLE — Halloween Towne will return to the village Saturday with costume contests, stories, haunted tunnel and house, face painting and trick or treating.

The mobile food pantry also saw 1,143 visits from county households from July 2022 through June 2023.

The Coastal Bend Food Bank needs teams to sign up for their annual walk supporting the "Kids Backpack Program."