Central PA Food Bank receives $100,000 gift from Partnership for Better Health
The funds will be used to help support the Food Bank s pantry programs in Perry County, the organization said.
Credit: Central PA Food Bank Author: Keith Schweigert (FOX43) Updated: 11:11 AM EST January 6, 2021
PERRY COUNTY, Pa. The Central Pennsylvania Food Bank announced it has received a $100,000 gift from the Partnership for Better Health to support its pantry programs in Perry County.
Prior to the COVID-19 crisis, nearly 15 percent of children in Perry County were food insecure, meaning they do not have reliable access to three healthy meals every day, the Food Bank said. Due to the economic consequences of the pandemic, that number is now at nearly 20 percent.
america. and it brought my husband to tears and he said, how can i choose one of my four children going to bed hungry? he said, we have to do something. and i said, ernie, we are those people. we are standing in line at food banks asking for help. and so he said, i want to, from day one, give bars to their backpack programs. and so we work with small food banks. the junior leagues to distribute our bars to children who are at-risk for hunger over the weekend. well, you have not forgotten the struggle and you have helped so many people in the process. the bars are made in syracuse. born in the usa, made in the usa. unfortunately, you forgot my bar. but i m going down to the car with you so that i can get a lola granola and enjoy the movement. thank you so much. congratulations. thank you. thank you for believing in yourself and sharing it with others. that does it for this edition of