Operation Feed continues to raise funds for the food pantries and hot meal programs in our area.
A quilt made by the Red Cross Guild of the Pieceable Quilters is the part of the latest fundraiser. Operation Feed is currently selling raffle tickets in order to give the quilt a good home. Operation Feed volunteer Keely Warden said she'd like to raise $500 from the raffle.
"I think the community recognizes the fact that the pantries and the hot meal programs are working...
Last year the Operation Feed Campaign provided more than one million meals to Muskingum County residents.
Thursday, the campaign kicked off another year of fundraising for the 15 food pantries, 2 special need pantries and 4 hot meal programs in our area. This year's campaign chair said that the need in our area is great.
"We're at the point where that's not going to be reduced," said Chairperson Sheriff Matt Lutz. "We're going to have more needs, so it's very...
The Muskingum County Hunger Network is in need of help from area businesses and organizations.
The Martin Luther King Jr. Committee is holding a city-wide food drive now until January 21st to help fulfill the food pantry's needs. The committee is asking every church, business and organization in Zanesville to collect canned food at their location to help feed the hungry.
"What we'll do is pick it up, and take it to Christ's Table and we'll divide it like we do...
A monetary gift will go a long way for the food pantries in our area.
Friday, ForestView Healthcare presented a $1,500 check to the Muskingum County Hunger Network. The Hunger Network supports 15 food pantries, four hot meal programs and two special needs pantries.
"I know all of our pantries and our hot meal programs especially are in true need of constant contributions," said President of the Hunger Network Tom Cover. "We got this phone call from ForestView to...
The struggling economy has impacted many families both locally and nationally. As personal needs increase, so do the needs of non-profit organizations like food pantries.
The Muskingum County Hunger Network consists of fifteen food pantries, two special needs pantries, and four hot meal programs. More and more people are turning to these programs to survive. While the organizations are glad to help those in need, they need help to meet the demands.
"When you go from in 2010...
A Zanesville church is giving the gift of a nourishing meal to families across Muskingum County.
Last year members of the First Baptist Church discussed what they could do to better the community. Pastor Joseph Seese said that food surfaced as the most critical need, so his church donated $8,000 to the Muskingum County Hunger Network.
"We've been blessed over the years with people giving to our church, and we're reminded by the Bible to use our worldly resources to...
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