Tuesday, November 20, 2012
There's still time to donate to Gleaners Community Food Bank through the Patch Fights Hunger online drive!
What do some Michigan families have to be thankful for this winter? Patch readers. Thanks to dozens of generous donations, Patch has raised $4,698 so far through our Patch Fights Hunger online food drive, supporting Gleaners Community Food Bank. Our goal is to raise $10,000 to feed families throughout southeast Michigan. This virtual food drive runs through Saturday, Nov. 24, and is the first for the Gleaners Community Food Bank. The 30 Michigan Patch sites are proud and honored to be their first partner. Shop Gleaners' virtual grocery shelves. Click to get started! Follow progress of Patch's fight against hunger. Click to watch donations grow! Click the shopping link above and select items from the virtual grocery shelves. When you check …
Monday, November 19, 2012
Patch Fights Hunger, a fundraiser for Gleaners Community Food Bank, runs through Nov. 24.
Thanks to dozens of generous donations, Patch has raised $4,698 through our Patch Fights Hunger online food drive, supporting Gleaners Community Food Bank. Of the donations made so far, $184 has come from Plymouth-Canton Patch readers. The top donating Patch communities are Northville with $527, Dearborn with $495, Rochester-Rochester Hills with $470 and Grosse Pointe with $392. Our goal is to raise $10,000 to feed families throughout southeast Michigan. This virtual food drive runs through Sunday, Nov. 24, and is the first for the Gleaners Community Food Bank. The Michigan Patch sites are proud and honored to be their first partner. Shop Gleaners' virtual grocery shelves. Click to get started! Follow progress of Patch's fight against …
Saturday, November 17, 2012
We want to give more to Gleaners Community Food Bank this holiday season. Shop our virtual food drive by Nov. 25 to join the fight.
The season of giving isn't over yet—so why should our Patch Fights Hunger virtual food drive end so soon? As such, we've extended our drive supporting Gleaners Community Food Bank until Nov. 25. On Thanksgiving, a day when every American family gives thanks for the things in their life, most of us will enjoy a feast with our families. But there are still many people who don't have enough to eat—including one out of every four children. Gleaners distributes 100,000 meals each day to hungry people in southeast Michigan, and we want to help them with their goal by raising $10,000 through the Patch Fights Hunger online food drive. Ninety-four cents of every dollar you donate goes directly toward feeding hungry people in your own communities. …
Friday, November 16, 2012
One in four Michigan children lives in poverty. In this season of being thankful and giving back, here are ways to help make others' holidays warmer.
The holiday season is a time of joy, and if one's lucky, of plenty. Sadly hunger continues to be a problem, with one in four Michigan children living in poverty and nearly half qualifying for free or low-cost school lunches. Some of these youngsters can only look forward to plenty of hunger pangs, but here at Patch we want to help. Patch.com has launched an online food drive, with all of its 30 Michigan sites participating. Patch is partnering with Gleaners Community Food Bank in this virtual food drive, and the goal is to raise $10,000 by Nov. 24 to help feed local families. Shop Gleaners' virtual grocery shelves. Click to get started! Follow progress of Patch's fight against hunger. Click to watch donations grow! That being said, you can…
Between 45 and 60 students take home backpacks each week filled with food from Gleaners Community Food Bank.
One out of four Michigan children lives in a household with food insecurity, meaning they do not always know where their next meal is coming from, according to Gleaners Community Food Bank. "One of the things about the communities of Plymouth and Canton is they think we don't have that need," said Kristen Hennessey, food services director for Plymouth Canton Community Schools (PCCS). "But we have hungry kids everywhere." There are 45 to 60 students in PCCS who take home backpacks each week filled with food from Gleaners Community Food Bank. "After Christmas, you see layoffs happen," Hennessey said. She said the number of students taking backpacks home increases at that time. She said the total number of students receiving backpacks also …
Thursday, November 15, 2012
You've purchased and donated $2,698 worth of groceries to Gleaners Community Food Bank, putting us closer to our goal of raising $10,000 to help feed the area's hungry families.
This winter, you're helping put an end to hunger for dozens of Michigan families. Thanks to dozens of generous donations, Patch has raised $2,698 so far through our Patch Fights Hunger online food drive, supporting Gleaners Community Food Bank. Our goal is to raise $10,000 to feed families throughout southeast Michigan. This virtual food drive runs through Saturday, Nov. 24, and is the first for the Gleaners Community Food Bank. The 30 Michigan Patch sites are proud and honored to be their first partner. Shop Gleaners' virtual grocery shelves. Click to get started! Follow progress of Patch's fight against hunger. Click to watch donations grow! Click the shopping link above and select items from the virtual grocery shelves. When you check …
Monday, November 12, 2012
Starting today, you can purchase and donate food to the Gleaners Community Food Bank during Patch's virtual food drive. Our goal is to collect $10,000 through Nov. 17 to help feed the area's hungry families.
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Monday, November 12, 2012
The statistics are grim, especially for children. One out of four Michigan children lives in a household with food insecurity, meaning they do not always know where their next meal is coming from. In southeast Michigan, nearly 40 percent of more than 100,000 people receiving food assistance each week are children under age 18. Poor nutrition, particularly in the first three years of life, has profound implications on a child’s physical and mental health, development, academic achievement and economic productivity. Today Patch.com, through its 30 Michigan sites including Plymouth-Canton, is launching an online food drive to raise $10,000 by Nov. 17 to feed area families. This is the first virtual food drive for the Gleaners Community Food …
Tuesday, October 30, 2012
The credit union held a chili cook off to raise the funds on Oct. 21.
The chili was cooking early with Community Financial Credit Union team members decked out in Michigan State University and University of Michigan gear recently, but it wasn’t for a football game, it was to raise money and food donations. The annual Community Financial chili cook off on Oct. 21 raised almost $2,000, which will be donated, along with the collected canned goods, to local food pantries. Nine different batches of chili were served up by team members and judged by co-workers and local community leaders. Team members also showed off their preference for the Spartans or Wolverines prior to the big rivalry game scheduled for the next day. Community Financial team members brought in non-perishable food items for the opportunity to “…
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The graph still didn't update... I wonder how much was actually donated from Ferndale... more ›