Stark County Community News: FOODBANK KICKS OFF HARVEST FOR HUNGER CAMPAIGN WITH LUNCHEON

 

FOODBANK KICKS OFF HARVEST FOR HUNGER CAMPAIGN WITH LUNCHEON: JOREE NOVOTNY, DIRECTOR OF OHIO ASSOCIATION OF FOODBANKS, TO SPEAK 

 

 

 

 

WHAT:               The Akron-Canton Regional Foodbank will host a luncheon for nearly 400 community members to kick off the 33rd annual Harvest for Hunger Campaign.  

 

WHEN:               Friday, March 1, 2024 

11:30am-1pm 

Buffet lunch and networking begin at 11:30am. 

Program begins at 12pm.  

Complimentary parking available in the Broadway deck (120 S. Broadway). Please take a parking ticket upon entry of the deck and retrieve a parking voucher at event registration. 

 

WHERE:            John S. Knight Center 
77 E. Mill St. 

Akron, Ohio 44308 

 

INFORMATION:            

2023 was one of the largest years in terms of the number of people served by the Akron-Canton Regional Foodbank and its network of hunger-relief partners. People sought help with groceries in record numbers. Foodbank President & CEO Dan Flowers and Joree Novotny, executive director of the Ohio Association of Foodbanks, will highlight trends in food insecurity locally and across the state. As food banks across the region continue to serve thousands of families, the Harvest for Hunger Campaign is an easy way for community members to support local hunger relief. Northeast Ohio truly becomes united during the Harvest for Hunger Campaign as the Akron-Canton Regional Foodbank partners with three other Ohio food banks to fight hunger across 21 counties.  

 

For more information regarding the Harvest for Hunger Campaign, please visit akroncantonfoodbank.org/harvest.