EVENTS HAPPENING IN YOUR AREA.
KAY PORTA, SCHOOL DISTRIBUTIONS AND STATE LEADERS’ VISIT – APRIL 21
PASSING OF KAY PORTA
Kay Porta, Second Harvest’s beloved founder, passed away on April 15 at the age of 96. She founded the Spokane Food Bank, now Second Harvest, in 1971. Her passion for joyfully serving her community continues to inspire Second Harvest’s volunteers and staff each day. Read more about Kay Porta’s life and legacy here.
FRESH AND FROZEN SCHOOL DISTRIBUTIONS
Second Harvest is now holding up to four food distributions a day at schools in the Spokane, Riverside, Nine Mile, Mead, West Valley and Cheney school districts. More than 800 families have received a variety of fresh and frozen items since the distributions began last week. Schools are promoting these events to their families.
STATE LEADERS VISIT SECOND HARVEST
Washington state leaders, including Rep. Cathy McMorris-Rodgers and Lisa Brown, Washington state director of commerce, visited the National Guard members serving at Second Harvest during the COVID-19 pandemic. Check out photos of their visit here.
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OUR FAVORITE FALL RECIPES – SEPTEMBER 24
OUR FAVORITE FALL RECIPIES - SEPTEMBER 24 Author: Claire Hurd The Fall Equinox was this week which means we have officially welcomed a new season. We asked our staff what they loved about fall and we heard answers like “getting out sweaters again”,...
BACK2SCHOOL WITH BITE2GO – SEPTEMBER 17
BACK2SCHOOL WITH BITE2GOAuthor: Claire Hurd The Great Pumpkinfest! The Loera Family has been in agriculture for over 30 years and when the pandemic hit, they had the idea to grow pumpkins and sell 5,000 of them to the community and donate all proceeds back to feeding...
AGENCY SPOTLIGHT: NORTH COUNTY FOOD PANTRY – SEPTEMBER 10
AGENCY SPOTLIGHT: NORTH COUNTY FOOD PANTRY - SEPTEMBER 10Author: Ben Prez The North County Food Pantry has always been more than just an opportunity for free groceries. Located in Elk, WA about 30 miles north of downtown Spokane, the North County Food Pantry opens its...
Feeding Eastern Washington and North Idaho
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Feeding Eastern Washington and North Idaho
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