Donate now: WXII 12 hosts food drive for Second Harvest Food Bank
Updated: 6:19 AM EDT Sep 4, 2024
HUNGER ACTION MONTH. THE FIGHT AGAINST FOOD INSECURITY IS MORE URGENT THAN EVER. AND THAT IS WHY WE ARE TEAMING UP ONCE AGAIN WITH SECOND HARVEST FOOD BANK. AND WE ARE SET UP AT THE LOWES FOODS, RATHER, THE FOOD LION IN JONESVILLE ALL DAY TODAY. YOU CAN SEE OUR ADRIANNA HARGROVE LIVE THERE THIS MORNING. THAT FOOD LION IS LOCATED ON VALLEY DRIVE, SO WE WOULD LOVE TO KNOW HOW CAN PEOPLE HELP TODAY? ADRIANNA. WELL, JACKIE AND AUDREY, I GOT TO SAY, PEOPLE ARE ALREADY HELPING BY COMING OUT HERE. WE ACTUALLY GOT OUR DONATION FOR THE FIRST TIME THIS MORNING. JUST A COUPLE OF MINUTES AGO. IT REALLY SHOWS YOU HOW THIS COMMUNITY IS SO DEDICATED TO GIVING BACK. NOW I’M JOINED BY JOE KELLER HERE, WHICH IS THE FOOD DRIVE MANAGER. JOE, HOW CAN YOU EXPLAIN WHY THIS MONTH OF SEPTEMBER IS SO IMPORTANT? SEPTEMBER IS ACTUALLY HUNGER ACTION MONTH, SO WE’RE KICKING IT OFF IN A GREAT WAY TODAY BY BEING OUT HERE IN JONESVILLE TO TALK ABOUT FOOD INSECURITY AND HOW FOLKS CAN COME OUT AND SUPPORT THEIR NEIGHBORS TO GET THROUGH. ABSOLUTELY. NOW, YOU KNOW, THERE’S ACTUALLY A MEANING BEHIND WHY YOU’RE WEARING THE COLOR ORANGE ON YOUR CAP. CAN YOU TELL THE VIEWERS OUT THERE WHY THAT IS? THE ORANGE IS ACTUALLY FOR HUNGER ACTION AWARENESS. SO WE’RE HERE WEARING ORANGE. I’M WEARING A LITTLE ORANGE ON MY SHIRT, ORANGE ON MY HAT. IT’S A GREAT TIME TO WEAR ORANGE ALL THROUGHOUT SEPTEMBER AND ESPECIALLY SEPTEMBER 10TH, WHICH IS HUNGER ACTION AWARENESS DAY. AND JUST TO GET THE CONVERSATION, KEEP THE CONVERSATION GOING, RAISE AWARENESS AND HELP. HOPEFULLY GET THINGS CHANGE FOR FOLKS DOWN THE ROAD WHO NEED SOME ASSISTANCE. YEAH. NOW LET’S TALK ABOUT WHAT PEOPLE CAN DONATE. WHAT CAN PEOPLE DONATE? I’M SURE YOU KNOW, YOU’RE TALKING ABOUT LIKE, CANNED GOODS AND THAT TYPE OF STUFF. YEAH. IF FOLKS WANT TO COME OUT AND VISIT US HERE AT THE FOOD LION IN JONESVILLE, THEY CAN STOP IN AT THE STORE. WE DO NEED NONPERISHABLE. SO CANNED ITEMS, DRIED ITEMS, BOXED ITEMS, THAT’S WHAT WE’RE DEFINITELY LOOKING FOR. SO WE CAN FILL UP THESE COLLECTION BOXES. IF THEY CAN’T MAKE IT OUT HERE OF COURSE WE WOULD LOVE THEIR MONETARY DONATIONS. THEY CAN MAKE ONLINE. OR IF THEY JUST CAN’T EVEN STOP INTO THE STORE, THEY CAN EASILY JUST DROP OFF A LITTLE MONEY WITH US AS WELL. YEAH. NOW LET’S TAKE A LOOK NOW AT LIKE WHAT HAS ALREADY BEEN DONATED SO FAR. HOW DOES THAT REALLY EXPLAIN THE TYPE OF COMMUNITY THAT WE LIVE IN AND HOW PEOPLE ARE VERY GENEROUS TO GIVING BACK? YES. IT’S GREAT. SHE SHE OBVIOUSLY KNEW THAT WE WERE GOING TO BE HERE AS WE’VE PROMOTED THIS AHEAD OF TIME. SO SHE WAS JUST READY TO GO AS SOON AS SHE GOT UP THIS MORNING ON HER WAY TO WORK, I’M ASSUMING. SO SHE WAS HAPPY TO SEE US. AND I KNOW WE’RE GOING TO SEE MANY MORE FOLKS AS THIS MORNING COMMUTE BEGINS. AND ALL THROUGHOUT THE DAY. ALL RIGHT. WELL, THANK YOU, JOE, SO MUCH FOR YOUR TIME. AND AGAIN. WE’RE GOING TO BE OUT HERE ALL DAY LONG AT SECOND HARVEST FOOD DRIVE IN THE FOOD AT THE FOOD LION AND JONESVILLE HERE IN YADKIN COUNTY. I’LL SEND IT BACK TO YOU ALL IN THE STUDIO. ADRIANA. THANK YOU. WE’RE GOING TO KEEP CHECKING IN WITH YOU ALL MORNING LONG TO SEE THOSE BOXES START TO FILL UP. SO EXCITING. WE ALREADY HAVE THAT DONATION THOUGH. THIS MORNING. REMINDER IF YOU CAN’T MAKE IT OUT IN PERSON, YOU CAN STILL HELP. TODAY WE HAVE THE LINK O
Donate now: WXII 12 hosts food drive for Second Harvest Food Bank
Updated: 6:19 AM EDT Sep 4, 2024
WXII is hosting a food drive in Yadkin County on Wednesday. It’s at the Food Lion in Jonesville on Valley Drive in Yadkin County.In Yadkin County, 34% of households have less than $35,000 in annual income. Many rely on three food pantries in the county which Second Harvest Food Bank supplies. WXII 12 News is partnering with the Second Harvest Food Bank of Northwest NC to help keep those supplies ready. Canned items like cereal, beans, or peanut butter, that are not past the sell-by date, are appreciated. Download a food shopping list here.You can also text “Food” to 50155. Or, drop off any non-perishable food item at a later date.Or, donate online here. Every dollar will be matched up to $10,000 by Cigna Healthcare.September is Hunger Action Month, and the fight against food insecurity is more urgent than ever. One in five children living in northwest North Carolina across the 18 counties Second Harvest serves is facing hunger and uncertainty about where their next nutritious meal will come from. Help us change that.
WXII is hosting a food drive in Yadkin County on Wednesday.
It’s at the Food Lion in Jonesville on Valley Drive in Yadkin County.
In Yadkin County, 34% of households have less than $35,000 in annual income. Many rely on three food pantries in the county which Second Harvest Food Bank supplies. WXII 12 News is partnering with the Second Harvest Food Bank of Northwest NC to help keep those supplies ready.
Canned items like cereal, beans, or peanut butter, that are not past the sell-by date, are appreciated. Download a food shopping list here.
You can also text “Food” to 50155.
Or, drop off any non-perishable food item at a later date.
Every dollar will be matched up to $10,000 by Cigna Healthcare.
September is Hunger Action Month, and the fight against food insecurity is more urgent than ever. One in five children living in northwest North Carolina across the 18 counties Second Harvest serves is facing hunger and uncertainty about where their next nutritious meal will come from. Help us change that.
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