04/01/08 Curves in Albany, Lee Co. & Dawson completed their annual food drive today - almost 1,000 lbs. of food collected!
04/06/08 America's Second Harvest announced a name change to its 205 member food banks. Their new name is Feeding America!
04/09/08 Idol Gives Back Campaign - The Food Bank announced today that they received a grant in the amount of $14,400 as a result of the campaign. The grant will be used to start additional BackPack programs at 3 elementary schools in Southwest Georgia.
04/17/08 ConAgra Foods - The Food Bank announced today that they received a two-year grant in the amount of $20,000 (1st year) from ConAgra Foods to start a Kids Cafe in Sylvester, Georgia. They will receive $10,000 next year to help sustain the program.
04/29/08 Manna Mobile Pantry will be pulling into the movie theater parking lot in Cordele at 10:00 a.m. Volunteers will be provided by Adventist Community Services.
05/03/08 Manna Mobile Pantry will be across from the fire station in Warrick starting at 10:00 a.m. Volunteers will be provided by Warrick UMC's new food pantry, Fishes & Loaves.
05/05/08 Wal-Mart Supercenter in Albany presents Food Bank with a grant in the amount of $1,000.
05/10/08 Stamp Out Hunger Campaign to benefit Food Bank partner agencies - don't forget to put a bag of non-perishable food items by your mailbox for you local mail carrier to collect!
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