Tag: food bank

Cooper Farms Makes Donation to Local Food Banks

Far too many area families go without a hot meal on Easter. In an effort to change that, Cooper Farms donated over 1,200 of their pre-cooked turkey roasts to local food banks across Paulding, Van Wert, Defiance and Mercer counties. Cooper Farms makes countless food donations throughout the year to different organizations, but being able…

Woodlan FFA Community Service Project

The Woodlan FFA Chapter donated over 475 food items to the local Food Bank from their community service project. The donated food was brought by participating 2nd graders as their admission price to attend the Woodlan FFA, Wabash-Erie Canal, and Demonstration Field Day. The Wabash-Erie Canal Day Demonstrations are held on the school grounds of…

The Franciscan Center’s “Turkey Tuesday” Expected to Hit Another Record on Tuesday, November 24

Fort Wayne — November 18, 2015 —The Franciscan Center announces today that it expects to again provide over 1,800 turkeys to clients on its annual “Turkey Tuesday”, the Tuesday before Thanksgiving that its Food Pantry is open. For the past 16 years the Franciscan Center has made efforts to help make Thanksgiving dinner a traditional…