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Walk Against Hunger - Mark Your Calendar! (1)
6/27/11 •
This just in from Chris at the Food Bank: What time is it? It’s that time again to have some fun and walk to bring awareness to the problem of hunger. Why? You ask. Because everyone deserves a life with dignity and worth. Do I need a sponsor? No, but any funds raised will help [...]
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Eight Minutes to Change the World (0)
1/27/11 •
Do you have eight minutes to watch a video? The AARP is doing a series of shorts on hunger in America, and the most recent video is about hunger in Tuolumne County. This powerful, moving slice of life portrays the very real stories of people just like you, people with hopes and dreams for the [...]
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Collecting Food Not Garbage – MyMotherLode.com (0)
6/03/10 •
Collecting Food Not Garbage “The ATCAA Food Bank in Jamestown says there continues to be an increasing number of residents seeking food in the community. A two-week campaign will start later this month in hopes of making it easier for residents to donate extra food items.” (MyMotherLode.com, June 3, 2024)
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This just in from the Food Bank! (0)
5/28/10 •
What are you doing on Tuesday, June 12? If you’ve got little ones around, here’s what you should be doing: First 5 Hands-On Health Express! Stop by the Jamestown Food Bank on 10059 Victoria Way (in Jamestown) for free resources and educational activities! 10 a.m. to noon gets you kids’ activities, 12:30 to 1:30 gets [...]
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Food Bank Receives $100K Grant – MyMotherLode.com (0)
5/03/10 •
Food Bank Receives $100K Grant “The recession has placed an increased need on food banks throughout the area. The ATCAA Food Bank was notified today that it will receive a $100,000 grant from the Sonora Area Foundation. Food Bank Director Lee Kimball says the donation is “great news” because one-out-of-every-ten Tuolumne County families is currently [...]
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Food Pantries in Need of Funding – UnionDemocrat.com (0)
4/27/10 •
Food pantries in need of funding “The need for food assistance to families is increasing, area food banks report. About 13 percent of Tuolumne County households and 41 percent of Calaveras County households receive food assistance from either the Amador Tuolumne Community Action Agency (ATCAA) Food Bank or The Resource Connection.” (Union Democrat, April 27, [...]
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Food Banks Need Help Filling Baskets: UnionDemocrat.com (0)
11/17/09 •
Food Banks Need Help Filling Baskets “Area food banks are scrambling to gather enough food for Thanksgiving food baskets slated for distribution late next week. “We are literally days away from distribution and we’re 1,300 cans short on cranberry sauce and pie filling,” said Lee Kimball, director of the Amador-Tuolumne Community Action Agency Food Bank [...]
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Sonora To Host Third Walk For Hunger: MyMotherLode.com (0)
10/06/09 •
Sonora To Host Third Walk For Hunger “The third annual Walk For Hunger fundraiser is set for the historic downtown area tomorrow morning. Phyllis Wingo from ATCAA (Amador Tuolumne County Action Agency) says the 20 plus green-shirted volunteers will gather at Courthouse Park and then start the three hour march at 9AM from the Umpqua [...]
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ATCAA Distributes First SOS Food: UnionDemocrat.com (0)
9/08/09 •
ATCAA distributes first SOS food “The first food purchased with money raised by the Sonora Area Foundation’s May SOS campaign was distributed to families Tuesday. Volunteers from Interfaith Community Social Services and Christian Heights Church on Tuesday morning loaded up truckloads of fresh produce, meat and shelf-stable milk, purchased by the Amador-Tuolumne Community Action Agency [...]
