Eastside Month of Concern for the Hungry
Food Assistance Needed Now
With the need for food assistance surging, recent food donations have been trending downward. Proclaiming September 26 through October 24 as “Eastside Month of Concern for the Hungry,” the mayors of several Eastside cities, including Bellevue, are encouraging residents to donate what they can to local food banks this month. In addition, Walmart and the Eastside Month of Concern for the Hungry are challenging other businesses to financially sponsor the campaign. Every dollar in sponsorship goes directly to local food programs including Hopelink, Emergency Feeding Program of Seattle & King County, World Impact Network – Renewal Food Bank, Issaquah Food Bank, Mercer Island Food Bank and ARAS Foundation-Sammamish.
Non-perishable food items will be accepted at many Kirkland facilities, including:
| Bridle Trails Red Apple Market 6625 132nd Ave NE |
| Evergreen Hospital 12040 NE 128th St |
| Hopelink – Kirkland 11011 120th Ave NE |
| Kirkland City Hall 123 5th Ave |
| Kirkland Fire Station 21 9816 Forbes Creek Dr |
| Kirkland Fire Station 22 6602 108th Ave NE |
| Kirkland Fire Station 25 12033 76th Pl NE |
| Kirkland Fire Station 26 9930 124th Ave NE |
| Kirkland Fire Station 24 8411 NE 141st St |
| Kirkland Fire Station 27 11210 NE 132nd St |
| North Kirkland Community Center 12421 103rd Ave NE |
| Windermere Office 737 Market Street |
| Woodinville Fire Station 12703 NE 144th |
For more information, including suggested food items to donate, visit www.eastsideforum.org/fooddrive.
Posted by Rob Butcher on Friday, October 9, 2009 at 6:01 pm
Filed under Announcements, Events, Headlines · Tagged with Charity, Food Drive, Hopelink
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If you are looking for a place to donate today, the Cub Scouts, Troop, 550, are on the corner of 116th Ave NE and NE 87th in the Kirkland Highlands. You can bring food donations or sponsor some cases of food for $7-$15.00. You don’t even have to go to the grocery store! The food drive is today, the 10th between 9 AM-2 PM.
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HI Debra,
Thank you for the heads up for the Cub Scouts donation location in the Highlands.
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You are welcome. We are planning a couple of other drives in the next couple of weeks, so I’ll let you know about them.
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