Harry Chapin Food Bank

Leading the Southwest Florida community in the fight to end hunger

Hunger Action Month™ annual awareness campaign kicks off Sept. 1
Hunger Action Month™ annual awareness campaign kicks off Sept. 1 1096 825 Harry Chapin Food Bank

Hunger Action Month will launch Sunday across the country and in Southwest Florida to mobilize people to take action to fight hunger in their communities. View our Hunger Action Month…

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Why Harry Chapin Food Bank’s oldest volunteer is moving on
Why Harry Chapin Food Bank’s oldest volunteer is moving on 4032 3024 Harry Chapin Food Bank

Maurice Bonecutter won’t be back for his usual volunteer shifts this week at the Harry Chapin Food Bank, but he leaves behind a legacy of good will and giving. At…

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Why Harry Chapin Food Bank’s oldest volunteer is moving on
Why Harry Chapin Food Bank’s oldest volunteer is moving on 3024 4032 Harry Chapin Food Bank

Maurice Bonecutter won’t be back for his usual volunteer shifts this week at the Harry Chapin Food Bank, but he leaves behind a legacy of goodwill and giving. At 93,…

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Pete helps out in a pinch
Pete helps out in a pinch 3024 4032 Harry Chapin Food Bank

Welcome to Pete Braglia, chief operations officer of the Long Island Cares, Inc. food bank, who is helping us out in the operations department. We’re short of staff because our…

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Walmart national hunger campaign raises more than $126,000 for the Harry Chapin Food Bank
Walmart national hunger campaign raises more than $126,000 for the Harry Chapin Food Bank 330 286 Harry Chapin Food Bank

Walmart’s 2019 “Fight Hunger. Spark Change” national campaign brought in more than $26.8 million for Feeding America food banks, including $126,973 for the Harry Chapin Food Bank. Feeding America’s 200-member…

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WINK News: 6-year-old Canterbury student donates more than 600 pounds of food
WINK News: 6-year-old Canterbury student donates more than 600 pounds of food 993 552 Harry Chapin Food Bank

Brantley Garcia may be only 6-years-old, but the Canterbury School student has already collected more than 600 pounds of food for people in need, non-perishable items he donates to the…

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Bill
Bill 800 1014 Harry Chapin Food Bank

Bill lives in a car that’s more than 30 years old.  “Cheap, cheap transportation and very dependable,” he said. His circumstances became known after the car’s transmission died and the…

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Elaine
Elaine 400 400 Harry Chapin Food Bank

A long time ago, Elaine once worked for Donald Trump as a blackjack dealer in an Atlantic City casino. She is twice widowed. When her first husband died of cancer,…

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Sam
Sam 400 400 Harry Chapin Food Bank

Sam received a food kit at a Fort Myers Agency Partner from the food bank’s Care & Share: Senior Feeding Campaign. He also received some fresh corn along with the…

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Louise
Louise 999 999 Harry Chapin Food Bank

We met Louise at one of the first distributions in Lee County for our Care & Share: Senior Feeding Campaign. Louise received her food kit and said she was relieved…

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