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Here’s some background on the Lincoln food bank and the great work that they do.

(which is why we here at NE Blue support them, and the local chapter of Drinking Liberally supports them also).

The Lincoln Food Bank provides food for multiple agencies in Lincoln and 15 surrounding counties, including the Open Door Mission, the Matt Talbot Kitchen, and food pantries in
Ashland, Auburn, Blue Valley, Concordia, Saline and Wymore.

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Here’s some great info on the impact the Food bank makes every day in the lives of local Children..

During the 06-07 School year, we are distributing 500 backpacks a week to our

partner schools, Clinton, Elliott, McPhee, Everett, Hartley, West Lincoln, Belmont,

and Hawthorne. we have also started a BackPack Program of 10 students in Milford,

and have a commitment of 25 students next school year in Seward. The need is great.

Many of our community’s children rely on the Lincoln Public Schools lunchroom for their

most nutritious meal of the day. In some cases, the school breakfast or lunch is the

only meal of the day. Census figures reveal there are 6,500 children under the age

of 18 living below the poverty line in Lancaster County. This school year, 4,551 students

are participating in the LPS free lunch program.

The food we use for the Food Bank / LPS BackPack Program consists of donated and

purchased food, to ensure a consistent supply of peanut butter and jelly, concentrated

fruit juice, individual boxes of cereal, macaroni and cheese, canned fruits and vegetables

along with fresh fruit, monthly vouchers for a gallon of milk.

Also I was recently in contact with Cheri Lawrence, the Special Events Coordinator at the Food bank, and she told me “With every dollar we receive, we can distribute $6.00 worth of food".

So if you can’t swing by a store to pick up a donation item for them… please donate money, it works just as well to help people and most especially Children, right here in your local community.

And Please take a look at the checkout stand for the contribute signs for the Food bank, I know Russ’s Market has them, where you can add a dollar or other small amounts to your bill when you check out, and the money goes right to the food bank.

Paul