St. Oliver Plunkett Catholic Church in Snellville raised money to end childhood hunger during the Great American Bake Sale at the Snellville Farmer's Market on Saturday.
- THE NEIGHBORHOOD FILES
- Kelly Petty
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Monday, June 20, 2011
St. Oliver Plunkett Catholic Church hopes to do its part to end childhood hunger, and recently the parish hosted a bake sale to help bring awareness to the cause, as part of the Great American Bake Sale. The church held sales on June 18, during the Snellville Farmers; Market. This is the second year that the parish has participated in the nationwide bake sale. The Great American Bake Sale is a childhood hunger initiative sponsored by the Share Our Strength, a national nonprofit that sponsors a variety of culinary or food-inspired events year round to raise money for projects fighting to eliminate childhood hunger. The organization’s goal is to end childhood hunger by 2015. Currently, more than 18 percent of America’s population is children…
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I've never spent a full day at the local food bank, but I found a way to help anyway.
I have seldom helped the local food bank in a typical way. I have taken food donations there and gone for a tour. I have met some volunteers. I have even created paintings that were auctioned at the Snellville Farmers' Market to benefit the food bank this past season. However, I have never spent a full day there, stocking the shelves or filling client orders like so many of the 150 loyal volunteers who work at the food bank on a regular basis. This probably surprises people who know how much I try to share information about the local food bank, the Southeast Gwinnett Cooperative Ministry. I knew with my busy schedule that I could not spend an entire day sorting food at the co-op. However, I knew I could help by sharing tidbits with people …
Tom Witts
8:17 pm on Thursday, January 13, 2011
Darla, you have done SO MUCH to bring attention to the needs of the Southeast Gwinnett Coop to the citizens of Snellville! You have unselfishly donated your time, talent, and treasure. You have set a great example for the rest of us. Tom Witts, Snellville City Council more ›