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One of Maine’s 20 Outstanding Women

Congratulations to Dina Call for being chosen as one of Maine’s 20 ‘OUTSTANDING WOMAN’ 2017 for her community contributions and the End 68 Hours of Hunger Local program. Dina was interviewed on the Coast93.1 Radio show “My sister Renee Roy and I started our non-profit chapter of End 68 Hours of Hunger 3 years ago. Our Goal...  Read More

Fighting child hunger? For one veteran, it’s in the bag.

Claire Bloom was meeting with her book club in 2010 when a fellow member, a teacher, mentioned that some of her students had nothing to eat between lunch on Friday and breakfast at school on Monday. “I was absolutely stunned and appalled,” Bloom says of learning that kids were going hungry in her seemingly affluent...  Read More

Lace Up Those Running Shoes for Eliot Festival Day!

On September 30th, the Eliot Festival Day 25th Anniversary 5k Road Race needs your help to be an awesome, fun, family event and to succeed in it’s mission to help alleviate the 68 hours of hunger that some children experience between schools free lunch on Fridays and schools free breakfast on Mondays. This past summer, we fed 22 Eliot and South...  Read More

Hope Worldwide Supports End 68

Once again, Hope Worldwide sponsored and ran a food drive to support End 68 Hours of Hunger.  This time the recipient was the Derry, NH program!  Under the leadership of Ken and Naomi Kruger, the food drive netted Food $5,856.76 Cash $836.29 Total $6,693.05! Ken and the Hope Worldwide organization have been running these food...  Read More

Newmarket Building Dedication

On August 26th the Newmarket End 68 Hours of Hunger program dedicated their new building, located behind the Community Thrift Shop on Main Street Newmarket NH. The guests of honor were the family of Jack Pazdon, a Newmarket native, for whom the End 68 Hours of Hunger building is named.  His commitment to the community...  Read More

Double Header Golf Tournament Heading Off Hunger

The Indian Mountain Golf Club will be hosting charity golf tournament to benefit End 68 Hours of Hunger of Wolfeboro, Tuftonboro & Ossipee, which supports over 120 local school children! The tournament will take place on Saturday, September 16th at Indian Mound Golf Club, Rt. 16B Ctr., Ossipee, NH. For Reservations call Indian Mountain Golf (603)...  Read More

Thank You Carver Financial Services!

End 68 Hours of Hunger Lake County Chapter was recently the recipient of a big donation to kick off the school year. Thank you to Randy Carver, Carver Financial Services Inc. and all of their clients who contributed food and monetary donations to us tonight at their Annual Client Appreciation Event at Classic Park! We REALLY appreciate...  Read More

Thank You Hannaford Supermarket!

Thank you to the Hannaford Supermarket for selecting End 68 Hours of Hunger York chapter as the September recipient of the Hannaford Cause Bag program featuring the “Fight Hunger” bag. For every Fight Hunger Bag sold during the month of September, we will receive a $.25 donation. You can purchase bag at the 5 Hannaford Drive, York,...  Read More

5k Race To Collect Food Donations

On Saturday, August 12th, Lamprey Health Care in Newmarket, NH will be hosting it’s annual 5k race. As part of their commitment to the community, they will be collecting donations for the End 68 Hours of Hunger Program. Please take a look a the list of accepted food donations and consider make a contribution. All...  Read More

Tampa Winn Dixie Hosting Food Drive

Check out the End 68 Hours of Hunger Tampa food drive at Winn Dixie on            2100 W. Swann Avenue in Hyde Park. Take advantage of some great deals and make a donation! The food is pre-packaged and the campaign is going on all month.  Read More
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