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September is Hunger Action Month

9/1/2019

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                                                               30 Ways in 30 Days to Fight Hunger
 1    Print this calendar and place it on your refrigerator
 2    Labor Day   Like the Food Bank on Facebook and Twitter
 3    Host a virtual food drive asking friends and family to donate
 4    Sponsor a child to receive a school year of weekend food – in the Back Pack Program 
5     Schedule a tour to learn more about the Food Bank 
6     Display an orange ribbon or light outside your home
7     Organize a brown bag lunch at work and donate savings to the Food Bank 
8     Honor a grandparent for Grandparents Day. Give $10 online = $100 worth of food
9     Bookmark the FBNWLA website foodbanknla.org
10  Collect jars of peanut butter to donate to the Food Bank
11  Follow  the Food Bank on Twitter
12  Hunger Action Day: Wear orange in observance of Hunger Action Day and KTAL: 6 Hours of Caring
13  Subscribe to the Food Bank e-newsletter at foodbanknla.org/newsletter.html
14  Host a Football Tailgate party and collect funds for the Food Bank $1=$10 food
15  Clean Out Your Freezer Day at First United Methodist Church with Hunters for the Hungry
16  Call the Food Bank to schedule a tour of the facility
17  Set up a virtual food drive with your church congregation
18  Make coffee this week at home and donate the savings to the Food Bank
19  Take the SNAP challenge. Live a day on $5
20  Organize a Food Drive at your business, school or church
21  Write your elected officials supporting funding for food bank programs
22  Share your thoughts on hunger on a paper plate and post to social media
23  Set up a recurring donation to the FBNWLA online
24 Attend the Food Bank Ground Breaking event at 9:30 am, 265 Mt. Zion Road, Shreveport
25  Volunteer at the Food Bank to sort and pack food
26  Post a hunger fact or promote the Food Bank on social media
27  Make plans to continue to    support hunger relief activities in your community
28  Skip a meal and experience hunger firsthand
29  Help FIGHT Hunger!     Donate at foodbanknla.org
30  Volunteer to pack Senior Food Boxes at the Food Bank
 Join the Food Bank of Northwest Louisiana in the fight against hunger this September!  Pick one or more activities on this calendar in observance of Hunger Action Month ™ and let us know about it!  Every little bit to raise awareness and funding makes a BIG impact.   #HungerActionMonth
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Food Bank of Northwest Louisiana
Physical Address: 285 Mt. Zion Rd. - Shreveport, LA 71106
Mailing Address: P.O. Box 65150, Shreveport, LA 71136
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