Chesco food bank seeks donations
CHESTER COUNTY Food bank seeks donations EXTON The Chester County Food Bank is seeking contributions as the holidays approach. According to the food bank, more than 50,000 men, women, and children in the county are food-insecure. Last year, the food bank distributed more than 2.6 million pounds of food, including 800,000 pounds of fresh food, to more than 100 food cupboards and meal sites throughout the 756-square-mile county.
CHESTER COUNTY
Food bank seeks donations
EXTON The Chester County Food Bank is seeking contributions as the holidays approach. According to the food bank, more than 50,000 men, women, and children in the county are food-insecure. Last year, the food bank distributed more than 2.6 million pounds of food, including 800,000 pounds of fresh food, to more than 100 food cupboards and meal sites throughout the 756-square-mile county.
To help, you can donate money to a local food bank, host a food drive, "buy one and give one" during your next trip to the grocery store, or donate a turkey and the sides to a pantry, shelter, or food bank.
"When money is tight, and choices have to be made between heat or food, the easy choice is to stop eating," said Larry Welsch, executive director at the Chester County Food Bank. "It's hard to justify buying a holiday turkey when you can't pay for medicine."
Donations to the Chester County Food Bank are accepted at 650 Pennsylvania Dr., Exton, Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. For more information, go to www.ChesterCountyfoodbank.org. - Inquirer staff