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Feeding South Dakota makes a difference for families every day. Here are news stories of communities that are working to make a difference.
Summer BackPack Program continues in Sioux Falls….
Feeding South Dakota announced today that starting this Friday, July 16th they will begin a Summer BackPack Program. With grant funding being provided by the Sioux Empire United Way the weekend hunger gap for many of our cities at-risk children will be will be filled with backpacks of food. There are no qualifications for the children to receive a backpack, but they must be present to receive one. The dates, times and locations of the BackPack Program distribution sites are listed below. If you need further assistance you can email Jennifer Stensaas at jennifer@feedingsouthdakota.org or call 335-0364.
...moreRapid City Journal: BackPack Program continues through the summer in Rapid City
With the help of the United Way of the Black Hills, Feeding South Dakota's BackPack Program will continue into the summer months in Rapid City.
...moreRapid City Journal: Day of Excellence Organizers Commit to $40,000 in Donations
The Leadership Rapid City Class of 2009 will be able to donate $4,000 to each of 10 local charities now that nearly 1,000 people have registered for the class' project, the Day of Excellence professional development conference. One of those charities receiving a $4,000 donation is the Rapid City Food Bank BackPack Program.
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...moreArgus Leader: Mouth To Stomach - A Hunger Pledge
Needy families in central South Dakota are getting a boost from an organization that specializes in teeth but also is worried about their stomachs.
Delta Dental of South Dakota has pledged $300,000 of the $650,000 needed for Feeding South Dakota to establish a food bank site in Pierre.
For the full Argus Leader news story, click the "more" link below.
...moreKOTA News - A New Identity for South Dakota Food Banks
Leaders of the Community Food Banks of South Dakota want there to be no doubt in anyone's mind about what they're here to do: feed South Dakota.
That's why they changed the food bank's name to "Feeding South Dakota."
To check out the full KOTA News story and view the video news report, click the "more" button below.
...moreKEVN - Food banks change name
The Community Food Bank distributed about three-and-a-half million pounds of food in Western South Dakota last year. The Food Bank is hard at work again this year, but now under a different name. The Community Food Banks of South Dakota are now known as Feeding South Dakota.
For the full story from KEVN, click the "more" link below.
...more‘Feeding South Dakota’ Seeing High Demand
05/12/2010
'Feeding South Dakota' Seeing High Demand
...moreArgus Leader: Food Bank Changes Name
Community Food Banks of South Dakota has changed its name but not its mission.
The hunger relief organization that serves more than 100,000 individuals each year across the state now will be called Feeding South Dakota.
For the full story from the Argus Leader, click the "more" link below.
...moreKDLT News - “Feeding South Dakota”: New Name & New Logo
A new name, logo, and website are renewing one organization's commitment to fighting hunger. The former Community Food Banks of South Dakota will now be known as Feeding South Dakota . Each year the organization serves more than 100,000 people through their various food banks, food pantries and BackPack Program. So folks are hoping the new name will better reflect the organization's fight to end hunger in the state.
Click "more" below for the full story from KDLT.
...moreKDLT Morning Show - Largest One Day Food Drive in S.D.
The Stamp Out Hunger effort is the nation’s largest single-day food drive and, in 2010, drive organizers hope to exceed last year’s record-setting total of 73.4 million pounds of donated food, as well as surpass one billion pounds of food collected over the history of the drive. Click "More" below to check out this KDLT Morning Show interview with letter carrier Lance Darland and the Food Pantry's own Jim Dawson for more details on the effort and how you can help feed the hungry in South Dakota.
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