Food, hunger issues chewed on at local meeting
March 15, 2013 in The Daily Republic
Event’s attendees view documentary.
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Church, nonprofit to show film on hunger in America
March 9, 2013 in The Daily Republic
The organization Time at the Table is presenting “A Place at the Table” at 6:30 p.m. at the Congregational United Church of Christ, 301 E. Fourth Ave.
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Farmers, agribusinesses pitch in to fight hunger
January 24, 2013 in The Daily Republic
SIOUX FALLS South Dakota Corn Growers President Mark Gross challenged farmers during the association’s 27th annual meeting to donate $100 each to Feeding South Dakota. Continue Reading
Feeding South Dakota launching mobile food program
January 23, 2013 in The Daily Republic
PIERRE (AP) Feeding South Dakota is launching a mobile food pantry program to help hungry residents and families living in the most rural areas of South Dakota.
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Sioux Falls volunteers pack 100,000 meals for children
January 21, 2013 in The Daily Republic
SIOUX FALLS (AP) Around 500 people gathered at a local church in Sioux Falls on Saturday to bag more than 100,000 meals for hungry children in far off locales like Haiti and Nicaragua. Continue Reading
U.S. food banks raise alarm as drought dents government supplies
November 21, 2012 in Grand Forks Herald
The worst U.S. drought in more than half a century has weakened the safety net for the 50 million Americans who struggle to get enough to eat, and the nation’s food banks are raising the alarm as the holiday season gets into full swing. Continue Reading
LETTER: Hunger walk is fitting tribute to McGovern
October 29, 2012 in The Daily Republic
In light of the recent death of Sen. George McGovern, it was entirely fitting that nearly 100 DWU students and Mitchell residents gathered at the historic Farwell Church to walk to stop world hunger. Continue Reading
OPINION: McGovern principled but not too stubborn to compromise
October 25, 2012 in The Daily Republic
Sen. George McGovern wanted to talk individually with the hundreds of migrant farm workers in the squalid labor camps.
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McGovern’s political career only part of legacy
October 22, 2012 in The Daily Republic
After he lost his U.S. Senate seat, he still refused to slink away, rather refocusing on his passion for feeding the hungry at home and abroad. Continue Reading
UN official says McGovern was tireless advocate
October 22, 2012 in The Daily Republic
SIOUX FALLS (AP) The director-general of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization says the world has lost a tireless advocate for the hungry with the death of George McGovern.
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