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This excerpt from a 2008 Globe and Mail article still rings true today.  “There is a myth that, after a few days of semi-starvation, hunger pains abate. It is not true. It appears that only under conditions of total starvation (no food but as much water as needed) the subjective experience of hunger pains disappear...  Read More

Another Amazing fundraiser for our program from two fabulous Maine artists! The 2021 “Paint the Town” calendar, was created by locals Joyce Folgert and Andree “Onnie” Benoist. This calendar features 12 months of beautiful art representing the Cornish area. End 68 Hours of Hunger-Sacopee Valley will receive 100% of the proceeds. You can get your...  Read More

Have you have seen the two oft-photographed murals in downtown Durham, NH? Van Claus Designs and Main Street Makery-Durham are planning another one, this time with a twist! This community painting project will raise sorely needed funds for End 68 Hours of Hunger. Many in NH are facing increased food insecurities; our hope is that...  Read More

End 68 Exeter’s Chapter would like to recognize Chloe and Colleen from Stratham Cadette Troop 10228.  These girl scouts collected donations of school supplies from Staples and packed all the backpacks to be distributed to our families. What a great way to pay it forward in your community and earn your Silver Award!  Read More

Sunday, September 13th, vendors are getting together to raise money for End 68’s Lake County, OH Chapter.  Proceeds from the raffle will be donated to E68HOHLC and vendors are donating a portion of their sales as well! In addition to all of these wonderful vendors, there will also be awesome raffle prizes including: a wheelbarrow...  Read More

The Summer food program is coming to an end as the Nashua School District takes over distributing school lunches and our non-perishable food bags as of September 8. We need to get the information below about food this week out to as many families as possible: United Way of Greater Nashua We need your help...  Read More

The Fiske Family Foundation announced a series of gifts totaling $25,029.60 to support public education and recreation for six Wolfeboro-area public and non-profit organizations.  The End 68 Hours of Hunger Wolfeboro chapter was one of its recipients. Since the global pandemic began, the Foundation has gifted a total of $85,029.60 this year. About the Fiske...  Read More

The Nashua Chapter of End 68 would like to acknowledge the New Hampshire Food Bank.  Each week we order and pick up an average of 1,500 pounds of food from them – at a cost of just pennies per pound. This allows End 68 to make great use of your donated dollars. This week we...  Read More

Bottomline Technologies is proudly accepting sponsorship applications for their 7th annual Race for a Cause, which will be run virtually during the week of September 20-26.  They are seeking sponsorship commitments by September 10th, 2020. Attached is the updated sponsor packet and payment information. Bottomline-Race-Sponsor-Pack-2020 If you are interested in running the 5k, you can...  Read More

The latest project by the Kittery Land Trust is a community garden designed to help local food pantries and organizations struggling to meet the demand for food. Approximately 50 volunteers have harvested and donated more than 500 pounds of produce. The garden is located off Stevenson Road in Kittery, ME on farmland donated by landscaper...  Read More