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A Teacher Gives Back

A teacher in the Farmington, NH school district celebrated a milestone birthday last week and in lieu of gifts, asked his family & friends to bring an End 68 Hours of Hunger donation. Between the food donated (pictured here) and cash donations, his gracious jesture will save our program $125.05! Thank you very much because that...  Read More

Calling All Princesses and Pirates!

Join us for Princess and Pirates day! This is an all donation event toward End 68 Hours of Hunger Lake County, Ohio Let us transform your little ones into a Princess or Pirate. Saturday February 24th from 3-6. Walk ins are welcome or call to book. All proceeds benefit End 68 Hours of Hunger Lake County. $10 per...  Read More

Newmarket Receives Generous Donation

Recently, the Newmarket End 68 Hours of Hunger program was beyond speechless and brought to tears, to receive a $5000 check donated by the Little Harbor Charitable Foundation.  The check was presented by the Newmarket Area Lions Club at a recent meeting. Words cannot express our gratitude! This donation will help us feed the current number...  Read More

Tampa Bay Lightning Honors Community Hero

The founder of End 68 Hours of Hunger in Tampa, Carol LoCicero was honored by the Tampa Bay Lightning hockey team as a Community Hero. Carol was introduced at a Lightning game on January 11th and Mr. Vinck, owner of the Lightning, presented Carol with a check for $50,000. We are very excited about being able to...  Read More

The Sullivan Foundation Steps Up in a Big Way

Just when our inventory was dangerously close to matching Old Mother Hubbard’s, The Sullivan Foundation steps up in a big way! ConVal End 68 Hours of Hunger received a donation from the Keith M. Sullivan Foundation for $4,000! The foundation has donated to End 68 Hours of Hunger before, but this latest gift was one of...  Read More

Alton American Legion Hosts Fundraiser Dinner

Each week there are roughly 35 Alton, NH children that go home on Friday and not have anything to eat until Monday morning’s breakfast at school. Our End 68 Hours of Hunger is a program that allows these children to go home on Friday with a bag of food for the entire weekend. The American...  Read More

Helping The Hungry

The Lowell Sun E-Edition Newspaper featured the following article about a local Dracut Parish helping End 68 Hours of Hunger. The St. Francis Parish Women’s Connection recently hosted a “Giving Thanks” evening that included a collection for Dracut children at risk of hunger on weekends. End 68 Hours of Hunger in Dracut, founded by Andrea...  Read More

Retire-To Podcast focuses on Childhood Hunger

Volunteers! Tune in to the Retire-To podcast on January 31, 2018. Ed Zinkiewicz will be interviewing Claire Bloom, director of End 68 Hours of Hunger, who brings to life an extraordinary opportunity for volunteering! The interview will be available in iTunes and Stitcher Radio at the same time.  Please go ahead and tell your friends via email, Facebook, Twitter,...  Read More

Looking for A Last Minute Gift? Sponser a Child.

If you live in the Conway, NH area, they now have gift certificates for sale. What an amazing gift to give, the gift of sponsoring a child this is truly what the holiday season is all about! Gift certificates can be purchased in any amount. Think about it … How cool is it that a...  Read More

Pack the Bags Volunteer Opportunity in Nashua

Each week, Nashua’s chapter of End 68 Hours of Hunger provides 200 food bags for children who face food insecurity at home. We fill the gap between free (or reduced cost) school lunch on Friday and free breakfast on Monday.  Our task would be impossible without you, the volunteers!  Please join our bag packing team...  Read More
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