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This is Alex Ritchie. Alex recently turned 9 years old and for his birthday Alex asked his guests to donate to his “Charity Box” instead of receiving presents for himself.  Alex chose to donate $200 to Clothe-A-Child and $200 to End 68 Hours of Hunger in Lake County, OH. We are extremely touched by Alex’s thoughtfulness...  Read More

Thank you to the WOMAN’S CONNECTION groups at St Francis Church in Dracut, MA! The group had a food drive at their November 16th meeting for END 68 HOURS OF HUNGER DRACUT.  They are also gathering donations during each of their masses all weekend long. St. Francis is located at 115 Wheeler Drive, Dracut, MA.  Read More

The givetwig organization is promoting End 68 Hours of Hunger this week. Givetwig is a routine and hassle-free method of giving that enables people of every income level to experience how great it feels to give back. Givetwig makes charitable giving informal, easily accessible, and personal so that it becomes routine. Members make small, weekly donations that get combined...  Read More

The Holidays are fast approaching and Amazon is kicking of their #SeasonOfSmiles campaign! The Amazon Smile program is a GREAT way to support End 68 Hours of Hunger, especially during the holiday season! Buying gifts, decorations, party supplies and even groceries through Amazon is convenient and at the same time can benefit children who suffer from food insecurity....  Read More

Recently, executive director Claire Bloom met with the Snack Pak 4 Kids and Blessings in a Backpack organizations in San Antonio, and had a great exchange of ideas! The common goal is to end chronic hunger in our school children who suffer from food insecurity over the weekends. We encourage you to visit the websites of these...  Read More

SAVE THE DATE!!!!! Please consider dining at Moe’s Southwest Grill on Friday, November 3, anytime between 5:00-8:00 to benefit Lake County Ohio’s End 68 Hours of Hunger program. Moe’s Southwest Grill (9710 Mentor Avenue, Mentor, OH) has GRACIOUSLY offered to donate 50% of EVERY SALE to our organization, WOW! We are currently feeding 280 kids...  Read More

Tampa End 68 Hours of Hunger would like to give a shout out to Debra at 2Moda/David’s Wholesale.  Sandy Kennedy from Tampa’s chapter had a great experience buying backpacks for a great price.  Because the backpacks are for a charity, they got the bags with no shipping charges and the cost was around $3 per bag. Visit their website...  Read More

Thank you to BMW of Stratham for bringing statistics about World Hunger to our attention. Please view the graphic below.  Read More

The annual Food Truck Rally in Hyde Park benefits End 68’s mission of feeding hungry school kids in Tampa. Enjoy brunch or lunch from the yummy offerings of multiple gourmet food trucks — and support a good cause. This family-friendly event will feature a bouncy house and carnival for the kiddos. For adult fun, bid...  Read More

In recognition of the ConVal NH chapter approaching its one year anniversary, the New Hampshire Union Leader featured their volunteers in a recent article, Volunteers fill the weekend meal gap for ConVal students.  Linda Caracappa and Carol Cleary began the ConVal chapter of End 68 Hours of Hunger on November 4th, 2016. Since then, many...  Read More