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RESULTS ON 22NEWS AT 11.
HUNGER AFFECTS THOUSANDS OF
FAMILIES ACROSS WESTERN
MASSACHUSETTS. 22NEWS REPORTER
YOOJIN CHO SHOWS US HOW A
VOLUNTEER ORGANIZATIONS TODAY
HELPED FILL THE TRUCKS WITH 13-
THOUSAND DOLLARS WORTH OF FOOD
MANY FAMILIES' WEEKLY GROCERY
SOMETHING MUCH MORE MEANINGFUL
SUNDAY MORNING AT THE LONGMEADOW
BIG Y. RACHEL'S TABLE HELD THE
FOOD ITEMS FOR LOW-INCOME
FAMILIES HERE IN THE PIONEER
VALLEY.
BRING IT HOME A LITTLE BIT MORE
FOLKS THAT NEED IT THE MOST.
RACHEL'S TABLE'S FOODRAISER IS
UNIQUE BECAUSE NON-PERISHABLE
ITEMS ARE NOT THE ONLY ITEMS
THEY ACCEPT, BUT THEY ALSO
ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO DONATE ITEMS
AND DAIRY PRODUCTS. AND THE
FOODRAISER ALSO OFFERED A FUN
CHALLENGE.
"YOU GUYS WANT TO GET THIS?"
"IT'S $2.99" SHOPPERS WON PRIZES
IN CATEGORIES LIKE "GREATEST
AMOUNT OF MONEY SAVED" AND
"HIGHEST PERCENTAGE SAVED."
I THINK THE FACT THAT IT'S A
AND YOU BEGIN TO SEE PEOPLE WHO
HUNGRY, AND YOU BEGIN TO THINK
ABOUT IT. IT MAKES YOU MORE
AWARE. MANY PEOPLE TOLD 22NEWS
THE FOODRAISER IS ONE OF THE
EASIEST WAYS TO HELP LOCAL
FAMILIES WHO GO TO BED HUNGRY
EVERY NIGHT.
I LIVE IN LAS VEGAS. WE HAVE A
LOT OF HOMELESS PEOPLE. IT'S
ALWAYS HIT ME PRETTY HARD, SO I
JUST WANTED TO DO WHAT I COULD
IT'S ACTUALLY WONDERFUL TO SEE
THIS MANY PEOPLE COMING OUT TO
LIKE US WHO WANT TO GIVE BACK AS
WELL. ALL THE FOOD COLLECTED ON
SUNDAY WAS SENT TO LOCAL FOOD
PANTRIES AND SOUP KITCHENS. IN