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THANKSGIVING IS JUST AROUND THE
CORNER, BUT SOME FAMILIES IN
MASSACHUSETTS CAN'T AFFORD TO
ENJOY A WARM THANKSGIVING MEAL.
LIVE IN LONGMEADOW TO TELL US
TRYING TO HELP.
THIS LONGMEADOW BIG Y WILL SOON
BE PACKED WITH 100 HIGH SCHOOL
AND MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS WHO
WILL PARTICIPATE IN A SHOPPING
TO RACHEL'S TABLE.
RACHEL'S TABLE IS A COMMUNITY
AGENCY THAT DISTRIBUTES FOOD TO
LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS THAT SERVE
HUNGRY FAMILIES AND THE HOMELESS
POPULATION IN THE PIONEER
VALLEY. HUNGER IS A GROWING
STATES. IN MASSACHUSETTS FOOD
ALL YEAR DUE TO THE TOUGH
ECONOMY. THE MOST RECENT DATA
SHOWS THAT 40 PERCENT OF YOUNG
FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN LIVE IN
POVERTY, AND AT LEAST 10 PERCENT
OF ALL FAMILIES DON'T KNOW WHERE
THROUGH TODAY'S "FOODRAISER,"
VOLUNTEERS AT RACHEL'S TABLE ARE
DONATIONS TO HELP LOCAL SOUP
KITCHENS, EMERGENCY SHELTERS AND
PANTRIES. ANYONE CAN STOP BY TO
PURCHASE GROCERIES THAT WILL BE
DONATED TO THOSE AGENCIES.
SHOPPERS CAN ALSO WIN PRIZES,
DEPENDING ON HOW MUCH MONEY THEY
SAVE WHILE HELPING OTHERS OUT.
AND WITH THANKSGIVING COMING UP
TABLE ALSO PLANS ON BUYING
THANKSGIVING FOODS TO HELP THOSE
PEOPLE IN NEED. THE FOODRAISER
WILL END AT NOON TODAY. LIVE IN
LONGMEADOW YC 22NEWS.