Free school lunches to expire June 30
Read full article: Free school lunches to expire June 30Congressional waivers that made school meals free during the pandemic will expire this month, placing as many as 1.4 million Texan children at risk of losing food when many people are struggling with rising prices and high inflation rates, according to Feeding America.
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H-E-B to donate $1 million to Texas food banks
Read full article: H-E-B to donate $1 million to Texas food banksSAN ANTONIO – H-E-B will donate $1 million to support 18 Texas food banks and continue to work with supplier partners to provide aid to needy residents affected by the winter storm, the grocer announced Wednesday. According to a news release, H-E-B has already delivered 23 truckloads of food as well as nearly $100,000 in Meal Simple meals to food banks. H-E-B works directly with food banks that are affiliated with Feeding Texas, a member of Feeding America, the nation’s leading domestic hunger-relief organization. The grocer is also launching a donation campaign online and in all its stores across the state. All funds from the donation campaign will support Texas food banks affiliated with Feeding Texas.
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Bezos and Bloomberg among top 50 US charity donors for 2020
Read full article: Bezos and Bloomberg among top 50 US charity donors for 2020Bezos is one of the 50 Americans who gave the most to charity in 2020, according to the Chronicle of Philanthropys annual rankings. “There has been change building among private donors.”All told, the 50 biggest donors contributed $24.7 billion in 2020, compared with $15.8 billion in 2019. The $1 billion-plus of giving by each of the top five on the Philanthropy 50 matches last year’s record. No more than three donors gave $1 billion or more in any of the previous years. Colleges and universities received $2.2 billion from Philanthropy 50 donors in 2020.
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Pandemic leads 7-Eleven to forgo free Slurpees on 7-11
Read full article: Pandemic leads 7-Eleven to forgo free Slurpees on 7-11DALLAS The coronavirus pandemic has taken away another summertime tradition in the U.S.: There will be no free Slurpees at 7-Elevens on Saturday July 11 to hail a date that doubles as an abbreviation of the convenience store chain's name. 7-Eleven has been giving away its slushy beverage to all customers for nearly 20 years on July 11, but it scrapped the promotion this summer to reduce the risk of people flocking to its stores and risking contracting the coronavirus. Gathering nine million of our closest friends in stores on one day just didnt feel right," said Marissa Jarratt, 7-Eleven's chief marketing officer,The Dallas-based chain instead decided to donate 1 million meals to Feeding America, a hunger relief group. The roughly 33 million people who had 7-Elevens membership app installed on their smartphones as of July 1 are also eligible for a free medium Slurpee at any time this month.
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Community spotlight: Circle K donates 25 million meals to Feeding America
Read full article: Community spotlight: Circle K donates 25 million meals to Feeding AmericaSAN ANTONIO – To help feed America during the COVID-19 crisis, Circle K, the global convenience store chain, announced a pledge to donate 25 million meals to Feeding America. “During these unprecedented times, Circle K is committed to being part of the solution in the communities where we work and live. #InThisTogether pic.twitter.com/PVGb2Ngtrn — Circle K Stores (@CircleKStores) April 10, 2020“We are incredibly thankful to Circle K for its generous donation to the Feeding America network. Circle K said the convenience store chain is committed to doing its part and lending a hand with its partnership with Feeding America. The pledge to Feeding America is the most recent way Circle K is responding to the COVID-19 pandemic.