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Tagged: food banks

Business Beat
12:35 pm
Wed November 21, 2012

Feeding your neighbors and the world

Now that it’s Thanksgiving, the eating season has begun. Coming up we’ll take a look at how the U.S. helps feed the world, but first, let’s take a look in our own back yard. The local food banks, pantries, shelters and soup kitchens have picked up in business. KBIA’s Ben Mahnken reports that volunteerism and donations are up this year.

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Business
3:06 pm
Fri November 16, 2012

Holiday season yields more volunteering in Columbia

Credit Yiqian Zhang / KBIA
Volunteers serve up Thanksgiving dinner at Lee's in Columbia.

With the holidays quickly approaching, people are busier than ever trying to help feed others in need during the holiday season.

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Arts and Culture
5:27 pm
Fri December 16, 2011

Fill your stockings restorative justice program continues its donations

Working on stockings to donate to food banks across mid-Missouri.

The Missouri Quilt Guild and the Missouri Department of Corrections joined forces for the second year of the “Fill Your Stockings” Restorative Justice program.

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