CHILD HUNGER

On Saturday, Tree Town residents can leave non-perishable food items next to their mailboxes for postal workers to pick up.

The money and food raised during the Rotary Fights Child Hunger drive will be distributed to 170 local Food Gatherers partners who provide grocery and food services.

Between March 7-18, funds and nonperishable food can be donated to the Rotary Fights Child Hunger Spring fund and food drive to hit this year’s goal of providing 150,000 meals to area families.

With child food insecurity on the rise, some of southeast Michigan’s most powerful and influential corporate, civic and nonprofit female leaders will unite virtually on May 4, 2021, from 7 to 9 a.m., during Gleaners Community Food Bank’s 2021 Women’s Power Breakfast in support of the organization’s work to end childhood hunger.

ANN ARBOR, MI - Rotary clubs of Ann Arbor and Ypsilanti raised the equivalent of 120,000 meals for Food Gatherers during the 2020 Rotary Fights Child Hunger food drive. The food drive is an extension of Rotary’s annual spring food and fund drive to support meals for children who do not have access to free and reduced-price meals when school is out for the summer. “We are grateful for the Rotary Club’s commitment during this challenging time to help our neighbors facing food insecurity,” Eileen Spring, Food Gatherers president/CEO, said. Partner programs include food pantries, meal programs, and emergency grocery services that help food insecure individuals and families throughout Washtenaw County. For more information on Food Gatherers, call 734-761-2796 or visit foodgatherers.org/needfood for a list of free resources, including home delivery.