South Carolina Launches Fifth Annual Thanksgiving Food Drive for Veterans, Running Through November 20
The South Carolina Department of Veterans' Affairs has launched the fifth annual Thanksgiving food drive together with Harvest Hope Food Bank and Lowcountry Food Bank. The drive runs from Monday, November 2, to Friday, November 20, a span of three weeks, according to the department's website.
Harvest Hope says one in five South Carolinians struggles with hunger. Its chief executive, Sy Hughes, said: "No family and certainly no Veteran should have to worry about where their next meal will come from."
Nick Osborne, president and CEO of Lowcountry Food Bank, said the rising cost of basic monthly expenses means many families need extra help before Thanksgiving, which is why the three organisations are holding the drive together for a fifth year.
Todd B. McCaffrey, Secretary of the South Carolina Department of Veterans' Affairs, said: "Ensuring that no South Carolina Veteran or family goes hungry is a duty we owe to those who have sacrificed so much for our nation."
The organisers said donated food will be distributed to veteran families in need through the two food banks' networks. Pre-Thanksgiving food drives are an annual fixture across South Carolina, and this year's effort names veterans as a priority group.
Source: South Carolina Department of Veterans' Affairs
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Photo: 图：低地食物银行标识牌（本届退伍军人感恩节食物募捐主办方之一）。作者：美国联邦众议员南希·梅斯办公室，公共领域，维基共享资源。 / Photo: Lowcountry Food Bank sign; the food bank is a co-organiser of the veterans Thanksgiving drive. Credit: Office of Representative Nancy Mace, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
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